The planning–execution gap in mining happens when operational plans fail to align with actual work. Closing it requires managing enabling activities, collaborative planning, and connected execution workflows to improve productivity, compliance, and critical path delivery.
Planning–Execution Gap in Mining: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions Read More »
CiteOps, Operations, Planning, Shift Planning
Enabling activities are the prerequisite tasks that remove constraints and make production work executable in mining operations. When enabling work is properly planned, sequenced and monitored, production can proceed safely and reliably while maintaining compliance to plan and protecting critical path performance.
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CiteOps, Operations, Planning, Shift Planning
As formal mining education pathways shrink, the industry risks losing the expertise that gives operational data meaning. Capturing and transferring practitioner knowledge is now essential to unlocking real value from AI.
AI in Mining: Data Without Experience isn’t Intelligence. Read More »
Artificial Intelligence, Ian Jones, Operations, Planning, Technology
Mine planning systems and fleet management solutions capture what happened, but rarely why it happened. Even when operational decisions are captured digitally and connected to planning and execution data, AI can only explain outcomes without understanding intent. Artificial Intelligence in this context will be limited in its ability to support better planning, performance and safety.
AI in Mining: Turning Decisions into Machine-Readable Data. Read More »
Artificial Intelligence, Ian Jones, Operations, Planning, Technology
Artificial intelligence promises transformational outcomes for mining, but without curated, connected, and contextualised data, its impact will remain theoretical rather than operational.
AI in Mining: Our Technology is Ready, but our Data is Not. Read More »
Artificial Intelligence, Ian Jones, Operations, Planning, Technology
Machine Learning is a type of AI that allows machines to continually learn from data and make predictions or decisions based on various inputs.
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Artificial Intelligence, CiteOps, Management, Operations, Planning, Productivity, Short Interval Control, Technology
Mining Activity data is essential for AI/ML, improving Compliance to Plan, analytics and optimisation across modern mining operations.
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Artificial Intelligence, CiteOps, Management, Operations, Planning, Productivity, Shift Planning, Short Interval Control, Technology
Compliance to Plan (CtoP), also known as Conformance to Plan or Plan Adherence, is a key measure of how effectively mine operations execute against the plan. Learn what it means, where it comes from, and why improving CtoP is critical to unlocking productivity and sustaining value in mining operations.
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CiteOps, Operations, Planning, Productivity, Shift Planning, Short Interval Control, Technology
The Last Planner System can be implemented to improve mining efficiency through collaborative planning, empowering crews to deliver reliable results with minimal waste.
Last Planner System: Collaborative Planning for Operational Efficiency Read More »
CiteOps, Management, Operations, Planning, Productivity, Shift Planning, Technology
Despite a decade of continuous improvement and technological advances, global mining operations are up to 28% less productive. If we are smarter and better equipped than ever, why is productivity decreasing?
Operational Excellence: Driving Productivity in Intelligent Mines Read More »
CiteOps, Management, Operations, Planning, Productivity, TechnologyIntegrate people, equipment, and materials across work processes and locations. Drive continuous improvement with digitally managed planning and execution cycles, optimising efficiency in one place
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