In today’s global economy, the survival of companies depends on their ability to rapidly innovate and improve. As a result, an increasing search is on for methods and processes that drive improvements in quality, costs and productivity. In this backdrop Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) which is one of the key concepts of Lean Manufacturing, challenges the view that maintenance is no more than a function that operates in the background and only appears when needed. Total Productive Maintenance is often defined as “productive maintenance involving total participation”. It brought an opportunity of global competition where effective and sustainable performance of the corporate became key to organizational success. In such a scenario, human resource (HR) offers competitive advantage to meet the demands of contemporary business. The present study undertaken at manufacturing sector of Vadodara city, Gujarat. The aim of the study is to know the employee perception towards Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and provide suggestive measures for effective implementation. Sample covers 50 middle level employees in manufacturing units, Vadodara, Gujarat. The findings of the present study for TPM mentioned that in organization it is a successful pillar and helps in achieving zero breakdown, zero accident, and zero losses by involving one and all in the organization. 

Keywords: Challenges of TPM; Measures of TPM; Total Productivity Maintenance.