22 Application of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to Vertical Boring Machine S. B. Barve H. S. Birajdar A. S. Bhongade Hemant Chaudhri Abstract The globalization of the Indian economy has thrown a great challenge to the Indian Industries in respect of productivity, quality, cost, delivery etc,.as a sequel to this; the survival of many industries is at shake. Total productive maintenance (TPM) is an excellent tool to provide business houses the competitive advantage. The present paper has dealt with a as study taken from one of the reputed engineering company, where TPM is being implemented to vertical boring machine to improve its performance, reduce breakdown time. After implementation of TPM breakdown time is reduced from 56 hours to 3 hours per month and increase OEE from 45% to 79%. Now company has taken brave decision of launching TPM all over the plant, which ultimately show the efficacy of TPM as a potent tool for enhancing the overall performance in business. Key words; TPM, Kaizen, OEE INTRODUCTION Today all industries are searching for ways to increase competitiveness and reduce costs of products. One of the largest costs in total cost of product is the cost of maintenance. Getting maximum utilization of the equipment during its productive life with minimum investment is thus a serious business goal. Hence world- class maintenance management program is much needed business manager’s perspective. Total productive Maintenance (TPM) is a new paradigm in management philosophy, which aims at achieving excellence in manufacturing, overall business and customer satisfaction. Its purpose is to create a world class manufacturing facility, which will ensure zero defects, zero breakdowns, and zero pollution, TPM concept originated in Japanese automobile industry has now become a part of corporate culture of leading Japanese industries. Success stories of Japan have been shared outside the world in almost all continents and TPM concept is incorporated in many countries in America, Europe and Asia. America was the first country to adopt the Productive or Preventive maintenance (PM) concept in their industries. PM concept was developed to increase the productivity of machines and equipments. It was Japan who gradually developed this concept and expanded it during 1970’s to evolve the new concept of TPM, which can be considered as the first step towards world-class maintenance strategy. TPM was then developed as productive maintenance with the total employees involvement and Total Quality Control (TQC). As the industry progressed towards the 21 st century, CEO of the competitive industry would dream to become the world class manufacturer to grab the maximum market share not only within the country but also in international market. A competitive business environment wants complete elimination of waste. Losses such as stoppage, breakdown, and defects have to be discarded since they will not be contributing any useful value to the customer, who is the center of the business in the ongoing reengineering process. Hence, eliminating these losses will be the most important goal for the survival of the organizations. The present paper aims at providing a conceptual framework of TPM applicable to vertical boring machine. Aim of implementation of TPM to vertical boring machine is to reduce breakdown time and maximum utilization of machine. TPM is defined as “productive maintenance involving total participation”. The full definition of TPM contains following five points 1. TPM aims as maximize equipment effectiveness 2. TPM establish a through system of PM for the equipment’s entire life span 3. TPM brings together all departments concerned with equipment 4. TPM involves every employee from top manager to front line worker 5. TPM promotes and implements PM activities,