A large mine was suffering significant equipment downtime, reducing production by about $5,750,000 per year, due to dirty fuel.
To understand the actual quality of the fuel.
On a Process Behaviour Chart to understand whether the problem was systemic or not, as that determines how a problem is most effectively and efficiently addressed.
To remove them from the process and prevent their recurrence.
To ensure the changes were improvements, and were sustained.
Fuel Quality improved from > 300,000 ppm to < 2,000 ppm, generating over $5,000,000 per year in production no longer lost due to dirty fuel!
