MINING SERVICES
A groundbreaking mine planning solution RPMGlobal has developed a solution that’s revolutionising operational understanding and decision-making on a mine site. Introducing XECUTE.
XECUTE provides easy-to-understand visualisations for the operations team.
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ECUTE was designed with the vision of being a live, multi-user, mine planning environment that updates as changes were made, so it is very different to anything seen before.” RPMGlobal’s (RPM) XECUTE product manager James Kennon provides insight into the development and creation of the ASX-listed company’s short-term mine planning and execution solution. “We were looking to create something completely new that integrated all the systems on a mine site and updated in realtime,” Kennon told Australian Resources & Investment. “We wanted planners to have their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems, maintenance and fleet management systems and geological data update in real-time, so users have full visibility of live changes. “That’s where XECUTE stemmed from and started – that multi-user experience where planners can see changes on the fly and can plan from any location. This is really important for our users.” XECUTE is a short-term planning and execution solution used globally, supporting mining operations to achieve their short-term
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planning objectives and streamline their processes to ultimately achieve more tonnage and ship more ore It is used around the world to plan the movement of more than 11 million tonnes each day and supports more than $91 billion of shipped product each year. The solution is used across 12 different commodities. So, apart from having a live game-like experience with a multi-user approach, why is XECUTE so popular? According to Kennon, a key driver of its success is the fact the solution provides operational teams specific, real-time instructions to achieve their objectives. “XECUTE does this by providing the planning team with a more accurate and faster
XECUTE provides operational teams specific, real-time instructions to achieve their objectives.
method of communicating that information,” he said. “The software integrates directly with other enterprise solutions and uses relevant information to provide decision support and context to the mine planner who’s making those decisions. “And with the rich graphics engine and integration capabilities XECUTE has, we can provide visualisation which is easy for the operations team to understand. They can see where they need to go, understand what they’re doing and understand the interactions between different machines.” An example is XECUTE’s ability to transfer information from the platform to dispatch and fleet-management systems, enabling information to appear in an operator’s cab.