The purpose of this study is to develop a new framework to provide guidance and support for thosecompanies who aim to reach world-class standards both in maintenance and manufacturing processesthrough continual improvement. Based on this study, a strategic framework was developed throughconceptual integration of three popular process improvement strategies, which are six-sigma, totalproductive maintenance and lean. An attempt was made to analyze and address some major limitationsof existing frameworks to pave the way of achieving manufacturing excellence. The result of this studyshowed that achieving world-class level is a moving target and the quest for reaching to such status isnot a destination, but an ongoing journey that creates more and more improvement opportunities overtime.
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