Adoption of total productive maintenance practices by food processing firms in Kilifi County, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to establish the adoption of total productive maintenance in the food processing firms in Kilifi County as well as to determine the factors influencing implementation of total productive maintenance in the food processing firms in Kilifi County. A descriptive survey design was used for this study. The population of the study comprised all food processing firms in the county. According to county industrial officer register there are twenty firms. A census study was conducted, out of 20 firms only 17 firms responded amounting to 85%. The study used primary data which was collected using structured questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed through use of descriptive statistics. From the research it indicated that 29% of the firms maintenance philosophy is somewhat reactive while 24% is reactive and 18% is neither reactive nor proactive this sum up to 70% of the firms within the region maintenance philosophy being not proactive an aspect of TPM findings, from the study the following recommendation are made creation of awareness on modern cost effective ways on maintenance to the food processing firms in the region this will give mileage in further investment, a further study to be conducted on other manufacturing firms in the county to ascertain the level of adoption of total productive maintenance and its economic implication