Abstract

FLAMARION KLIPPEL, ALTAIR; PETTER, CARLOS OTÁVIO  and  VALLE ANTUNES JR, JOSÉ ANTONIO. LEAN MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION IN MINING INDUSTRIES. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2008, vol.75, n.154, pp.81-89. ISSN 0012-7353.

Among the alternatives to assure its survival, a particularly relevant one for Organizations is innovation. Innovation has several dimensions among which it is possible to include: i) raw material; ii) product; iii) process; iv) market; v) the way how administration is made. This paper has the objective to show the possibility to implement a new management way in the industries of mineral extraction through the integrated use of the concepts developed in the construction of the Toyota of Production System (TPS)/ Lean Production System, and the concepts and traditional techniques originating from the Mining Engineering and the Industrial Engineering. The paper shows this integration in two sceneries of the mining (fluospar and amethyst). The results indicate the reduction of the production costs and increase of the productivity and the improvement of the Workers Life Quality.

Keywords : Mining; Management; Innovation; Toyota Production System; Lean Production.

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