2000/12/12 by Kathleen E McKone, Kathleen E. McKone, Roger G Schroeder +2 · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · #Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management #Quality and Management Systems #Quality and Supply Management
paper · doi:10.1016/s0272-6963(00)00030-9
openalex publication_date 2000/12/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Abstract In this paper we investigate the relationship between Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and manufacturing performance (MP) through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). We find that TPM has a positive and significant relationship with low cost (as measured by higher inventory turns), high levels of quality (as measured by higher levels of conformance to specifications), and strong delivery performance (as measured by higher percentage of on‐time deliveries and by faster speeds of delivery). We also find that the relationship between TPM and MP can be explained by both direct and indirect relationships. In particular, there is a significant and positive indirect relationship between TPM and MP through Just‐In‐Time (JIT) practices.