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Logistics at its best: The application of logistics to a good cause

Last week touching moments lived in Chile, where 33 miners were rescued were over 60 days underground after a collapse at the mine where they worked.

say they were emotional because he really was, who has had the opportunity to see live some of the rescuers would probably agree with me. The feeling was pure joy, as if we were living in our country.

A week after the fact, I still have the sense of wonder at the scale of the operation. As a student of the career of Logistics Planning National University of Lanus did not feel I could not pass up the opportunity to bring to this space, what happened in Chile, because from a logistical standpoint, the series was perfect, the times were respected (and even advanced!) every one did what he had to do, the procedure was carried out without mishap, all this bearing in mind that the lives of 33 people were seriously in danger, about 600 yards to inside the earth.

really what I bring to this space because I think we can learn a lot from this experience that became the neighboring country, both in regard to technical and logistical aspects, such as those of a political nature, where I also gave an example of what good leadership can accomplish.

The full article is also available on the following link: http://es.paperblog.com/ciencia-y-tecnologia-detras-del-rescate-de-los-mineros-en- chile-296506 /

Science and technology behind the rescue of the miners in Chile

- rigs:

A Raise Bore Strata Model 950, used for making chimneys ventilation, a huge 422 for RIG tube oil drilling and the star of all .. a Schramm T-130 used for the construction of deep water wells, making reaching the 630 meters, a daily operating costs of about $ 18,000. Schramm Inc., fabricated mobile drilling equipment. The equipment used, in particular, was in Chile and belonging to a Chilean company Geotec Boyles Bros SA.

Raise Bore Drilling-Strata Model 950 - Plan A.

Schramm T-130 Drilling - Plan B.

Probe RIG 422 - Plan C.

- Software "Vulcan "

mine design used in interpreting the data to be delivering the catheter. In addition, instruments used to measure the deflection of the drilling technology to monitor the status of the well.

- Fiber Optic fur :

For communications and the use of videoconferencing. Since that the miners had to be very close to the pipeline and relied heavily on him, he used an optical fiber ultra, which developed NTT in Japan and very few have been used in the world. It is so flexible that it can double, even tying a knot, and yet not break the hair fiber glass.

- A cell phone with Samsung and other 3M Microprojector :

The miners could be greeted by their families and the authorities will also enjoy the games Selection and Chilean Bicentennial gala.

video streaming camera.

advanced software to measure the deviation of the hole.

videoconferencing system

Voice and Video Communication via mobile

- infrared cameras and converters Taiwan creation :

They allowed

broadcast live rescue operations, worked in a damp and dark.

- Ustream :

One of the most used services, thanks to the broadcasting of different signals. About 5.3 million streaming developed during the rescue, the previous records had the funeral of Michael Jackson with 4.6 million and the time Obama came to power in the U.S., with 3.8 million visits. The descent of the capsule into the reservoir was followed live by millions of viewers around the world.

- Telemetry :

allowed measurements of vital signs of the miners reached the surface for analysis.

- Compression Socks :

help prevent nausea that occurs as the rise in the capsule. This type of socks are woven so that the compression is lower in the upper leg, and the idea is to help blood circulation in the legs and prevent swelling.

Costume "Hipora" with reflective (moisture proof)

Briefs with nanotechnology (JAXA)

- Sox with copper wire :

bactericidal owned prevents moisture in the ground cause further infections. Copper was certified as the only metal in the world that have recognized beneficial properties in preventing agents pathogens. Accepted by NASA and some of the many space missions.

- calorie liquid diet:

is a special food provided by NASA to prevent vomiting in case of nausea on the rise, and that miners have been consumed before boarding.

- Sunglasses :

To prevent eye damage after having been so long without seeing sunlight. The glasses were donated by the Oakley brand and provide 100% protection against ultraviolet rays. Radar These glasses cost U.S. $ 260

- space Briefs:

Developed by Japan's space agency (JAXA), using nanotechnology to keep dry and odor free. Made with the same material used by Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki 2-week stay aboard the ISS and member of the Discovery mission in April 2010.

