The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the contributions of total productive maintenance
(TPM) initiatives towards improving manufacturing performance in Ethiopian malt manufacturing industry.
The correlations between various TPM implementation dimensions and manufacturing performance
improvements have been evaluated and validated by employing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in
boiler plant. The research focuses upon the significant contributions of TPM implementation success
factors like top management leadership and involvement, traditional maintenance practices and holistic
TPM implementation initiatives, towards affecting improvements in manufacturing performance in the
Ethiopian industry. The study establishes that focused TPM implementation over a reasonable time period
can strategically contribute towards realization of significant manufacturing performance enhancements.
The study highlights the strong potential of TPM implementation initiatives in affecting organizational
performance improvements. The achievements of Ethiopian manufacturing organizations through
proactive TPM initiatives have been evaluated and critical TPM success factors identified for enhancing
the effectiveness of TPM implementation programs in the Ethiopian context.