STUDY ON THE INTERACTION OF THE AUTONOMOUS MAINTENANCE PILLARS AND PLANNED MAINTENANCE OF THE TPM METHODOLOGY IN THE SUGAR-ALCOHOLIC SEGMENT INDUSTRY

Abstract

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT METHODS SUCH AS TOTAL PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (TPM) ARE INCREASINGLY USED IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS IN ORDER TO SEEK BETTER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND BETTER COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MARKET. IN THIS SENSE, THE PRESENT WORK PRESENTS A STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF THE AUTONOMOUS MAINTENANCE (MA) AND PLANNED MAINTENANCE (PM) PILLARS, ANALYZES RESULTS RELATED TO EQUIPMENT FAILURES AND EVALUATES THE POSSIBLE REDUCTION OF FAILURES BASED ON THE RESULTS PRESENTED. REGARDING THE METHODOLOGY APPLIED, IT IS A CASE STUDY IN A COMPANY IN THE SUGAR AND ETHANOL SEGMENT, CONSIDERING THE RESULTS OF THE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DATABASE AND COMPARING THE FAILURE DATA BETWEEN PRE AND POST IMPLEMENTATION PERIODS FOR EACH EQUIPMENT, AREA AND CONSOLIDATED RESULTS. IN THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK, GENERAL CONCEPTS OF THE TPM METHODOLOGY ARE PRESENTED, AS WELL AS THE DEEPENING OF THE MA AND MP PILLARS, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANT INTERACTION IN THE STRUCTURING OF THE FIVE MEASURES FOR ZERO BREAKAGE AND RESPECTIVE KEY POINTS FOR SUCCESS. EXAMPLES OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE OF THE PILLARS, PROCESS FLOWS AND MEASURES ADOPTED FOR KEY POINTS ARE PRESENTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT. THE DETAILS PRESENTED IN THE RESULTS SUGGEST IN THE CASE STUDIED THAT EVEN IN EQUIPMENT WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, THE TRAINING OBTAINED BY OPERATORS AND MAINTAINERS IN MAINTAINING THE BASIC CONDITIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT CAN PRODUCE RELEVANT RESULTS RELATED TO THE REDUCTION OF FAILURES.