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The nature of alignment/fit between business strategy and maintenance strategy in industries in South AfricaMateko, Nevushoma Sununguko 15 May 2011 (has links)
Maintenance has traditionally been viewed as an unavoidable part of the manufacturing function. It is often identified as an opportunity to wantonly reduce costs, whenever the need to reduce manufacturing cost arises. Its potential to contribute to an organisation’s competitive advantage and business sustainability, has not received significant attention, and consequently formulation and execution of maintenance strategies have been poor, inconsistent or unfocused. Alignment of business strategy and maintenance strategy should help an organization to achieve or improve upon its business performance. Likewise, maintenance performance measures should be linked to an organization’s strategy, in order to provide useful information for making effective decisions. This fit or alignment, can only be achieved when maintenance is viewed as a critical business function, integrated with other business functions in support of business strategy. The impact of alignment between maintenance strategy and business strategy - on business strategy - is studied empirically in this thesis. The results confirm that alignment between maintenance and business strategy is strongly positively correlated with business performance. Copyright / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted
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A ATIVIDADE MINEIRA EM AMETISTA DO SUL/RS E A INCIDÊNCIA DE SILICOSE EM GARIMPEIROS / THE MINING ACTIVITY IN AMETISTA DO SUL/RS AND THE INCIDENCE OF SILICOSIS IN PROSPECTORSPagnossin, Elaine Medianeira 22 June 2007 (has links)
The municipal district of Ametista do Sul, located in the north of the state of Rio Grande do Sul is eminent in the production of amethysts which occur in geodos in the interior of spills of basalt of Formação Serra Geral. The extraction of amethyst is
made in large horizontal profundities in underground galleries. The process of plow involves tasks such as the perforation of the rock which is made in a dry way and the use of explosives, both of them create mineral dust with silica (SiO2) which remains in suspension a lot of time inside the gallery, causing the inhalation and the risk of developing lung diseases, among them the silicosis, a incidence of silicosis in
prospectors of Ametista do Sul. In order to do that, it was carried out a survey in medical report, home visits to the prospectors that were out of work. Relevant information was selected in the medical reports, such as age, occupation time,
smoker or non-smoker, diagnosis of the illness, incident symptoms and clinical exams carried out. The results found in the medical reports showed that 44% have silicosis and 56% do not have the diagnosis of the disease but present the symptoms of it. During the home visits, it was found 23 prospectors away from work due to the high evolution of silicosis. In the interviews with the prospectors, the results showed that 78% do not have silicosis, 11% have the disease and 11% do not know whether they have the disease because they have not done the exam for the diagnosis, or
those who did the exam have not gotten the medical diagnosis yet. In this context, it was checked that it is necessary changes in the technique of work especially in the
perforation method through the use of water as well as improvements in the process of ventilation that is insufficient; in addition to better inspection and control in the use
of toxic components of explosives which also affect the respiratory ways of the prospectors. / O município de Ametista do Sul, localizado ao norte do estado do Rio Grande do Sul é destaque na produção de ametistas que ocorrem em geodos no interior de derrames de basalto da Formação Serra Geral. A extração de ametista é realizada
em grandes profundidades horizontais em galerias subterrâneas. O processo de lavra envolve tarefas como a perfuração da rocha que é feita a seco e a utilização de
explosivos, sendo que ambas geram poeira mineral com sílica (SiO2) que permanece em suspensão durante muito tempo no interior da galeria, propiciando a inalação e o risco de desenvolver doenças pulmonares, entre elas a silicose, uma
doença crônica e incurável. Assim, esta pesquisa, teve como objetivo verificar a incidência de silicose em garimpeiros de Ametista do Sul. Para isso, foi realizado um levantamento de dados em prontuários médicos, visitas domiciliares aos garimpeiros afastados do trabalho devido à silicose e entrevistas. Nos prontuários médicos foram selecionadas informações relevantes como idade, tempo de trabalho na profissão, tabagista ou não, diagnóstico de doença, sintomas incidentes e exames clínicos realizados. Os resultados encontrados nos prontuários médicos mostraram que 44%
tem silicose e 56% não tem o diagnóstico da doença mas apresentam os sintomas da mesma. Nas visitas domiciliares, foram encontrados 23 garimpeiros afastados do trabalho devido elevado grau de evolução de silicose. Nas entrevistas com os garimpeiros, os resultados mostraram que 78% não tem silicose, 11% tem a doença e 11% não sabem se possuem a doença, por não terem realizado exame para
diagnóstico e ou os que fizeram o exame ainda não tinham o diagnóstico do médico. Nesse contexto, verificou-se que é necessário mudanças nas técnicas de trabalho principalmente no método de perfuração através da utilização de água e no
processo de ventilação que é insuficiente nos garimpos além de maior fiscalização e controle no uso de componentes tóxicos dos explosivos que também afetam as vias respiratórias dos garimpeiros.
