achieve performance levels never previously attainable. Real-time decision support information also enables every
many mining companies from moving
Profitable safety and environmental integrity
person in the operation to be real-time
forward. Invensys has developed a new open system concept that allows all of the systems across a mining enterprise
performance managers; perform their
The primary constraint functions impacting
to be effectively unified into a single real
job functions more effectively, agilely,
the profitability of most mining enterprises
time domain for less than one tenth of
collaboratively, safely and profitably.
are tied to the safety of the operations, the
the traditional cost. These new Enterprise
Job attractiveness and satisfaction have
people and the environmental integrity of
Control Systems finally make moving
been shown to significantly increase as
the operation. Managing profitability within
forward to real time profitability viable
employees feel they are a more integral
reasonable safety and environmental risk
and cost effective. They also enable either
part of the business and to business
domains is essential. Invensys has developed
local or remote Collaboration Centres
performance improvement. Invensys has
a patented approach to measuring safety and
that meet the professional and personal
developed great expertise on how to
environmental risk in real time which provides
requirements of today’s workforce, and
most effectively empower all personnel
operational personnel the information they
further improve employee morale and
who impact profitability with the precise,
need to both effectively and safely increase
satisfaction leading to higher levels of
real-time information contextualised to
the profitability of mining enterprises.
personnel retention.
Enterprise Control System
Summary
One of the key technical challenges
The volatile dynamics of the minerals
imposed on the drive to effective
marketplace and the demands placed
measurable real-time profitability
on mining enterprises have presented
improvement is the installed automation
huge challenges to mining executives.
Once the real-time performance
and information architectures in mining
It is clear that business as usual will not
measurements and empowerment portals
enterprises. Unfortunately, most mining
meet these challenges. Recognising
are installed and operating across the
enterprises operate with a variety of
the real driving forces and moving to
enterprise, the incremental cash flow from
systems provided by a variety of vendors
a measurable real-time profitability
any new performance improvement initiative
and installed over a long time frame. Most
improvement business model is the key
becomes clearly visible. Mining executives
of these systems cannot work together
to meeting the challenges. Invensys has
quickly discern the return on any investment
without the expenditure of significant
decades of experience in working with
and can direct capital to those activities
capital to support their integration, and
mining executives to drive performance
that drive the most value. Invensys has
even integrating these systems together
improvement and has pioneered real-
developed a “theory of constraints� process
does not ensure effective interoperation.
time profitability for mining enterprises.
for determination of the most valuable
Often the only solution appears to be
The challenges are great. The solution is
performance improvements that can be
ripping out the existing technology and
measurable real-time profitability --- from
made in mineral processing enterprises and
replacing it with systems from a single
Invensys.
measures success on the results.
vendor. This huge capital hurdle prevents
their exact responsibilities, experience and education levels to make them as effective and profitable as possible.
Measurable real-time profitability improvement
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