The application of lean manufacturing in a mining environment

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 145-157

  Dunstan, K ^a   Lavin, B ^b   Sanford, R ^c  

^a Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited   (Australia)

^b Northparkes Mines Australia   (Australia)

^c OTX (IPT Processing)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS; BUSINESS UNITS; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; COPPER MININGS; LEAN MANUFACTURING; MANAGEMENT TOOLS; MINING ENVIRONMENTS; MINING SITES; NEW SOUTH WALES; RIO TINTO; ROLL-OUTS; SHORT TIMES;

ALUMINUM; APPLICATIONS; BAUXITE MINES; COPPER; COPPER MINES; IRON ORES; LANDFORMS; LIGHT METALS; MINES; MINING; ORES; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

COAL MINES;

EID: 34547766023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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