Abstrakt

Analysing the Benefits of Value Stream Mapping in Mining Industry

N. Pavan Kumar

Mining sector is an important segment of the World Economy. In the recent years, there has been a pronounced growth in the mineral production both in terms of quantity and value and many of the mining companies has focussed on the Process Improvements in order to increase their Productivity, Efficiency, Quality etc., With many companies integrating Lean and Six Sigma methodologies into a single improvement tool kit, value stream mapping has emerged as a preferred tool to identify process improvement opportunities. In this Paper an attempt is made to discuss on the Process Improvement Tools (Value Steam Mapping) which can improve the performance of mining operations.