Insights

Practical notes on operational waste, continuous improvement and leadership in mining and earthmoving. First articles coming soon — suggested topics:

• The three places mining fleets leak money that never show up on a maintenance report
• Why continuous improvement programs collapse within a year of the consultant leaving
• What a Six Sigma Black Belt actually looks for on a mine site vs. in a factory
• Load-and-haul vs. dozer-push: reading the real cost of a materials-handling method
• The go-to-market mistake most earthmoving contractors make in a tender
• How to tell if your site supervisors can run improvement without you
• Replicating best practice across multiple sites without losing what made it work
• Building a Greenfields access road and plant in Mozambique: what a mining project looks like with zero existing infrastructure