APPLICATION BASED ON FUZZY LOGIC TO EVALUATE IMPLEMENTATION OF TPM IN INDUSTRIES

Abstract

The aim of this paper is present a study on the development of a fuzzy logic application to evaluate the susceptibility of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodology in industries which provides a diagnosis of the set of indicators from the inference system. This study is relevant because the TPM in the industries has been shown as a management tool with excellent results, contributing to increase the general capacity of utilization of the plants with direct impact on the availability of equipment and consequently increase of production. This work developed an application that through fuzzy logic, can evaluate the susceptibility of TPM deployment and identify the areas that offer opportunity for improvement and potential for this philosophy. To do so, the definition of system input variables and the criteria for implementation form the basis of this study.