Recommendations on strategic (long term) and tactical (short term) decisions to improve throughput and reduce turn around time.
1. Problem Statement
Develop a mine layout that has improved flow and sufficient parking capacity while adhering to safety and environmental constraints;
Improve congestion and safety by separating movement of yellow machines, civilians and trucks through proposed layout options;
Proposed layout must meet current and future throughput demands;
Increase truck throughput and decrease time spent on site;
Identify areas for improvement and bottlenecks in the current process;
2. Solution Approach
Process mapping of the current outbound logistic system;
IOT use to track transporters through the system to gather processing times;
Analysis of IOT data;
Use of Lean and TOC to analyse the current system and expose the bottlenecks as well as waste processes;
Development and validation of a simulation model of the current system;
Scenario testing involving layout, operational and automation changes;
3. Project Outcomes
Recommendations on strategic layout and automation implementation alternatives as well as short term tactical changes that can be made to improve throughput and turn around times to meet required demand.