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dc.contributor.author | Ngobese, S.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Pelders, J.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Botha, W.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Magweregwede, F.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Schutte, S.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-16T10:31:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-16T10:31:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-04 | |
dc.description | This work was commissioned by the Mandela Mining Precinct. The Mandela Mining Precinct is a public-private partnership between the Department of Science and Innovation and the Minerals Council South Africa. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | A people-centric, systematic approach that involves different stakeholders is considered necessary to successfully address changes associated with modernizing the South African mining industry. In this paper we discuss the inclusion of various South African mining industry stakeholders, particularly the employees, in equipment design and development processes. Data was acquired through a literature review and inputs from South African mining industry stakeholders through focus group discussions, interviews, and an online survey. It was suggested that some of the areas that could be improved by the inclusion of employees in the process are design quality, ergonomics, equipment acceptance by the workforce, safety, efficiency, skills, insight into context of use, and early design iterations and identification of problems. Among the issues considered to be barriers to inclusion were lack of buy-in, lack of resources, difficulty in manufacturers accessing the mines, difficulties in involving too many people, intellectual property concerns, and unavailability of mine employees due to their key responsibilities. Identified critical factors in the equipment design and development process include iterative design, stakeholder participation throughout the process, needs analysis through consultation, and change management. A guideline was developed for worker inclusion in equipment design and development that could be used by the South African mining industry. The study identified several economic and social benefits of including stakeholders in the early stages of design and development. It is recommended that the South African mining industry considers using the developed guideline. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Mining Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.saimm.co.za/journal-papers | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Ngobese, S., Pelders, J., Botha, W., Magweregwede F., and Schutte, S. 2023 Stakeholder inclusion in the design and development of equipment for the modernizing mining sector in South Africa. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 123, no. 4. pp. 193–202 http://dx.DOI.org/10.17159/2411-9717/2253/2023. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2225-6253 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2411-9717 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.17159/2411-9717/2253/2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97693 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy | en_US |
dc.rights | © The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2023. | en_US |
dc.subject | Ergonomics | en_US |
dc.subject | Human-centred design | en_US |
dc.subject | Systems engineering | en_US |
dc.subject | Original equipment manufacturers | en_US |
dc.subject | End-users | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | en_US |
dc.title | Stakeholder inclusion in the design and development of equipment for the modernizing mining sector in South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |