Total productive maintenance and its effective impact on the flow of the production process Field and statistical study on the woolen industries complex of Bani Waleed

Abstract

This paper dealt with a study on total production maintenance (TMP) and its effective impact on improving and continuing the flow of production, as it is one of the basic pillars of industrial companies, due to the necessity of maintaining material and human resources on an ongoing basis. The study aimed to reveal and verify the impact of applying the maintenance system on the woolen Industries complex of Bani Waleed to reduce breakdowns and increase performance in the factory. To achieve the objectives of the study, an inspection form based on the principles of (TMP) was used as a data collection tool to evaluate the maintenance program within the factory. The results were adopted according to a Likert three-point scale. The results concluded that the total productive maintenance rate in general reached a value of (1.62), which indicates There is a decline in the factory’s performance level, which affects its ability to control the workflow during breakdowns. The study also concluded that the inspection model applied to evaluate total productive maintenance can be used generally on various industrial companies and recommended the necessity of applying the total productive maintenance system in industrial operations to reduce malfunctions and increase efficiency and production capacity, and to develop implementation programs for the maintenance system represented by continuous training and development.