Smart Maintenance implementation in a TPM based manufacturing company - Developing a strategy for the combination of Smart Maintenance and TPM

Abstract

This study investigates the possibility and implications of combining Smart Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in a factory that works with TPM. The study is conducted at the Volvo Trucks factory in Tuve. The main objective is to create two roadmaps that combine both strategies. The first roadmap will be tailored to academia with the precondition of maturity in TPM. The second roadmap will be tailored to the needs of Volvo Tuve. Through rigorous work with interviews and thematic coding, a current state analysis is presented. This shows the level of maturity Volvo has reached in TPM. Combined with the investigation of the two concepts, which gave the gap between TPM and Smart maintenance. The investigation gave the necessary information to create the roadmaps that have the potential to raise equipment reliability, reduce costs, and strengthen the competitive advantage.