The mining industry is one of the most challenging and dangerous industries in the world, as the main operations are performed underground. The miners face the most challenging conditions, so the mining companies need to take care of their operations, and always to look for a new ways to improve their productivity. With the help of the latest mining machines and mining technology, the mining companies can easily and efficiently complete their tasks. Also, the business risks are significantly minimized. Here are few ways how the technology is helping the mining companies.
Enterprise Resource Planning – This system is designed and used to improve the visibility of the costs and the potential project risks in a unique way that improves the overall efficiency. When a mining project is using an Enterprise Resource Planning, the contractors can rely on the system. Why? Simply because the system provides a real-time visibility of the current state of the mining project. The biggest benefit of this system is the use of real-time data, not historical reporting. Early identification of issues and business risks is very helpful for the final outcome of the project.
EPR/EAM Systems – The mining companies must develop a planned maintenance schedule, in order all workers to be well informed about the upcoming tasks, and to make sure they have the needed materials and mining machines on time. So, these systems improve the transparency and allow the operators and the contractors to be more organized. The contractors can include all the work activities directly into the EPR/EAM systems and efficiently eliminate the needed time to enter the data first into their system and then to transfer the data to the company system. This way, no data will be lost and the staff will operate in the most efficient manner with no mistakes and minimum downtime.
- The EPR/EAM systems allow the contractors to utilize the occupational health and safety functionality and to significantly reduce the accidents when heavy mining machines are used. With a single integrated system, the mining companies can work more efficiently: they can input insurance data, health and safety regulations, training programs, important documents, etc.
Documentation Integrated Within ERP/EAM System – The ERP/EAM system is the best system ever designed for the mining industry. All documentation related to the employees, mining machines, assets and projects can be fully integrated within the ERP/EAM system, and available in real time. Too often, the mining companies use multiple systems, which means their documentation is organized very badly. When all documentation is integrated within one system, available for the contractors and the clients, everything is well-sorted and organized.
