The impact of embedded total productive maintenance with six sigma on supply chain performance

Abstract

The purpose of the work presented in this paper is to capture the current state of Six Sigma and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) as well as to propose the embedded approach of Six Sigma and TPM on improving supply chain performance. The approach to this paper is to answer the questions such as “how does TPM impact the Supply Chain Management Performance?”, “how does Six Sigma impact the Supply Chain Management Performance?” and “Can TPM be embedded into Six Sigma to improve Supply Chain Performance?” The relationship proposed in the framework was analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The key findings of this paper has shown that supply chain performance can be improved by leveraging on the embed TPM with Six Sigma rather than applying each methodology separately.

Keywords: supply chain performance, Six Sigma, total productive maintenance