Impact of branding and product augmentation on decision making in the B2B market

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the brand and product augmentation on the buyers of industrial tyres. While much has been studied about branding issues in B2C markets, very little research has been conducted in B2B markets. The research method used was a conjoint analysis experiment. The subjects were decision-making unit (DMU) members of open-pit mining companies in South Africa who purchased industrial tyres for mining operations. The results suggest that the brand is very important, followed by durability, and price. Differences of magnitude amongst the members of the DMU occurred. The impact of these findings as well as the implications for buyers and suppliers are discussed.

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On determining the parameters of face blocks during mining operations with backhoes

Горная промышленность ◽

10.30686/1609-9192-2021-6-76-81 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 76-81

Author(s):

O.I. Litvin ◽

Ya.O. Litvin ◽

M.A. Tyulenev ◽

S.O. Markov

Keyword(s):

Open Pit ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Kuznetsk Coal ◽

Coal Basin ◽

Mining Operations ◽

Kuznetsk Coal Basin ◽

Equipment Operation ◽

Mining Companies ◽

The Face ◽

The Given

The backhoe hydraulic shovels (backhoes) have been widely used in open-pit mining operations in the Kuznetsk coal basin since the early 2000s. Now their number is growing every year, both because new operations begin on new sites, and because of the backhoe advantages. However, up to now parameters of their operation, more particularly the parameters of the face blocks, are often taken according to the actual data, i.e. based on the accumulated experience of the mining companies, and are not calculated using the approved scientifically validated methods. In the given article the authors give some preconditions for creation of a uniform methodology to calculate parameters of the face blocks depending on mining-geological and miningtechnical conditions. It is noted that the manufacturers of excavation equipment quote the data corresponding to the maximum possible parameters of the equipment operation, in particular the height of the excavated layer, as a result of which it is rather difficult to apply this in practice. Preliminary conclusions about the need to take into account the diversity of the above conditions and their interrelation with the parameters of a particular model of the excavation and loading equipment have been made.

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Working Conditions and Occupational Health Risks of Workers in Open-Pit Ore Mines

Горная промышленность ◽

10.30686/1609-9192-2020-5-115-119 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 115-119

Author(s):

A.G. Chebotarev ◽

L.M. Leskina ◽

N.P. Golovkova

Keyword(s):

Working Conditions ◽

Incidence Rates ◽

Working Environment ◽

Open Pit ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Mining Operations ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Occupational Factors ◽

Process Factors ◽

The Impact

The paper presents the results of hygienic assessment of the working environment and process factors in surface ore mining operations. It analyzes morbidity patterns and levels of occupational diseases among employees engaged in open-pit mining of ores. Occupational risks due to the impact of harmful industrial factors on employees' health are assessed based on the results of a cross-sectional epidemiological study. It has been established that the working conditions of personnel in openpit mines, who are subjected to continuous and intensive exposure to harmful occupational factors in the course of their labour activities, contribute to higher incidence rates and risks concerned with chronic somatic diseases as compared to the intermittent exposure to the same harmful occupational factors.

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Risk-Based Thinking as a Basis for Efficient Occupational Safety Management in the Mining Industry

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020470 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 470

Author(s):

Marat Rudakov ◽

Elena Gridina ◽

Jürgen Kretschmann

Keyword(s):

Occupational Safety ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Safety Management ◽

Occupational Injuries ◽

Mining Industry ◽

Open Pit ◽

Management Systems ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Mining Operations ◽

Mining Companies

This article deals with the role and the place of risk-based thinking in today’s occupational safety and health (OSH) systems used by mining companies. A brief survey on modern challenges and pressures affecting companies, as well as on the structure of supply chains, is given. It is demonstrated that, despite all measures and actions that are being taken, occupational injuries in the mining sector: (a) remain a matter of serious concern and (b) should be examined and investigated through the lens of the company’s complexity. The objective of the article is two-fold: to trace the evolution of risk-based thinking from quality management systems towards OSH management systems and to demonstrate how this approach can be implemented by a company performing open-pit mining operations. The matrix method along with the Fine and Kinney’s method was used in assessing OSH risks, and the checklist method along with a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT)analysis was used while assessing OSH opportunities. The results of the study make it possible to conclude that risk-based thinking incorporated into an OSH management system can be a robust and efficient instrument for OSH planning and implementation. This article contains an example of assessing OSH risks and opportunities for a dragline operator and also discusses the possible ways of using the data on the OSH risks and opportunities that were identified in OSH activities. The final part also contains comments and reflections on various risks mining companies are facing nowadays.

