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Finding the right balancing line when it comes to decision trade-offs
In our last blog, we shared the four major trade-offs improvement decision-makers regularly face: Insight…what kind and how much Complexity…what problem you’re solving Implementation…what action really looks like Impact…what the gains...
Four major trade-offs improvement decision-makers regularly face
Improvement work almost always involves trade-offs. How much time and money do you invest in data collection and in-field work before making the decision to proceed? When do you switch from insight gathering to implementation? To what...
Lean manufacturing in mining – moving beyond applying tools
The application of Lean Manufacturing thinking in the mining sector started gaining momentum some 20 years ago. Since then, it has focussed strongly on waste elimination and daily management practices. This has been a predominantly...
Productive maintenance: how to get the best results from pit stop servicing
Some credit today’s pit stop to Wood Brothers Racing in 1963, whose innovation was key to their driver winning that year’s Daytona. Fast-forward more than 50 years and the concept of pit stop maintenance is becoming more accepted across...
Manage complexity and change through strategy
Our team thrives on working alongside complementary businesses to take client value further. One of our specialist partners is Siecap. The team offers expertise in project management and advice. When we pair with them, clients gain an...
The power of visual management
Visual communication is central to Minset’s work for a reason – it’s a powerful lever for improving safety, efficiency, engagement and more. Commonly referred to as visual management, it’s about using instinctive visual cues to...
Mining productivity and efficiency improvement – or standardisation project
In resources there are a few things we know to be true: productivity and efficiency are often talked about interchangeably but they aren’t the same thing; mining cycles typically result in disproportionate focus on one or the other – a...
Minset and Obzervr launch first-of-its-kind digitised maintenance standards solution
In an Australian-first, Obzervr and Minset have joined forces to launch SAMI (Strategic Asset Maintenance Intelligence), an off-the-shelf maintenance standards solution for mineral processing miners. What is SAMI? SAMI represents a new...
Overcoming crews performing the same task differently
There is currently a lot of talk about the efficiency of maintenance tasks across multiple heavy industries, including mining. Site teams that have tackled maintenance efficiency improvement have quickly discovered that it’s a process of...