General Discussion
During our implementation of TPM to apply for the JIPM Award, our Japanese sensei recommended a book Called "Autonomous maintenance in 7 steps", by Fumio Gotoh. Since I as the Vice President of Manufacturing technology took responsibility to deploy this pillar correctly, this book turned out to be an extremely valuable resource to our deployment. I plan to post a book report on this book this week so others who might need a good refrence can consider the book. It explains in a very detailed manner not only the 7 steps to AM, but also the important psychology and change management tools that are needed when you wish to expand the technical skills and responsiblity of your operators. Here is a peek from Amazon Autonomous Maintenance in 7 Steps