FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Hexagon – short interval control and
the art of smart
A proven fleet management system can bring
many tangible benefits to a mine, including better
and faster data to make real changes. But
Hexagon adds that by integrating FMS with a
dynamic scheduling solution means the dividends
can be even more impressive. “Finding the best
FMS for your mine, either through large-scale
dynamic assignments fleet management, tablet-
based fleet management, or just using secondary
data collected by telematics or collision avoidance
systems is critical. Finding a partner that can guide
you through that journey is equally important.”
Hexagon told IM it created its Mining division to
provide customers with a smarter, more holistic
view of their mine. Underground or at the surface,
that means bridging the gaps between a strategic
plan, a tactical plan, and execution of the tasks
involved in moving material.
In other words, short-interval control. “Greater
control at a sub-shift level delivers even greater
insights and aligns company strategy with
execution,” says Mining division CTO, Rob Daw.
“Hexagon’s customers are seeing great benefits in
this area from the integration of our MinePlan
scheduling solutions, Activity Scheduler (MPAS)
and Schedule Optimizer (MPSO), and our fleet-
management solution, MineOperate UG Pro and
OP Pro. The data produced by that connection can
pay huge dividends when it comes to
productivity.”
MPAS allows for
direct access and
feedback from
actual production
data in near real-
time to compare
and allow
adjustments to the
planned schedule
and reconcile with
real life. “Feed your
short-term plan directly into the task management
system and automatically update your short-term
plan based on actual task progress. Delays are
identified and the schedule can be updated
immediately to account for the uncertainty. In both
open pit and underground design and scheduling,
we can connect with real-time data through short
interval control.”
By reducing the variance between plan and
actual, Hexagon says customers are capturing
greater project value. “A copper mine in Mexico,
for example, had struggled to reconcile plans
prepared with different software tools. The
customer’s mine plan called for a high profile of
run-of-mine leach and total material movement. A
solution was required that would allow engineers
to evaluate other planning alternatives to optimize
the material routing in the schedule and reduce
the mining rate.”
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Hexagon’s MinePlan Activity Scheduler allows
for direct access and feedback from actual
production data in near real-time to compare
and allow adjustments to the planned schedule
and reconcile with real life
The mine migrated to MPSO to produce
optimum yet practical mine plans for long,
medium and short-range planning, all in one tool.
At the core of the mine planning process, MPSO is
used to generate practical short- to long-term
project schedules.
By also using MineOperate OP Pro, the mine
applied field data (eg speed table and cycle times)
to accurately model the equipment requirements
associated with a mine plan and specific material
movement project. The integration between the
two solutions dramatically improved performance,
reducing the variance between plan and actual.
Elsewhere, similar integration at an
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HAULAGE over the
last 40 years