Browsing by Author "Rogers, W. Pratt"
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Automation in the Mining Industry: Review of Technology, Systems, Human Factors, and Political Risk
Rogers, W. Pratt; Kahraman, M. Mustafa; Drews, Frank A.; Powell, Kody; Haight, Joel M.; Wang, Yaxue; Sobalkar, Mohit (Springer Heidelberg, 2019)In the opinion of these authors, technology alone can never give an organization an edge over competitors or provide an industry step change. However, history has shown that technology applied with correct logistics and ... -
Bottleneck identification and ranking model for mine operations
Kahraman, M. Mustafa; Rogers, W. Pratt; Dessureault, Sean (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020)Mining has a long history of production and operations management. Considering the increasing complexity of reserves, declining metal grades, and worldwide price volatilities, mines have to operate more efficiently than ... -
Exploring the value of using data: a case study of continuous improvement through data warehousing
Rogers, W. Pratt; Kahraman, M. Mustafa; Dessureault, Sean (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019)The mining industry is adapting data-rich technology. Data management processes and infrastructure require additional investment which, can be difficult to justify. A valuation model for data management infrastructure would ... -
Formal Assessment and Measurement of Data Utilization and Value for Mines
Rogers, W. Pratt; Kahraman, M. Mustafa; Dessureault, Sean (Springer Heidelberg, 2019)Most contemporary mines have considerable amounts of data. Structured and unstructured large data sets are colloquially named big data. Much of the data in mining operations come from a variety of systems, each with different ...