The importance of maintenance has been emphasized especially in the
manufacturing environment. The failure of equipments or machines to
produce products on time as required can reflect the inefficiency in
operations thus, failure to deliver the products to the customers. The
objective of TPM is to create an active participation of all employees in
maintenance and production functions, including the operators who
operate the machines and equipments. This paper discusses part of a
preliminary study finding focusing on two main TPM practices namely
autonomous maintenance and planned maintenance in a Malaysian
SME. The results suggest important aspects of autonomous
maintenance and planned maintenance activities that contributed to the
improvement in quality and cost.