TQM and TCM in Mining Operations
TQM and TCM in Mining Operations ( TQM = Total Quality Management TCM = Total Cost Management MVA = Material Variance Analysis CVA = Cost Variance Analysis ) This series is aimed at beginners in the profession of mining engineering and excavation. Senior practicing mining professionals may find it stale but may please add on to the discussions for the benefits of all. The purpose of mining, like any other business, is to earn a profit. So lower the excavation cost, higher is the profit. Different major activities like, Mine Planning and Design , Geology, Survey, , Legal, HR, Procurement, Technical Services, Drilling and Blasting, Production, Maintenance, Explosives, Fleet Management System, Environmental Management, IT, Material Handling, Waste Rock Dump, Process and Mine water Management, Safety and Risk Management, Incident Reporting network and syn