Even after decades of shared knowledge in preventive maintenance techniques, downtime still occurs more than it needs to. Too often, maintenance professionals are called upon to fix equipment only after there is a problem. This reactive approach results in unnecessary work. You can monitor it, measure it, log it, track it, and attack it, but downtime won't go away until you eliminate the stresses that cause it. Had you prevented downtime in the first place, there would be more time for value-added pursuits.

Sporadic failures are dramatic deviations from operating norms. When they occur, they are readily apparent. When repaired, they restore the norm. Solving sporadic failures restores the status quo. Chronic quality defects and other chronic losses are hard to eradicate, because they typically have multiple, interrelated causes that vary with every occurrence.
P-M ANALYSIS.... was specially developed to overcome the weaknesses of traditional methods.

It offers a rigorous 7-step method for ensuring that all possible factors are identified and investigated. Although not a cure-all, P-M Analysis has reduced chronic losses to zero and raised technological expertise in many manufacturing environments. This drain on corporate assets is caused, in large measure, by a mindset that accepts these failures as routine and normal. It is a self-limiting paradigm that says machinery breaks, people make mistakes, and systems fail.

Too often, managers are more concerned with a rapid return to operations than with identifying the causes of chronic problems. “HOW SOON” is asked more often than “WHY”. Under this pressure, supervisors and workers are inclined to apply Band-Aid fixes. Quality thinking, craftsmanship, and analysis are sacrificed for speed. However, by challenging this belief and taking steps to eliminate unnecessary failures, managers can increase productivity, reduce downtime, and increase profit dramatically

This illustrated interactive workshop provides a thorough step-by-step procedure for implementing P-M Analysis, along with practice exercises and graded examples. It is an unparalleled resource for anyone with a basic knowledge of TPM who is ready to fine-tune their loss-reduction activities. Here, finally, is a revolutionary method that will help teams achieve the ultimate goal of

“ZERO LOSSES”

ELIMINATING CHRONIC FAILURES CAN CUT MAINTENANCE COSTS UP TO 60%