- Costume waterproof light :

is made of "Hipora, a microporous fabric that wicks moisture away from the body and normally used in clothing for mountaineering. The suits have reflective and were tailored to each miner.

- Aspirin :

The miners have consumed this drug to prevent blood clots in the blood.

capsule Phoenix 2

- Phoenix Capsule:

Designed by a team of 20 aerospace engineers at Langley Research Center of NASA in Virginia, USA Originally designed by German engineers in the early 1955 and is a version of the so-called 'pump-Dahlbusch', a metal tube which on other occasions he rescued miners buried. Phoenix capsule traveled a distance of 622 meters by 78 trips up and down the area to evacuate the trapped miners.

- Harness with biometric sensors :

harnesses technology to monitor vital signs of the miners was developed New Zealand and transmits data via Bluetooth as body temperature and heart rate to monitor on the surface. In addition to subject the person inside the capsule, checks the vital signs of the miners.

- Belts biometric :

As used by NASA astronauts in their drills and elite soldiers U.S. military.

- Helmet with torch and microphone :

To protect yourself and stay connected.

internal diagram of the mine

shelter Policies

The conditions inside the mine are extreme

The rescue was expected to last about 4 months

bailouts

Rescue Logistics :

- Arrival of the drill: The T-130 drilling completed last Saturday a hole of 622 m and 66 cm in diameter to the underground tunnel where the miners. That hole will be lifted men.

- Use of explosives: The trapped miners had carry out a controlled explosion in the gallery to make room for the dish that goes down to rescue them.

- Roof Vent: It coated the first 56 meters of the pipeline to protect it from falling rocks.

- Descent of the rescuers to the area of \u200b\u200brefuge: A mine rescue will be the first to descend through the hole to the bottom of the mine, followed by a nurse, three nurses and a mine rescuer, to help the miners in the process of exit to the surface. They will remain down until the last miner left.

Comparative and depth of the mine location

drilling and recovery process is finally approved.

- Rise of the miners via capsule: The 33 miners will be hauled to the surface in a capsule of 4 meters high and 450 kilos of weight equipped with oxygen, communication equipment and high-tech harnesses measuring vital signs of each of them. The miners will be provided with material clothing, gloves, water and sunglasses not to suffer eye damage after so long in the dark. The most skilled will rise first, then they will have the ability to solve any problems during the ascent. After the business will go up the fragile, among which are the most weight, while the last to leave the strongest would be able to continue working and managing the anxiety of waiting.

- Medical: Each miner who go out will be welcomed by doctors and paramedics of the Corporación Nacional del Cobre (Codelco) and Navy of Chile, who will give you quick medical placed a tent right next to the exit hole.

- Meeting with Families: After verifying that the miner is in good physical condition, will pass to a special module in isolation, few meters from the medical tent, where you can meet two or three families.

- Transfer to hospital by helicopter, then be transported by ambulance to a heliport in the same mine, built for the occasion, military helicopters and taken to a military base (in a distance of about 12 minutes) and from there by ambulance will travel about 300 meters Regional Hospital of Copiapo. In this place will be a minimum of 48 hours for a closer look.

equipment capsule

Mining Safety in the capsule

rescue capsule

in the capsule:

To the rescue, the miners are provided with a special lightweight suit, waterproof. They also carry a heart rate monitor to monitor vital signs during the climb; also equipped with an oxygen mask, and a headset to be in permanent contact with the surface. Rubber bands around the legs prevent circulatory problems during the voyage.

also have another device on the finger to measure oxygen. Workers should go out with eyes closed and immediately are given dark glasses to avoid damage to vision.

steel capsule, manufactured in shipyards and Arsenal of the Navy, was designed with high technology and assisted in its manufacture by NASA engineers. Had an emergency exit at the bottom, allowing the miner to the deal, leave her if she suffers a mishap, in case the capsule is stuck, workers can activate a series of levers inside the box to download back to the bottom mine. The rise of each miner to the surface was estimated between 12 and 15 minutes. During the first rescue was made a little maintenance, changing some of its side wheels.

similar There are three characteristics: 1, 2 and 3. The earliest evidence of slippage inside the duct the previous days were made by the Phoenix 1, but the concrete to rescue his sister, The Phoenix 2. Were named by the Chilean authorities in allusion to the myth of the bird that was reborn from the ashes, as they are now doing the Chilean miners. a metal structure is four meters tall, weighs 460 kilograms and has an approximate width of 53 inches.

