The impact of total productive maintenance practices on manufacturing performance
通过结构方程模型分析，发现全员生产维护（TPM）能显著降低制造成本、提升质量与交货表现，且部分效果通过准时制（JIT）实践间接实现。
Abstract In this paper we investigate the relationship between Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and manufacturing performance (MP) through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). We find that TPM has a positive and significant relationship with low cost (as measured by higher inventory turns), high levels of quality (as measured by higher levels of conformance to specifications), and strong delivery performance (as measured by higher percentage of on‐time deliveries and by faster speeds of delivery). We also find that the relationship between TPM and MP can be explained by both direct and indirect relationships. In particular, there is a significant and positive indirect relationship between TPM and MP through Just‐In‐Time (JIT) practices.