Foskor - formula In 2010 the Foskor Group in South Africa recognised the need to examine their business to see where it could be improved both operationally and ?nancially. After a rigorous selection process Foskor selected Knox D’Arcy. Step 1 was a Preliminary Survey across its organisation encompassing an open cast mining operation and a downstream bene?cation process, processing the mined rock into chemicals for use in fertiliser. The Survey identi?ed a number of opportunities across both businesses focussed on maintenance and engineering performance and its impact on both the cost base and throughput. The key issues analysed were as follows: Plant utilisation & throughput levels, downtime levels and causes, maintenance performance, operational problems, managem

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