TPM originated in the 'Total Quality Management (TQM)'. TQM is a W • Dr. Edward Deming • Japanese Industrial direct result of the impact. After World War II, Dr. Deming went to Japan shortly to carry out his work. As a statistician, he is only responsible for teaching the first Japanese to use in its statistical analysis of the manufacturing sector. And then how to use the results of their data, in the manufacturing process to control product quality. The initial statistical process and its principle of quality control by the Japanese near the impact of professional ethics, formed a feature of Japan's industrial survival, this new concept of manufacturing a well-known TQM.
  When TQM require maintenance of equipment as one of the elements tested, we found that TQM itself does not seem suitable for maintenance of the environment. This is because a considerable period of time, it is important that the preventive maintenance (PM) measures, most factories are using PM, but also through the use of PM technology to develop equipment maintenance program to maintain the normal operation of the technology has matured. However, in the need to enhance or improve the production, this technology often leads to excessive maintenance of equipment. Its guiding ideology is: 'If there is one drop can be a little better, then more oil will be better.' As a result, to improve the operating speed of operation will inevitably lead to an increase in maintenance. 

  In the course of normal maintenance, little or no consideration of the role of operators, maintenance personnel are also commonly used not only on the maintenance manual to improve the content of the provisions of training, does not involve additional knowledge.
  Through the use of TPM, a number of companies to quickly realize that only through the maintenance plan to meet manufacturing demand is not enough. TQM principles to follow to solve this problem under the premise of the need for the initial improvement of TPM technology in order to maintain the quality of the whole process into an integral part of.
  Now, TPM has made it clear the provenance. TPM is the first in 40 years ago by an officer of the United States. However, the first TPM technology into the field of maintenance, a Japanese manufacturer of automotive electronic components - Nippon denso in the late 20th century to achieve 60. Later, the Japanese Association of Industrial Maintenance Director Seiichi Naka jima defined on the TPM and TPM have seen hundreds of Japanese companies in the application.