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CTPM Australasia

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 with its head office located in Wollongong NSW (a major coastal city some 80 kilometres south of Sydney). Its 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 Lean & TPM.

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. It is based on 10 integrated improvement activities, which assist companies to develop and unleash the full potential of their People so as to maximise the performance of their Equipment and Processes as they strive to achieve Operations Excellence / World Class Performance.

Key features of TPM³ include:

• Provides rapid returns on investment
• Initially focuses on equipment and process performance
• Recognises that if your equipment and processes aren't working well, frustrations run high and attempts to introduce Lean thinking becomes unsustainable
• Progressively engages all employees so they can achieve and have ownership to the improvements
• Provides a significant positive impact on safety and morale
• Reduces frustrations and achieves engagement of all employees generating a significant positive impact on safety and morale;
• Promotes a positive behaviour change of the whole workforce
• Takes the mystery out of integrating all the principles, tools, and concepts from traditional Lean