This book present the state of the art in Total Productive Maintainance (TPM) and its benefits. The authors present a survey applied to 368 manufacturing industries in order to determine their level of execution of TPM. Then a series of causal models are presented. For each model, the authors present a measure of the dependency between the critical success factors and the benefits obtained, allowing industry managers to differentiate between essential and non-essential activities. The content also allows students and academics to obtain a theoretical and empirical basis on the importance of TPM as a lean manufacturing tool in the context of industry 4.0.

José Roberto Diaz-Reza is a PhD student on Advanced Engineering Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Professor Dr. Jorge Luis Garcia-Alcaraz is a National Researcher level 2 recognized by National Council of Science and Technology in Mexico, expert in lean manufacturing methodologies and advanced manufacturing technologies. He has 14 years of experience in manufacturing industry. 

Valeria Martínez-Loya is curently persuing her Master's degree in industrial engineering. Her research focuses on Industrial Engineering field and Lean Manufacturing methodologies, mostly focusing on logistics and quality areas.