“Developing an Initial Conceptual Sustainable Maintenance Framework by Integrating The Element of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Six Sigma: Study in Petrochemical Industries in Malaysia”

Abstract

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) has been used by industries in order to ensure the process will run smoothly and continuously without any sudden stoppage or breakdown which is vital to Oil and Gas especially Petrochemical industries. Nevertheless, there are lots of issues on applying the TPM practises. An integration of Six Sigma has been investigated in order to enhance this method which this research of on developing a suggestion of an initial conceptual sustainable maintenance framework for downstream industries. An online survey has been done in order to collect data from all respective companies. This research covered the whole development of the framework from variables identifications, questionnaire development, correlation coefficient and finally an initial conceptual sustainable maintenance framework model.