ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF A PILOT IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE IN A BRAZILIANINDUSTRY

Recent studies have shown that the losses generated in the production, due to the maintenance system, have been a limiting factor in the search for the improvement of the productivity of the processes and the quality of the products. Such objectives are directly associated with the company’s capacity to reduce their production costs and offer products and services that meet the client´s needs. The company is seen today as a value chain, where manufacturing, maintenance, and logistics, among other sectors, influence the organization's results. In this context, a study was developed to analyze the performance of the maintenance sector of an automotive company and its influence on the company's results. The work aimed at analyzing the results obtained with the implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), a methodology for optimizing the performance of production processes, in the body sector of an automobile industry in Brazil. For this, a follow-up and evaluation of indicators were carried out, showing the performance of the company's maintenance system and the results with the production. In this way, the gains in competitiveness obtained were made evident, including the achievement of the Organization's goals for the production line of the bodywork of one of its popular vehicles.