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“Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of CanadaKinuthia, Wanyee 13 November 2013 (has links)
This thesis draws on David Harvey’s concept of “accumulation by dispossession” and an international political economy (IPE) approach centred on the institutional arrangements and power structures that privilege certain actors and values, in order to critique current capitalist practices of primitive accumulation by the global corporate extractive industry. The thesis examines how accumulation by dispossession by the global extractive industry is facilitated by the “free entry” or “free mining” principle. It does so by focusing on Canada as a leader in the global extractive industry and the spread of this country’s mining laws to other countries – in other words, the transnationalisation of norms in the global extractive industry – so as to maintain a consistent and familiar operating environment for Canadian extractive companies. The transnationalisation of norms is further promoted by key international institutions such as the World Bank, which is also the world’s largest development lender and also plays a key role in shaping the regulations that govern natural resource extraction. The thesis briefly investigates some Canadian examples of resource extraction projects, in order to demonstrate the weaknesses of Canadian mining laws, particularly the lack of protection of landowners’ rights under the free entry system and the subsequent need for “free, prior and informed consent” (FPIC). The thesis also considers some of the challenges to the adoption and implementation of the right to FPIC. These challenges include embedded institutional structures like the free entry mining system, international political economy (IPE) as shaped by international institutions and powerful corporations, as well as concerns regarding ‘local’ power structures or the legitimacy of representatives of communities affected by extractive projects. The thesis concludes that in order for Canada to be truly recognized as a leader in the global extractive industry, it must establish legal norms domestically to ensure that Canadian mining companies and residents can be held accountable when there is evidence of environmental and/or human rights violations associated with the activities of Canadian mining companies abroad. The thesis also concludes that Canada needs to address underlying structural issues such as the free entry mining system and implement FPIC, in order to curb “accumulation by dispossession” by the extractive industry, both domestically and abroad.
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“Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of CanadaKinuthia, Wanyee January 2013 (has links)
This thesis draws on David Harvey’s concept of “accumulation by dispossession” and an international political economy (IPE) approach centred on the institutional arrangements and power structures that privilege certain actors and values, in order to critique current capitalist practices of primitive accumulation by the global corporate extractive industry. The thesis examines how accumulation by dispossession by the global extractive industry is facilitated by the “free entry” or “free mining” principle. It does so by focusing on Canada as a leader in the global extractive industry and the spread of this country’s mining laws to other countries – in other words, the transnationalisation of norms in the global extractive industry – so as to maintain a consistent and familiar operating environment for Canadian extractive companies. The transnationalisation of norms is further promoted by key international institutions such as the World Bank, which is also the world’s largest development lender and also plays a key role in shaping the regulations that govern natural resource extraction. The thesis briefly investigates some Canadian examples of resource extraction projects, in order to demonstrate the weaknesses of Canadian mining laws, particularly the lack of protection of landowners’ rights under the free entry system and the subsequent need for “free, prior and informed consent” (FPIC). The thesis also considers some of the challenges to the adoption and implementation of the right to FPIC. These challenges include embedded institutional structures like the free entry mining system, international political economy (IPE) as shaped by international institutions and powerful corporations, as well as concerns regarding ‘local’ power structures or the legitimacy of representatives of communities affected by extractive projects. The thesis concludes that in order for Canada to be truly recognized as a leader in the global extractive industry, it must establish legal norms domestically to ensure that Canadian mining companies and residents can be held accountable when there is evidence of environmental and/or human rights violations associated with the activities of Canadian mining companies abroad. The thesis also concludes that Canada needs to address underlying structural issues such as the free entry mining system and implement FPIC, in order to curb “accumulation by dispossession” by the extractive industry, both domestically and abroad.
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