For managers and supervisors in all types of operations and production, from manufacturing and assembly to mining and chemical production, as well as service industries like trucking, Levitt, a maintenance consultant, trainer, and author, details how to implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to help a company improve production, lower costs, use less waste, be more efficient, and create a more motivated, engaged, flexible, and aggressive workforce in seeking improvements. He describes how TPM is about moving accountability for output of the plant to operators; the history of the manufacturing and operational strategy, including its origins in Toyota Production Systems; its elements and basic principles; its maintenance, inspection, and other tasks and activities; computerized maintenance; what is required for implementation; and training. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)