Business Improvement
Mining
The situation
An international manganese mine with operations in South Africa faced growing internal and external pressure to get more value from operations at a lower cost. DBA implemented it’s bespoke business improvement methodology to create a well governed in-house function with a portfolio of 17 prioritised productivity initiatives.
The DBA involvement
Our key activities included:
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Defined and implemented a fit-for-purpose business improvement process
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Established a structure with accountabilities and governance
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Facilitated idea generation sessions and the development of an initiatives portfolio to value and deliver immediate productivity improvements. This also helped to provide a channel for the mining team's creative ideas and solutions to obtain resources for implementation.
Key outcomes
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On-site and independent ability to create, maintain and deliver ongoing, sustainable productivity and cost improvements
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Over R20M in value identified from 17 different, prioritised initiatives, all with detailed business cases and owners
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Business improvement governance for ongoing monitoring of portfolio and identification of new opportunities
