AN OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR A COAL MINING PRODUCTION UNIT

Authors

  • R. Visser Sasol Infrachem, South Africa
  • S.J. Claasen Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/15-1-238

Abstract

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The coal mining industry faces increased pressure for higher quality coal at lower cost and increased volumes. To satisfy these requirements the industry needs technically skilled first line supervisors with operational management skills. Most first line supervisors possess the necessary technical, but not the required operational management skills. Various operational management philosophies, describing world-class operational management practices exist; however, it is not possible to implement these philosophies as-is in a mining environment due to the various differences between manufacturing and mining. The solution is to provide an operational management model, adapted from these philosophies, to first line supervisors in the coal mining industry.

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Published

2011-11-05

How to Cite

Visser, R., & Claasen, S. (2011). AN OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR A COAL MINING PRODUCTION UNIT. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.7166/15-1-238

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