TPM Metrics & Financial Impact

What metrics are available when utilizing TPM to show the financial impact of your program? During a recent kaizen event, we reviewed the TPM program for one of our clients. The Operations Manager raised a good question regarding TPM metrics and how to show savings through TPM. During a plant budget meeting, the Controller had questions about the increased expenses and hours spent for maintenance as a result of TPM. These were costs to support TPM, including cleaning supplies for 5S and materials for equipment kaizen. The controller wanted to know how they were saving the company money.

The Operations Manager knew that there had been less downtime and that repair costs had been lower, but just telling stories was not good enough for the financial Controller. We reviewed the TPM metrics, what the goal of each one was, and how the benefits can be stated in terms of financial input. The following is a summary of our meeting:

MTBF

The first metric for TPM is MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures). This is measured by a machine, and for this metric, the larger number the better. This means that breakdowns are less frequent. This means that repair costs are lower. This can be measured as direct cost savings when compared on an annual or quarterly basis. Indirectly, less downtime could mean more production output.

% Reactive

The second metric is Percent Reactive Maintenance (% Reactive). The smaller the better for this number. World-class is 20% or less reactive and 80% preventive, improvement, or scheduled maintenance. The best way to show direct cost savings for this metric is when repairs that were previously outsourced can be done in-house because of less reactive activity, and because of time spent improving maintenance technicians’ skills. Indirect benefits include using the same maintenance hours to speed up machines or improve quality.

MTTR

Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) is the third metric. For this metric, the smaller the better. As TPM progresses, repairs are less serious and are quicker. Tracking repair hours and showing an overall reduction is a direct cost savings. Another cost savings is in avoiding expedite charged and added downtime by creating a spare parts list and identify sources of critical components.

OEE

The fourth metric is Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). This is measured by machine or by a process. The higher the better for this number. World-class is 80% or better. Direct financial impact can be shown as machines run faster with better quality more reliably. To improve OEE, you need to use SMED to reduce setup time, reduce scrap and improve yield, and eliminate minor stops and brining machines up to their optimal speeds. By achieving higher outputs of good product in fewer hours, cost savings can be realized.

Learn More About TPM Metrics

If you manage to avoid getting lost in the alphabet soup of acronyms (MTBF, % Reactive, MTTR, OEE) then you will be able to effectively link numbers that are meaningful to both the factory and the financial managers. Gemba Academy’s TPM course will have you digging into these metrics, as well as helping you to design your own programs.

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