The cage has two parts: one was painted white (top) and the other blue and red (lower), as are the colors of the flag of Chile. The blue and red parts make up the "life form" or principal may result from the top, of problems at the time of promotion.

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Costs, costs and more costs!

"One of the determining factors for any process, be it logistics or production is carried out successfully, implement an adequate system of indicators to measure their management , so that indicators can be implemented in strategic positions that reflect an optimal outcome in the medium and long term, through a good information system to measure the different stages of the logistics process. "

So begins an article that uses a partner in his blog, which aims to reflect on the impact of the issue "costs" in all areas in general, and logistics in particular. My goal for this entry focuses on the importance each one of those who partake of these opportunities for exchange of ideas and knowledge given to the subject, and the incidence in terms of information available.
The idea came from a blog post on the blog "Quelogistik" created by Adrian Maidment, called "transportation cost index in August 2010" http://quelogistik.blogspot.com/2010/09/indice -of-cost-of-trans-agosto.html # comments . In that entry Adrian informs the indices developed by the Argentina Federation of Businesswomen Entities Trucking (FADEEAC), yielding a 0.46% increase in transportation costs for the month under review.
reading the note I thought the cost issue is one that we always keep in mind. A glance at many of the posts of the group and any observer will notice that the item is performed on many entries, directly or indirectly. Not only that, but since the classes are a lot of emphasis on cost, how it is calculated, how to assess and measure them constantly. Just name or multimodal transportation issues such as reverse logistics for those who participated remember the amount of work for the calculation of costs and the assembly of models costing as part of these subjects.
In another space, the blog simply Logistics, Pablo Ramírez, was published the note referred to the introductory paragraph on indicators logistics, a very interesting article which presents the indicators and their formulas for calculating, really worth a look: http://simplementelogistica.blogspot.com/2010/09/indicadores-logisticos.html
Thinking a little deeper into the issue and how is something "recurring", to call it one way, came to my mind a proposal emerged at a meeting of members of Intralog, not long ago to take a course Linear programming, aimed at the student to develop analytical and practical skills to model calculation using the PL
Finally, title and information, if you search for "logistics costs" in google, the search engine yields 304,000 results (0.54 seconds).
is clear that the costs are capitalized and a theme in our field are taken into account, as are likely in all areas. It is also clear that an administration that ignores the costs, even "good" that is, most likely ending in a memory of a good intention or a good project. Today it is impossible not to think about costs when doing business, working in an existing business or organization, or planning new projects in the future.
is why to follow this line we are going through, I'll use an article published by Dr. Ing Pedro Dimas Ayala Becquer, "Development of a Logistics System Costs" http://www.bibliociencias.cu/gsdl/collect/eventos/index / assoc/HASH80c8.dir/doc.pdf , which not only has the incidence of costs in logistics management, but also the impact on logistics management system, which is closely related to the core New Technologies area.

In order to evaluate the actions that influence the cost is Logistics essential to analyze certain aspects of interest in which stand out:

• Basic Principles of Logistics Costs
• Logistics Cost Category
• Relevance ranges.
• Direct Return.

Basic Principles of Logistics Costs

The development of appropriate or adequate cost of a Logistics System part of the approach or provide guidance to them. That is, the ability to focus toward the exit of the distribution system, essentially to direct efforts towards the provision of customer service and identify unique costs associated with that output, traditional accounting methods, no approach directed to these purposes, especially because they were designed in response to other needs.

One of the basic principles logistics costs is that the system should reflect the material flow ie should be able to identify the costs that result from providing customer service on the market.

