Best practices for coal mining schedules

Conference · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:283328

Coleman, R M ^[1]

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1. Coleman Consulting Group, Inc., Ross, CA (United States)

If you have the right equipment and employees at the right place, at the right time and at the right cost, you have the perfect business schedule and need listen no further. If you`re like most mine operators, however, you probably can improve your schedule with changes that will reach all the way to the bottom line. Unlike adding employees, materials or capital equipment, better scheduling is a cost-free way to improve profitability. A good schedule can save millions; a bad schedule will cost money every year. most mining schedules are either copied from another operation based on tradition or the result of a contract negotiated far from the mine site. Unfortunately, most mine managers do not give much thought to schedules until a crisis develops, at which point the tendency is to implement the first solution that comes along; costly mistakes are easily made. This paper discusses the benefits of good scheduling.

• OSTI ID: 283328
• Report Number(s): CONF-9509163--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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