Total productive maintenance in a South African pulp and paper company: A case study

TQM Magazine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 359-366

  Van der Wal, R W E ^a   Lynn, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b Enstra Mill ^*  (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Employee development; Perception; Productivity; Quality; Total productive maintenance; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

MAINTENANCE; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

MAINTENANCE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PAPER MACHINES; PAPER MILLS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PULP INDUSTRY; PULP MILLS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0036449862     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780210447465     Document Type: Article

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