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Summary of Changes by JIPM in 2024 to TPM Award Process
July 2023

On July 4, 2023, JIPM announced that the TPM awards criteria and assessment process will be changed in 2024.  

Key changes include:

  • The "Award for TPM Excellence Category A" and the "Award for TPM Excellence Category B" have been eliminated and will be combined into a single award called the "Award for TPM Excellence." The minimum requirement of six pillars will apply to all award categories.

    • If a facility does not have any "development" or "administrative functions," it can undergo the assessment(s) without considering the two pillars of "Early Management" and "Improvement of the administrative and indirect departments."

  • Originally, reaching the top TPM award, the "TPM World Class Award, " required moving through all levels of the TPM Awards. In the revision, some awards can be skipped on the way to the top level.

  • The expected objectives for the higher-level awards are defined.

  • Facilities have always been allowed to repeat the same award multiple times. The various assessments help ensure you can sustain TPM and continuously improve. The JIPM has clarified this by showing  3 higher levels for some awards in the same category, such as silver to gold to platinum.

  • Originally, all Assessment categories required two full-day on-site assessments. However, if appropriate, JIPM may allow online assessment only for the second stage to reduce the cost and risk of travel and bad weather conditions.

  • The latest revision has redefined the Early Management pillar. Now, the EM pillar consists of two distinct aspects: "Early Management (Equipment)" and "Early Management (Products)." JIPM changed this to assess whether the Early Management of products (product development or R&D) applies to a manufacturing-only facility. 

  • A new "Self Checklist" has been developed to help applicants judge if they are ready to apply for the TPM Excellence Award. This checklist will replace "Checklist C" in 2026. 

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