Pit & Quarry, May 2018
MANAGEMENT In our industry we are fighting for a nickel per ton advantage Can we really afford to ignore this sweeping movement WHY DATA SCIENCE MATTERS First though lets back up for just a moment Computers have been around for decades So why now And where did data science come from The answers are quite simple The amount of data that almost any business enterprise develops has exploded over the last 10 years including customer data production data and maintenance data and the list goes on This was made possible by the improved power and reduced cost in software and hardware Some equipment for instance incorporates sensors that can report readings of fuel usage oil pressure location and speed thousands of times per day over the A wave of new production data is poised to make you a better operator 14 PIT QUARRY May 2018 pitandquarry com PHOTO BY KEVIN YANIK
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