Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a worldwide maintenance program for plant equipment and machinery. It proactive that optimizes Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to get rid of the six (6) big losses. The research was inspired by observations made over months period at Company X, Small Medium Enterprise (SME). Observations were SME produced lot defective items, some requiring reworks, h...

BACKGROUND Failure to maintain weight losses in lifestyle change programs continues to be a major problem and warrants investigation of innovative approaches to weight control. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to compare two novel group interventions, both aimed at improving weight loss maintenance, with a control group. METHODS AND PROCEDURES A total of 103 women lost weight on a meal ...

To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a program to provide screening for tuberculosis infection and directly observed preventive therapy (DOPT) in methadone maintenance clinics, we determined completion rates of screening for tuberculosis infection, medical evaluation, and preventive therapy, as well as the number of active tuberculosis cases and tuberculosis-related deaths p...

The continuous improvement concepts such as total quality management, just-in-time and total productive maintenance have been widely recognized as a strategic weapon and successfully implemented in many organizations. In this paper, we focus on the application of total productive maintenance (TPM). A random e3ect non-linear regression model called the Time Constant Model was used to formulate a...

BACKGROUND A challenge for the widespread dissemination of Internet-based programs designed to produce weight maintenance/loss in defined (high school) populations is to adapt them to local needs and interests, whereas demonstrating effectiveness and salience for both universal and targeted populations. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to examine the feasibility of providing an inexpe...

Computer P rogram understanding is a major factor in providing effective software maintenance and enabling successful evolution of computer systems. For years, researchers have tried to understand how programmers comprehend programs during software maintenance and evolution. Five types of tasks are commonly associated with software maintenance and evolution: adaptive, perfective, and corrective...

This report details the second phase of the Office of Aviation Medicine research program on Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance. This on-going research program enhances human performance in the aviation maintenance system to ensure continuing flight safety and operational efficiency. The research program, as reported in the Phase I report (Shepherd, Johnson, Drury, Taylor, & Berninger, 1991) ...

The aim of this study was to design a prescriptive exercise program for people of various age and fitness basing on the popular in Japan Radio Physical Fitness Exercise, a program based on an experimental approach. The evaluation indices used in the experiment were heart rate (HR), oxygen consumption, and electrical activity of the rectus femoris, latissimus dorsi, and trapezius muscles, which ...