Process industries have a particularly urgent need for collaborative equipment management systems like TPM that can absolutely guarantee safe, stable operation. In TPM in Process Industries, top consultants from the illustrious JIPM (Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance) document approaches to implementing TPM in process industries. Individual chapters focus on the process environment and equipment issues such as process loss structure and calculation, autonomous maintenance, equipment and process improvement, and quality maintenance.<BR>While the material is aimed at process industries, implementers in discrete manufacturing will also find this book useful. Any manager facing low operator/machine ratio, managing large equipment, or conducting extensive improvement activities will want to read this book.