A presentation at IMARC 2014 conference addressed productivity improvements in the mining sector. Sandy Dunn is a director of Assetivity, a specialized, management consulting organisation. Sandy's presentation highlights areas for improved business value improvement, with a focus on equipment reliability.
The 2014 CEEC Workshop focused on best practice and potential efficiency gains in comminution. Equipment reliability is one of the components of best practice: Sandy's hypothesis for productivity applies neatly to best practice as a driver for efficiency improvements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz0i9JWBhUk