Feihe (Gannan) Dairy Co., Ltd. Company ProfileI. Company and plant overview
Founded in 1962, China Feihe started in Zhao Guang farm and developed in
Qiqihar city, which is one of the earliest milk powder enterprises in China. Thecompany has been focusing on the research of Chinese baby's health and breast milk
nutrition for 60 years, leading the industry to create a variety of technologies, formulasand processes to improve the adaptability of milk powder to the Chinese body. It is therelentless pursuit of Feihe to develop high quality milk powder that is "fresher and moresuitable". Feihe has 600,000 acres of exclusive farms, cultivating nutritional rations forcows, with a stock of more than 80,000 cows, creating a new model of ecological dairy
production in northern China.
Feihe (Gannan) Dairy Co., Ltd. is one of the production plants under the Production
Division of Feihe Group, mainly engaged in the production of infant formula. Feihe
Gannan plant is currently one of the largest single infant formula production plants inthe world.
Feihe (Gannan) Dairy Co., Ltd. covers an area of 300,000 square meters and started
production in 2007. The plant adopts the general manager responsible system and hasproduction department, technical engineering department, quality department, financedepartment, HR department, administration department, inventory and transportation
department, EHS, TPM and process R&D department. The products of the plant are
mainly infant formula powder, and the main processes including: milk collection,pasteurization, dosing, homogenization, concentration, drying and packaging. The
main products of the plant are Super-Premium Astrobaby, Astrobaby A2, Organic
Super-Premium Astrobaby, Organic Astrobaby A2 and Premium Zhenai Beihu. The
plant decided to implement TPM activities to pursue the best quality, highest efficiency
and lowest cost in response to the rapid changes in the market and in the industry.
II. Milestones in the process of conducting TPM activities
The milestones events in the journey of TPM activities are divided into the following
four phases.
1) In the preparation stage: TPM activities were introduced on September 1,
2017, and the TPM steering committee was established. We carried out
the collection of data related to OEE, dry matter utilization rate, moisture,water consumption per ton powder, electricity consumption per tonpowder, steam consumption per ton powder, loss rate of package
materials, etc.
2) In the pilot phase: we selected the packaging line 28 as the pilot line.
Significant line performance was achieved with the full involvement ofour manager and operators. We also learned very well the TPM analysis
techniques and improvement tools. Then we proceeded to conduct plantwide OEE and the major losses identification.
3) In the expansion phase: in April 2018, we successfully held the TPM
change management kick-off meeting. We have introduced the six pillarsof FI, AM, PM, QM, E&T and EHS. A TPM training room was built.
Meanwhile, AM and PM activities entered the full expansion phase, whilestrengthening the education and training of multi-talented workers andmaintenance skills staff in cooperation with E&T, laying the cornerstone
for solid TPM results.
4) In the stabilization phase: the activities of each pillar are carried out inorder, and we always adhere to the concept of continuous improvement
and the pursuit of excellence, establishing data collection, setting up an
information system, and continuously improving the progression loop anddaily control loop.
III. Benefits gained from conducting TPM activities
The TPM activities have brought significant improvements to the plant's performanceand created a positive corporate culture.
The plant has established an operation management system across pillars and functionaldepartments, strengthened the loss data collection system and the operation review
mechanism and performance appraisal system at all levels and formed a good scientific
PDCA thinking for solving problems. A good working method has been adopted by theemployees at all levels of the plant and the employees are empowered.
The achievement of excellent results has greatly improved the overall morale of theteam, and gradually formed the cooperation among pillars and functional departments,
continuously promoted the enterprise culture of pursuing excellence, which hasprovided the momentum for the continuous development of the company.

IV. The key to carry out TPM activities
TPM activities have been carried out in Feihe (Gannan) Dairy Co., Ltd for more than 5years and the key to carry out TPM activities are:a) Strong support from the company's senior leadership.
b) The in-depth use of TPM tools and analytical techniques helped the employees
to solve problem efficiently and changed their way of working.
c) The employees’ full involvement. Employees at the production line have a senseof ownership, manage their own machine, consistently promote loss reduction activities.
d) Effective pillar activities: AM and PM Pillars made efforts to restore andimprove the basic condition of the equipment and establish preventive system.