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title: TPM, an Improvement in Working Culture
description: What exactly is TPM and how has it worked here in Casa Sauza? TPM improves the whole company's processes by means of Autonomus Maintainance...
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# [TPM, an Improvement in Working Culture](https://www.casasauza.com/en/tequila-process/tpm-improvement-working-culture)

 Written by [José Luis Alvarado](https://www.casasauza.com/en/tequila-process/author/josé-luis-alvarado) | Dec 18, 2021 10:34:02 PM

**Tequila Sauza** is a company with more than 140 years of experience in the production and distribution of Tequila in the world's market. Since its beginnings, it has been **renowned by its global and innovative vision in the creation of the Tequila Denomination of Origin** ([DOT](https://www.crt.org.mx/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=408&lang=en)) and the processes that sustain it. Challenges have been presented when trying to maintain its global leadership in the commercialization of tequila, to which it has responded in a forceful way by creating a **work culture based on TPM** (Total Productive Maintenance).

## What is TPM for Casa Sauza?

It is a management system based on the **transformation of competitiveness** and on the **autonomy of the work team** in order to achieve our business' goals by means of **personal development**, from the "*Genba*" (the floor) to the administration, applying the principles of **best practices and continuous improvement** "*Kaizen*".

## Why Total Productive Maintenance?

It is an initiative that arose internally in order to **optimize our operations space **by changing the way we work, **moving from a "make to stock" program to a "make to order" program**. Facing this challenge, it was essential to us (and still is) to ensure the reliability of our equipment in order to guarantee the proper delivery of our products in a timely manner. After exploring several management strategies, we came to realize that TPM is the -proven- tool that we needed to achieve our goals.

## **How has the TPM culture developed in Sauza?**

It starts by realizing that losses are taking place throughout the whole operating process, from the raw material to the consumer's final sale. This program is developed in three stages:

1. Starts in the **manufacturing** process and
2. it is extended to both **suppliers and clients** in order to create an impact
3. on the **final consumer** of the supply chain.

Each stage takes an average of 3 to 5 years.

The deployment of program** was progressive in Casa Sauza**. It started in 2009 with a pilot team and a year later, it was extended to all of the teams that were critical to the process. Its implementation was **based on the Security pillar and the 5S** as its main support for the **Autonomous Maintenance**.

Many people think that it limits itself to the maintenance activities performed by the area in charge, which is a very limited approach since the real (and broader) objective of the program is the **elimination of all losses throughout the whole organization**. Autonomous Maintenance is only the development axis, which works along with: Planned Maintenance, Training and Education, Continuous Improvement, Development Management, Quality Maintenance of and improvements the in administration areas.

## Which benefits are gained with this program?

By means of promoting an Autonomous Culture, we have **increased the individual development** and, by doing so, we have improved our use of resources and our company's competitiveness in the comercial, operating, social and financial areas. Sauza is considered a **safe and [great place to work](https://www.casasauza.com/en/great-place-work-casa-sauza?hsLang=en) at, our losses have reduced in a 45% while our productivity has doubled**.

TPM implementation in organizations allows you to increase your processes and to continually improve all of the company's goals by means of using **the right resources at the right time.**

Find out more about our Work Philosophy and practices here:

- [Monozukuri](https://www.casasauza.com/tequila-process/monozukuri-forum?hsLang=en)
- [Best Practices](https://www.casasauza.com/en/best-practices-at-casa-sauza?hsLang=en)
- [Planned Maintenance](https://www.casasauza.com/tequila-process/applying-planned-maintenance-to-administrative-processes?hsLang=en)
- [Automation of Agriculture](https://www.casasauza.com/tequila-process/automation-process-of-agricultural-work?hsLang=en)

Come and visit [**Casa Sauza**](https://www.casasauza.com/tequila-process/casa-sauza-sustainable-company-with-a-sense-of-belonging?hsLang=en) and see for yourself how the modernization of our production processes delivers the purest tequila that you will find in the market. 

 

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