Avaliação da implementação da manutenção produtiva total (TPM): estudo de caso em uma fiação têxtil

Abstract

The Brazilian textile industry faces growing challenges in maintaining its competitiveness amid increasing demands for higher productive efficiency and failure reduction. The Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodology emerges as a relevant strategy for process optimization, as it integrates preventive maintenance actions with active employee participation and the promotion of a culture of continuous improvement. This study aims to evaluate the application of TPM and its impacts on production optimization in a textile company. To achieve this, a qualitative case study was conducted through a semi-structured interview with an employee from a cotton spinning mill who accompanied the entire implementation process of the methodology. The data analysis sought to identify the main challenges encountered, as well as to characterize the effects of TPM on productive efficiency and failure reduction. The results obtained were compared with theoretical references from the field, allowing the identification of both convergences and divergences between practice and what is proposed in the literature. Overall, the findings indicate that the application of TPM contributed to greater operational organization, increased equipment reliability, and strengthened employee engagement, reinforcing the relevance of the methodology for enhancing the competitive performance of the Brazilian textile sector.