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Lean Application in the Quarry and Aggregate Business
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Lean Application in the Quarry and Aggregate Business

By 2020 the global stone mining and quarrying market had reached a value of nearly $8.059 billion. The market is expected to grow to $11.148 billion by 2025* We’ll look at Lean applications in the quarry business from Sweden and India and finish with a video of marble extraction and processing in Greece. *Source [...]

2024-03-25T00:52:33-06:00By Endrea Kosven|Tags: change management, continuous improvement, ISSSP, Lean Six Sigma, mining, project management, quality, quarry, six sigma|0 Comments

Continuous Improvement in Mining
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Continuous Improvement in Mining

Mining can be complex and challenging. Continuous improvement programs enhance production, lower costs, reduce waste, increase safety, and save time. We’ll hear about several continuous improvement mining programs from South Africa (Platinum), Kyrgyz Republic (Gold), and Columbia (Coal). Then we’ll explore DMAIC and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) in an extensive case study from the [...]

2021-06-19T10:23:44-06:00By Endrea Kosven|Tags: continuous improvement, ISSSP, Lean Six Sigma, mining|0 Comments