Understanding Autonomous Maintenance "Autonomous Maintenance in 7 Steps" by Tajiri and Gotoh outlines how to establish an operator's routine maintenance system through a step-by-step educational program. This program assures that operators can and will remedy existing plant conditions. AM is one of the 8 TPM pillars in the JIPM Framework. My Journey with Autonomous Maintenance During the deployment of TPM activities at INX International Ink Co., I served as the corporate pi