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CTPM was created as The Centre for TPM (Australasia) as an outcome of the first conference dedicated to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in Australasia held in Sydney in 1995. During the conference, there was a call from the delegates to establish a much-needed Institute for TPM to support industry, academia and government similar to those already present in Japan, USA and Europe. Responding to this call the Centre was established as a membership-based organisation to promote networking and the sharing of learning in January 1996. The Centre's charter was to develop, promote and advance the knowledge and practice of TPM in Australasia. In March 2007 we streamlined our business name to CTPM Australasia and expanded our charter to TPM & Lean.


Our TPM & Lean (TPM³) methodology has evolved into an enhanced Australasian approach to applying the principles and practices of the Toyota Production System and Toyota Way recognising our Australasian workplace culture is quite different to the Japanese workplace culture. The key features of TPM³ include:

• Provides rapid returns on investment while laying the foundations for sustainability
• Recognises that if your processes and equipment aren't working well, frustrations run high and attempts to introduce Lean thinking becomes unsustainable
• Progressively engages all employees through Problem Solving, Visual Management and Prevention at Source activities so they can achieve and have ownership to the improvements
• Provides a significant positive impact on safety and morale resulting in a positive behaviour change of the whole workforce
• Takes the mystery out of integrating all the principles, tools, and concepts from TPM & Lean