Continuous Improvement Management for Mining Companies

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Continuous Improvement Management for Mining Companies

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Enterprises are faced with increasing economic competition and managers are obliged to look for methods that would ensure a competitive edge in their companies' respective markets. These methods include managerial concepts that employ common sense and are low cost. One of these approaches is the KAIZEN methodology, of Japanese origin, which means continuous improvement (CI) when translated. A mining company, despite some of its idiosyncrasies, is just an enterprise where the application of KAIZEN can beadvantageous. The company investigated, OKD, is the only domestic producer of hard coal in the Czech Republic and operates four mines that produce 11 million tons of coal annually. The OKD management team opted for KAIZEN as their principal method of continuous quality improvement. This paper suggests ideas for development and application of processes that provide for continuing improvement of production and management. The authors have taken the OKD Company to be their benchmark in the

Název v anglickém jazyce

Continuous Improvement Management for Mining Companies

Popis výsledku anglicky

Enterprises are faced with increasing economic competition and managers are obliged to look for methods that would ensure a competitive edge in their companies' respective markets. These methods include managerial concepts that employ common sense and are low cost. One of these approaches is the KAIZEN methodology, of Japanese origin, which means continuous improvement (CI) when translated. A mining company, despite some of its idiosyncrasies, is just an enterprise where the application of KAIZEN can beadvantageous. The company investigated, OKD, is the only domestic producer of hard coal in the Czech Republic and operates four mines that produce 11 million tons of coal annually. The OKD management team opted for KAIZEN as their principal method of continuous quality improvement. This paper suggests ideas for development and application of processes that provide for continuing improvement of production and management. The authors have taken the OKD Company to be their benchmark in the

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AE - Řízení, správa a administrativa

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

ISSN

2225-6253

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

115

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

ZA - Jihoafrická republika

Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

1-6

Kód UT WoS článku

000352676200005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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