Implantación de un programa de mantenimiento productivo total (TPM) al taller automotriz del Ilustre Municipio de Riobamba (IMR).

Abstract

The Implantation of aTotal Maintenance Program (TPM) was carried out for the Automotive Workshop of the Riobamba Municipality to lengthem the service life of the vehicles, reducing losses because of quality defects and faults, among others. The actual institution was ecaluated through the in situ documented investigation, to establish methods, norms and regulations which will be applied a the workshop to improve it continuously. At the implantation stage an autonomous maintenance program was designed to sort out the areas andunits previous to designing the planned maintenance program supported in the history of the units, the Workshop Headquarters and the manufacturer recommendations; likewise, the input quality and work requeriments to which the vehicle group is exposed werwtaken into account to emit activities, operations and program frequencies. A security and environmental care proposal has also been emitted taking into account the risks to which the workers are exposed as well as the damage caused by the residues from the vehicle group maintenance. As a result there was an image change has been obtained at the installations, a mentality change of workers and a high vehicle availability following the new guidelines in the maintenance management, controlling in a better waythe spares parts, tolos, the personnel care the environment.