Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is an infrastructure-managing methodology that leads to improvements in production efficiency, quality, and safety. It includes a set of processes, techniques, and strategies based on forecasting, maintenance, the optimized cooperation of different company departments, and the minimization of costs related to downtime or accidents caused by equipment failure. This article discusses the history, assumptions of the TPM concept, and approach to implementing Total Productive Maintenance in organizations in detail. The right ingredients required for successful TPM implementation and barriers to implementation are also reviewed. The benefits of implementing TPM in organizations are presented and supported with examples of implementations in production and non-production organizations. The article is addressed to representatives of the manufacturing industry. TPM also indicates a high potential for implementation in non-production areas, which may be interesting, for example, for the service, medical, or laboratory industries.

Analysis of the issue of manufacturability of the material on selected examples in the context of various stages of product production.The material technology issue was analysed based on selected examples of product manufacturing technologies available in the literature.As a result of the review of selected technological processes, essential aspects of the manufacturability of the material were identified, which should be considered at all stages of product design and manufacturing.The article is an introduction to a more detailed analysis of the aspects of the manufacturability of material and its connections with other issues, as well as the stages of product manufacturing.The article is an authorial view on the approach to a very important issue, that is, manufacturability of material. It points to the interdisciplinary nature of this issue.

This article presents an original business-process-management (BPM) approach that integrates modern information technologies with managerial methods to enhance operational agility and organizational adaptability in a dynamic environment. The findings indicated that a harmonious integration of diverse information technologies with managerial methods significantly improved the execution of processes and enhanced organizational efficiency in achieving strategic objectives. A two-stage analysis was conducted, including a detailed review of key tools and strategies that supported essential business processes such as production, distribution, customer service, and order processing. Subsequently, the interdependencies among these processes were assessed, thus analyzing their impacts on operational flexibility and fluidity. The results suggested that an integrated approach that combines modern information technologies with managerial methods leads to significant improvements in performance, shorter lead times, optimized resource utilization, and faster responses to changing market demands. This study provides practical insights for those organizations that seek to maximize the benefits of digitalization and implement proven managerial methods to improve operational outcomes and achieve sustainable competitive advantages amid increasing competition and dynamic market changes.

The automotive industry, known for its dynamism and innovation, relies on effectiveness of product and process requirements management. Effective collaboration with OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) is essential for success. The article a...

Quality planning is a key element of product development, especially in automotive projects governed by Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) reference logic. The literature indicates that the main research gap is not the absence of APQP or quality planning methods, but the lack of a dedicated approach for assessing how mature APQP-oriented quality planning is cascaded and embedded across organisational layers. This article develops a conceptual model linking product development with product and process quality planning at the strategic, process, and operational levels. The study is based on a literature review, gap analysis, system analysis, and conceptual modelling. The contribution is the development of a three-layer integration model and the Quality Planning Integration Maturity Index (QPIMI), a matrix-based tool for maturity-oriented assessment. QPIMI is proposed as a complementary diagnostic layer, not as an alternative to APQP. The approach supports evidence-based self-assessment and provides a basis for further empirical validation.