Preventive maintenance

A method for maintaining machinery and equipment that is considered a precursor to total productive maintenance (TPM). This method involves regularly scheduled checks and overhauls by maintenance personnel to reduce breakdowns and extend the life of machinery. 

At Lean manufacturing processes, production workers have daily responsibilities for basic preventive maintenance, such as checking oil levels, checking the condition of filters and inspecting that nuts and bolts are tight. 

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