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SMART Benchmarking Project

Contact Information

Jerry Gauntt
Marston & Marston

email: smart@marston.com
(303) 969-8468 phone
(303) 969-9050 fax

Articles and Papers

Standardization of Definitions for Benchmarking- Zoltan W. Lukacs, P. Eng. Original SMART research paper from 2001.

SMART Mine Benchmarking - Pilot To The Future Report on the Pilot Phase of the SMART Benchmarking Project.

Equipment Performance Benchmarking Presentation by Dr. Louise Michaud to the Hauling and Loading Conference, May 2007, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Benchmarking and Mining - Supporting Continuous Improvement Innovations Article by Gord Winkel that appeared in the CIM Magazine, March 2007.

Equipment Performance Benchmarking Paper by Dr. Louise Michaud, Mine Planning and Equipment Selection Conference, October 2008, Beijing, China.

Marston & Marston brochure Brochure giving a summary of the SMART Benchmarking.

SMART Benchmarking Benefits

  • Increased management confidence
  • Momentum for continuous improvement
  • New ideas exchanged around measurement techniques
  • Clarity established around data definition
  • Exchanged knowledge about common equipment issues

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