System thinking for quality management and continuous improvement in mining

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 1068, 2003, Pages 48-57

  Vallée, Marcel ^a  

^a Geoconseil Marcel Vallee Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geology; Industry problems; Mining system constraints; Quality management and continuous improvement (QMCI); Risk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

MINING;

MANAGEMENT; MINING; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037300985     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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