A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plant
South Africa has a variety of mineral resources, and several minerals beneficiation plants are currently in operation. These plants must be operated effectively to ensure that the end-users of its products remain internationally competitive. To achieve this objective, plants need a sustainable conti...
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| author | Ras, Eugene Ras Visser, Jacobus Krige |
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| description | South Africa has a variety of mineral resources, and several minerals beneficiation plants are currently in operation. These plants must be operated effectively to ensure that the end-users of its products remain internationally competitive. To achieve this objective, plants need a sustainable continuous improvement programme. Several frameworks for continuous improvement are used, with variable success rates, in beneficiation plants around the world. However, none of these models specifically addresses continuous improvement from a minerals-processing point of view. The objective of this research study was to determine which factors are important for a continuous improvement model at a minerals beneficiation plant, and to propose a new model using lean manufacturing, six sigma, and the theory of constraints. A survey indicated that managers in the industry prefer a model that combines various continuous improvement models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e912a1cd1b784ceeb68c7e74797f66862022-12-21T19:04:15ZengStellenbosch UniversitySouth African Journal of Industrial Engineering1012-277X2224-78902015-05-0126119120610.7166/26-1-883A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plantRas, Eugene Ras0Visser, Jacobus Krige1University of PretoriaUniversity of PretoriaSouth Africa has a variety of mineral resources, and several minerals beneficiation plants are currently in operation. These plants must be operated effectively to ensure that the end-users of its products remain internationally competitive. To achieve this objective, plants need a sustainable continuous improvement programme. Several frameworks for continuous improvement are used, with variable success rates, in beneficiation plants around the world. However, none of these models specifically addresses continuous improvement from a minerals-processing point of view. The objective of this research study was to determine which factors are important for a continuous improvement model at a minerals beneficiation plant, and to propose a new model using lean manufacturing, six sigma, and the theory of constraints. A survey indicated that managers in the industry prefer a model that combines various continuous improvement models.http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/883beneficationimprovementminerals |
| spellingShingle | Ras, Eugene Ras Visser, Jacobus Krige A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plant South African Journal of Industrial Engineering benefication improvement minerals |
| title | A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plant |
| title_full | A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plant |
| title_fullStr | A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plant |
| title_short | A model for continuous improvement at a South African minerals benefication plant |
| title_sort | model for continuous improvement at a south african minerals benefication plant |
| topic | benefication improvement minerals |
| url | http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/883 |
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