A second principle is that the system must be capable of allowing separate analyzes costs and revenues by customer type and by market segment or distribution channel. The latter need arises because of the use of averages or mean values, resulting in substantial variations around the mean.

To apply these principles requires a new conception of the costs, ie that we first must define the Logistics System and then identify the associated costs.

currently used a very useful concept and is called as a mission. In a logistic approach, a Mission can be defined as a set of actions or goals designed to ensure adequate customer service, missions may be defined in terms of type of market served, why that product and within limitations service and cost. A mission comprising, on the horizon and passes the lines of a company

A Logistics System Cost-effective should seek to determine the total cost of the system to achieve the desired logistics objectives (outputs of the system) and the cost of various inputs involved in achieving these outputs this approach to the problem is known as Cost of the Mission. Currently there is a strong interest with a focus on this problem, known as "Cost of the Mission."

categories of logistics costs.

Logistics Costs grouped all costs attached to the business functions that control and manage material flows and information flows associated. It must state that the development costs is one of the most critical activities in the design and operation of logistics systems and also presents the greatest difficulty, in part by the lack of definition or understanding of the structure of costs that affect the behavior of a system.

The categories on which logistics costs and apply the concepts on which they are used in correspondence with the sequence of flow remain the same:

• Operating Costs The . which are related to the logistical facilities such as warehouses, distribution centers, market hubs, etc. and can be of two types
• The Costs Discontinued , which are those that vary in stages depending on the volume of circulation.
• The Continuing Costs , ranging linear or non-linearly with the volume of traffic

Discontinued The Costs are based on circulation and have constant values \u200b\u200bfor certain specific ranges of movement. See Figure No 1

circulation of 0 for at ₁ the value of the cost will be C or between _{t 1 and t 2} The cost incurred is C 1 and so on the cost incurred when circulation is zero (C _or ) is a fixed cost. Discontinuous costs can be caused by several factors including:

􀀣 Annual depreciation.

􀀣 maintenance.

􀀣 management costs.

􀀣 Others.

Figure No. 1 Representation Costs Discontinued

The Continuing Costs are a function of circulation and are generally not linear but in each instance may be represented as a linear cost. These costs include, the following see Figure No. 2

􀀣 Effect of learning curve.

􀀣 Economy of scale

Figure No. 2 Continuous Representation Costs

operational costs can be classified depending on their logistics function, in:

• Supply, represented by the cost of orders.
• storage, represented by the costs of space, facilities, handling and stock ownership.
• associated information represented by the costs of logistics management.

The Costs of Transportation .

The movement of goods from origin to their destinations is in most cases the largest component of total logistics costs.

On different composition and structure, Two different types of transport and thus also costs

"A Long Distances» . Generally is the transport of goods between producers and distributors warehouses

'Distribution'. Known as the transport of goods between producers and distributors to store their POS networks and end users,

Long Distance Transport In the transport distances lengthen , regardless of the chosen mode (truck, plane, train, etc.) costs are directly linked to weight, volume and distance to travel to the destination, so that each mode has an associated coefficient. Within each mode, the size of the load determines that rate, creating a sliding scale.

For long-distance transport by road, in most cases, this transport is contracted to companies that were born and raised under a large manufacturer that has secured a large volume, allowing cover the high initial fixed costs, then these companies have been recruiting other manufacturers of similar products and make deliveries to nearby points, thus creating a "principle.

Transportation Distribution . Due to the specialization required by this type transport, since the driver must know the products transported, routes, invoices, delivery notes, the quality of some products, replacement and return of goods, etc. The usual distribution transport to be made with personal and / or media company.

In this case, the cost of transport is composed of personnel costs and operational driver of the truck used to, being of lower tonnage (4 to 6 t) the investment required is smaller , but its operating characteristics, maintenance costs are higher.

General: transportation costs are related to the origins and destinations, the goods, the mode of transport used and the weight or volume of goods transported and have the character to behave discontinuously at a given stage .

I say goodbye with the hope that this contribution add to what has been shared by other peers that promote public awareness of issues that are useful for the activity and day to day than integrate it.

Until next time!

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