... interesting approach of explaining TPM to their operators, who were mostly young women. They compared TPM to a mother caring for her baby. The equipment, of course, is the baby. The mother, the operator, ... fever. The mother does a lot of TPM activities, but what if she runs out of options? Then it is time to call the doctor. The doctors are the maintenance people, the specialists. They go in ... for keeping the baby clean, feeding it, lubricating it, etc. The mother also monitors the baby. When it cries, something is wrong. The mother must take its temperature to see if the baby is...