Productive capacity aligned with the study of times and movements in a physical analysis of iron ore in the quality control of a mining company

A case study

Abstract

The present work refers to a case study being represented by the theme of productive capacity aligned with the study of times and movements in a physical analysis laboratory in the quality control of a mining company, more specifically in the process of granulometric analysis via wet sieving. The objective of this research is to identify the productive capacity of physical analysis of iron ore from the granulometry test via wet sieving method, considering the study of times and movements for dimensioning the time needed to carry out the activities. As for the methodology, it has a qualitative and quantitative bias and as for the classification criteria, as descriptive research. Data collection took place in three stages: the first was the timing of the sample registration process, the second was the timing of the preparation process, and finally, the third stage was the timing of the screening process. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that the studied unit can absorb new demands related to the sieving process, increasing its analytical capacity, since the data collected showed that the current level of analysis is below the calculated projection.