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Digital Logistics for Pivoting To Mining 4.0
Digital Logistics for Pivoting To Mining 4.0

October 19, 2023

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Only a few days back, Google created a disruption, promising delight. It announced Supply Chain Twin, a new Google Cloud solution that lets companies build a digital twin by organizing data to have a complete, real-time view of the entire supply chain. Using Supply Chain Twin, customers can gain a deeper understanding of their operations, allowing them to optimize functions in the supply chain from sourcing to planning and distribution to logistics. The 'digital twin' approach to simulation is gaining currency in many domains. Even mining, which has been historically viewed as an analogue business, is fast catching up with automation in logistics. Automation promises solid operational outcomes and prepares the sector for Mining 4.0, where every component or process- trucks, drills, trains, back-office, procurement and the supply chain is seeing a digital transformation.

The Need to Switch to Digital Logistics

Logistics forms the fulcrum of the mining business lever. It's challenging to have seamless logistics if you consider the ambience and the conditions in which mining activity happens. Transportation is complex in any industry, but the mining sector is uniquely placed. Mines operate in the remote hinterland, furlongs away from a bustling city. Some of the mines may even be located far from ports- this poses an immense challenge to move out the mined matter to the final consumption point. That apart, mines need heavy equipment like excavators, back loaders, dumpers for operations. The transportation of such equipment is an additional challenge to navigate. Usually, logistics in mining is multi-modal- it uses ports, railway rakes, trucks and trawlers. Hence, mining companies need to optimize logistics with digital interventions. Algorithms powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can help miners track every stage of the supply chain, minimize in-transit theft and ensure their product reaches the final touchpoint on time.

Benefits from Digital Makeover of Logistics

By embracing automation in logistics, mining behemoth Rio Tinto has shown the way. It's iron ore business operates the world's first fully autonomous, heavy-haul long-distance railway system – AutoHaul, which has completed more than seven million kilometres. Rio also runs a fleet of 130+ autonomous trucks across its iron ore mines as part of its autonomous haulage operations. Digitalizing multi-modal logistics offers numerous benefits:

  • Better visibility
  • Enables on-time deliveries through tracking of vehicles
  • Real-time monitoring of minerals movement within mine premises and outside with centralized management
  • Reduced security incidents with instantaneous alarms in case of route violations/ unnecessary stoppages
  • Generated maps for dynamic geofencing with GPS-enabled video streams to track distance travelled by trucks
  • Improved operational efficiency
  • Improved production planning and supply chain activities related to vehicles and mining operations with online reporting on availability and breakdown
  • Facilitates proactive decision making with dynamic route optimization
  • Simplified monitoring and co-ordination, leading to flexible mining operations

 


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