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Section 4Â Â Total Productive Maintenance 1) TPM (total productive maintenance) is an application of TQM (total quality management) principles to the area of maintenance. 2) Simulation models and expert systems are useful tools for improving total productive maintenance. 3) Which of the following is true regarding total productive maintenance (TPM)? A) TPM is concerned with machine operation, not machine design. B) Field service and depot service perform virtually all maintenance and repair activities. C) Operators run their machines, but maintenance departments maintain them. D) TPM reduces variability through autonomous maintenance and excellent maintenance practices. E) TPM views maintenance and repair as tactical issues, not strategic ones. 4) Techniques for improving total productive maintenance can include which of the following? A) simulation B) expert systems C) sensors D) A and C E) A, B, and C 5) ________ combines total quality management with a strategic view of maintenance from process equipment design to preventive maintenance. 6) What is the primary concept of total productive maintenance (TPM)? Identify the four elements that productive maintenance includes.