A practical approach for costs occurring in plate losses in natural stone industry

Yerel S., ERŞEN T., Ozdemir K., ANKARA H.

SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit 2010, Phoenix, AZ, United States Of America, 28 February - 03 March 2010, pp.27-28, (Full Text) identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Phoenix, AZ
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Page Numbers: pp.27-28
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Block cutter machines have been extensively used in natural stone industry, which is a sub-section of mining industry. In this study, the costs occurring in plate losses cut from Bilecik beige marble with a circular saw block cutter machine have been predicted using Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques. One of SPC techniques is Shewhart control charts such as mean control chart. These charts have been efficiently at determining the plate losses. The costs occurring in plate losses have been calculated by using the result of Shewhart control chart. Finally, this study presents the necessity and usefulness of SPC techniques in assessment of natural stone industry.