Feihe (Longjiang) 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. The company has
been focusing on the research of Chinese baby's health and breast milk nutrition for 60years, leading the industry to create a variety of technologies, formulas and processes
to improve the adaptability of milk powder to the Chinese body. It is the relentless
pursuit of Feihe to develop high quality milk powder that is "fresher and more suitable".
Feihe has 600,000 acres of exclusive farms, cultivating nutritional rations for cows,
with a stock of more than 80,000 cows, creating a new model of ecological dairy
production in northern China.
Feihe (Longjiang) Dairy Co., Ltd. is one of the production plants under the Production
Division of Feihe Group, mainly engaged in the production of infant formula. It iscurrently one of the largest single production plants for infant formula milk powder inthe world. Feihe (Longjiang) Dairy Co., Ltd. covers an area of 200,000 square metersand started production in 2014. The plant adopts the general manager's responsibility
system and has production department, technical engineering department, quality
department, finance department, HR department, administration department, inventory
and transportation department, EHS, TPM and process R&D department. The productsof the plant are mainly infant formula powder, and the main processes including: milkcollection, pasteurization, dosing, homogenization, concentration, drying andpackaging. The main products of the plant are Premium Zhenai Feifan, Premium
Jingcui Yijia, Xingjie Youhu. The plant decided to implement TPM activities to achieve
the best quality, highest efficiency and lowest cost in view of the rapid changes indomestic and international markets.
II. Milestones in the process of conducting TPM activities
The milestones events in the process of TPM activities are divided into the following
four stages:
1) In preparation phase: TPM activities were introduced on July 4, 2017, theTPM steering committee was established, systematic training was started, andwe conducted data collection related to OEE, dry matter utilization rate,moisture, water consumption per ton powder, electricity consumption per tonpowder, steam consumption per ton powder, package material loss rate, etc.
for the powder making line and packaging line.
2) In pilot phase: We selected the packaging line 62 as the pilot line. Through thevarious improvement activities on the pilot line, significant line performance
was achieved and we also mastered the professional TPM analysis techniques
and improvement tools. Then we proceeded to conduct plant wide OEE and 16
major loss identification.
3) In expansion phase: in April 2018, we successfully held a TPM expansion
workshop and started to launch pillars. We launched FI, AM, PM, E&T, EHS
and QM. A TPM training room was built. Meanwhile, AM and PM activities
entered a comprehensive expansion phase, while strengthening the educationand training of multi-talented workers and maintenance skill sergeants incooperation with E&T, laying the cornerstone for solid TPM results.
4) In stabilization phase, the activities of each pillar have advanced in order. The
TPM concept has integrated into the daily management of our plant as thepillars running effectively. We have forged a culture of continuous
improvement and pursuit of excellence.
III. Benefits gained from conducting TPM activities
The TPM activities have brought significant improvements to the plant's performanceand created a positive corporate culture.
TPM as a strategy for the whole company, has been deeply integrated in our daily work.
At the same time, employees' participation in TPM has raised their awareness, greatlyimproved their ability to identify, eliminate and prevent losses, formed a stronger
teamwork spirit.
With the implementation of TPM, the cooperation among pillars and functional
departments has reached a new height, which formed a great momentum for thecontinuous development of the company.
IV. The key to carry out TPM activities
TPM activities have been carried out in Feihe (Longjiang) Dairy Co., Ltd. for more than
five years. The keys to TPM activities are:

1) Management commitment: The strong support from the top leaders of thecompany for the promotion of TPM and the commitment of the managers
are the key factors for the success of TPM.In-depth understanding of themethodology: better awareness of loss identification, loss elimination andloss prevention.
2) Full participation: the understanding of the employees and their fullparticipation. All the pillars are working together in great synergy