Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A sound strategic approach to the management of the Mine Technical Services (MTS) department
at Styldrift is critical. There are numerous areas of influence that play a role in the success or
failure of the department. All these influences have an impact on each other and these influences
need to be carefully understood. Within the MTS department there are also several subdepartments
that have to be staffed, equipped and managed very well in order to get the best
interdependent relationship between departments as possible. It is only through this
interdependent relationship that the department can function complementarily and excel in
achieving its strategic goals.
Mineral resources at a mine are managed through the services from the mine technical team.
There are few strategic documents in the mineral resource management (MRM) field that provide a
guideline to set up a department successfully. Departments throughout the country operate on
different levels with different standards without the knowledge shared from the one section to the
next. For the purpose of this assignment, some of the ground principles were investigated and
documented to create a link between departments, mines and companies to enable the move
towards operational excellence within the MTS.
Through the application of relevant literature, research was conducted on the industry to determine
best practices. The industry best practices are discussed and referenced to Styldrift Specific. The
strategy and management philosophy were evaluated and are highlighted in this assignment. With
the literature firmly understood and the required direction from the company placed in perspective,
the strategy for the MTS department could be crafted to an extent that it can be executed. Each
department was broken down to manageable elements to understand the functioning of the
department. The fundamental OR requirements were evaluated and are stipulated in this paper.
The MTS department was then dissected through the available theory to guide the process of
crafting and executing the departmental strategy. The journey through to operational excellence
and the fundamental guideline of crafting and executing a strategic plan for an MTS department to
manage mineral resources become clearer as the chapters of the assignment are completed. The
end goal of the project was to have a document that can guide staffing, equipping and
management of the MTS department at Styldrift in order to ensure success for the project, mine
and surrounding communities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97288 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Van Greunen, George |
| Contributors | Ungerer, M., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xii, 88 pages : colour illustrations |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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