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Total Productive Maintenance


The Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) exam assesses knowledge and proficiency in implementing and managing TPM strategies in manufacturing and production environments. TPM is a comprehensive approach to equipment maintenance that aims to maximize productivity, minimize downtime, and optimize overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). This exam covers various aspects of TPM, including its principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices.


Who should take the exam?

  • Production Managers: Individuals responsible for managing production operations and equipment maintenance.
  • Maintenance Engineers: Professionals involved in planning and executing maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability.
  • Quality Assurance Managers: Those overseeing quality control processes and ensuring product quality through effective maintenance.
  • Continuous Improvement Practitioners: Individuals driving continuous improvement initiatives within organizations.
  • Operations Managers: Professionals responsible for optimizing overall equipment effectiveness and production efficiency.


Course Outline

The Total Productive Maintenance exam covers the following topics :-

  • Module 1: Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
  • Module 2: Understanding Equipment Management and Reliability
  • Module 3: Understanding Autonomous Maintenance (AM)
  • Module 4: Understanding Planned Maintenance (PM)
  • Module 5: Understanding Focused Improvement (FI)
  • Module 6: Understanding Early Equipment Management (EEM)
  • Module 7: Understanding Training and Development
  • Module 8: Understanding Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE)
  • Module 9: Understanding Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Module 10: Understanding TPM Implementation and Sustainability

Total Productive Maintenance FAQs

It will be a computer-based exam. The exam can be taken from anywhere around the world.

You have to score 25/50 to pass the exam.

No there is no negative marking

There will be 50 questions of 1 mark each

You can directly go to the certification exam page and register for the exam.

You will be required to re-register and appear for the exam. There is no limit on exam retake.

The result will be declared immediately on submission.

  • Production Managers: Individuals responsible for managing production operations and equipment maintenance.
  • Maintenance Engineers: Professionals involved in planning and executing maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability.
  • Quality Assurance Managers: Those overseeing quality control processes and ensuring product quality through effective maintenance.
  • Continuous Improvement Practitioners: Individuals driving continuous improvement initiatives within organizations.
  • Operations Managers: Professionals responsible for optimizing overall equipment effectiveness and production efficiency.

The Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) exam assesses knowledge and proficiency in implementing and managing TPM strategies in manufacturing and production environments. TPM is a comprehensive approach to equipment maintenance that aims to maximize productivity, minimize downtime, and optimize overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). This exam covers various aspects of TPM, including its principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices.

  • Maintenance Manager: Leading maintenance teams and implementing TPM strategies to optimize equipment performance.
  • Production Engineer: Improving production efficiency by implementing TPM principles and methodologies.
  • Quality Assurance Specialist: Ensuring product quality through effective equipment maintenance and reliability initiatives.
  • Continuous Improvement Manager: Driving

  • TPM Principles and Methodologies: Comprehensive understanding of TPM concepts, pillars, and methodologies.
  • Equipment Maintenance Management: Proficiency in managing equipment maintenance activities to maximize reliability and performance.
  • Problem-Solving and Root Cause Analysis: Skills in identifying and addressing equipment issues through effective problem-solving techniques.
  • Team Leadership and Collaboration: Ability to lead cross-functional teams and foster collaboration to achieve TPM objectives.
  • Continuous Improvement: Capability to drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment effectiveness and production efficiency.