© 2019 IJRAR March 2019, Volume 6, Issue 1 www.ijrar.org (E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138) IJRAR19H1229 International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR) www.ijrar.org 519 STUDY OF TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVING THE PRODUCTION Mr. Jidnyesh Patil 1 , Mrs. Niyati Raut 2 1 Sudent of Mechanical Engineering (ME), MUMBAI University, MUMBAI 2 Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering (VIT), MUMBAI University, MUMBAI Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the contributions of successful total productive maintenance (TPM) initiatives to competitive manufacturing. It also seeks to critically examine the implications of strategic TPM implementation initiatives in an Indian manufacturing organisation. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a maintenance program which involves a newly defined concept for maintaining plants and equipment. This research is focusing in implementing Keikaku-Hozen (KH) Pillar activities for solving the breakdown problem in an industrial sector. The study is carried out in a Manufacturing industry which is now facing problem in establishing processing certain machining in their Plant, and also maintaining it to reduce downtime due to maintenance issue. The approach is directed in the direction for finding the root cause of the problem due to which maintenance problem rise in a manufacturing sector in Indian industries. The work includes solving the maintenance issue by doing root cause analysis (RCA) of the problem due to which downtime increases. Customization of TPM principles to project based industry is an important part of this research. The study highlights the contributions of strategic TPM initiatives to organisational performance and also the need for the successful management of TPM programmes for establishing sustained maintenance improvement initiatives. By applying TPM and doing root cause analysis the maintenance issue is reduced by 50%. Keywords -Total Productive Maintenance(TPM), Keikaku-Hozen (KH), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), organisational performance. I. Introduction Total productive maintenance (TPM), a resource-emphasized approach moves the paradigm of maintenance by putting emphasis on total employee involvement in the maintenance activities. Operators and all employees should be actively involved in a maintenance programmed that enable to avoid any disruptions, breakdowns, stoppages, failures, and so forth in order to improve manufacturing performance. Therefore, in the highly competitive manufacturing industries, the ability and reliability of equipment that well- maintained is very important in order to achieve desired manufacturing performance namely cost reduction, high quality products, on- time delivery, and flexibility. Furthermore, several studies in the literature argue that further research is required in the area of maintenance and operations management. In order to address this need, the study investigates the extent of TPM practices in the Patel Industrial works (Maharashtra) to investigate the relationship between TPM practices and manufacturing performance and to investigate the moderating effect of the level of technical complexity in the production process in the TPM practices and manufacturing performance relationships. II. LITERATURE REVIEW Total Productive Maintenance Undeniably, new technologies and advanced equipment need more attention from manufacturing companies especially when there are strong demands and pressure from customers. Therefore, manufacturing companies need to respond quickly to ensure smooth daily operations and manage adjustments to uncertainties in the market place. The ability to produce products through lean production, for instance, requires an extraordinary workforce who is capable of dealing with various challenges. Through proper and suitable maintenance programs, major losses due to breakdowns and defects can be avoided. Even though these maintenance program will cost money, but the lack of maintenance will cost even more [1]. The goal of the any TPM program is to improve productivity and quality along with increased employee morale and job satisfaction. [2]. TPM has become more popular not only due to its ability to improve performance but also due to the emphasis it places on human capital resources. There are many recent worldwide studies (in the form of case studies and surveys) related to TPM.