TY - JOUR
T1 - Lean manufacturing principles and their applicability to the mining industry
AU - Yingling, Jon C.
AU - Detty, Richard B.
AU - Sottile, Joseph
PY - 2000/4
Y1 - 2000/4
N2 - Lean manufacturing, pioneered by Toyota, has been credited with the most significant improvements in production efficiency and product quality since the transformation from craft manufacturing to mass production in the early 20th century. It represents a comprehensive philosophy for structuring, operation, control, and management of production systems that is believed to have wide applicability. This paper outlines major lean manufacturing principles and discusses their potential for application in the mining industry.
AB - Lean manufacturing, pioneered by Toyota, has been credited with the most significant improvements in production efficiency and product quality since the transformation from craft manufacturing to mass production in the early 20th century. It represents a comprehensive philosophy for structuring, operation, control, and management of production systems that is believed to have wide applicability. This paper outlines major lean manufacturing principles and discusses their potential for application in the mining industry.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0950-6098(00)00018-4
DO - 10.1016/S0950-6098(00)00018-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034172006
SN - 0950-6098
VL - 9
SP - 215
EP - 238
JO - Mineral Resources Engineering
JF - Mineral Resources Engineering
IS - 2
ER -