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Models of simulation in the making of decisions in the mining operation

Journal Mathematical and Quantitative Methods ◽

10.35429/jmqm.2019.4.3.20.26 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 20-26

Author(s):

Erika Castillo-Serrano ◽

Myrna Urith Pérez-Lugo ◽

Roberto Avelino-Rosas ◽

Denisse Gabriela Rivera-Mojica

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Operating Cost ◽

Simulation Models ◽

Mining Operation ◽

Open Pit ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Discrete Events ◽

Mining Operations ◽

Open Pit Mines ◽

Simulation Techniques

In open pit mining, the loading, unloading and hauling system can represent a high percentage of the operating cost. The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the different approaches in the application of simulation models as an alternative applied to open pit mining operations that can help in decision making to optimize resources. It talks about the different types of simulation models that can be applied in mining operations such as stochastic, deterministic and discrete events. The underlying idea of this text is to highlight that with the increase in competitiveness, mining companies are in need of using simulation techniques to reduce costs, time and risks when making decisions, since simulation allows the creation of scenarios that approximate reality. In the end, the document concludes that simulation models are a tool to help in decision-making, for the optimization of resources, increased improvement and efficiency of the processes of loading, transport and unloading in open pit mines.

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Current state and perspectives in automation of the open pit mining operations

MINING INFORMATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL BULLETIN ◽

10.25018/0236-1493-2019-8-30-115-123 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (30) ◽

pp. 115-123

Author(s):

A.A. Sobolev ◽

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G.V. Sekisov ◽

A.Yu. Cheban ◽

N.M. Litvinova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Open Pit ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Mining Operations ◽

Current State

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On the Measures to Solve Environmental Problems of the Territory with Intensive Open Pit Coal Mining

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201910502006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 105 ◽

pp. 02006

Author(s):

Tatiana Gvozdkova ◽

Pawel Stefanek ◽

Michaela Koščová

Keyword(s):

Soil Cover ◽

Mineral Resources ◽

Radioactive Isotopes ◽

Open Pit ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Mining Operations ◽

Coal Deposits ◽

Disturbed Land ◽

Ecological Problems ◽

Suitable Form

Ecological problems in the open pit mining of coal deposits are extremely hard, since mining operations are accompanied by disturbed land to a large depth with significant changes in the landscape, hydrometeorological conditions, mixing of rocks and removal of infertile or even harmful rocks with radioactive isotopes to the surface. Disturbed lands are unusable if they are not repaired. All man-made disturbances of the environment caused by open pit mining are divided into landscape (changes in terrain, vegetation and soil cover) and environmental (violation of living conditions within the allotment and adjacent lands: changes in water regime, pollution of the soil, air and water basins) onesOne of the most important areas in the field of environmental protection is the reclamation (restoration) of the earth’s surface. In accordance with the requirements of the protection of the subsoil, enterprises engaged in the development of mineral deposits are obliged at their own expense to bring disturbed lands into a state suitable form for their further use. Reclamation of ought to be carried out during open pit mining operations and must be completed after mining of mineral resources in the terms established by the authorities that provide land for use.

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A GIS Software Module for Environmental Impact Assessment of the Open Pit Mining Projects for Small Mining Operators in Kazakhstan

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126971 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6971

Author(s):

Mikhail Zarubin ◽

Larissa Statsenko ◽

Pavel Spiridonov ◽

Venera Zarubina ◽

Noune Melkoumian ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Impact Assessment ◽

Environmental Impact Assessment ◽

Mining Industry ◽

Open Pit ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Software Module ◽

Mining Operations ◽

Open Pit Mines ◽

Gis Software

This research article presents a software module for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of open pit mines. The EIA software module has been developed based on the comprehensive examination of both country-specific (namely, Kazakhstan) and current international regulatory frameworks, legislation and EIA methodologies. EIA frameworks and methods have been critically evaluated, and mathematical models have been developed and implemented in the GIS software module ‘3D Quarry’. The proposed methodology and software module allows for optimised EIA calculations of open pit mines, aiming to minimise the negative impacts on the environment. The study presents an original methodology laid out as a basis for a software module for environmental impact assessment on atmosphere, water basins, soil and subsoil, tailored to the context of mining operations in Kazakhstan. The proposed software module offers an alternative to commercial off-the-shelf software packages currently used in the mining industry and is suitable for small mining operators in post-Soviet countries. It is anticipated that applications of the proposed software module will enable the transition to sustainable development in the Kazakh mining industry.

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