Process digitalisation

We see digitalisation as a means of improving operational efficiency and capital project performance.

Areas for improving

performance

Developing a digital transformation roadmap
Establishing a project management office
Helping select digital solution providers
Tracking and verifying benefits from digital technologies
Piloting selected solutions
Assessing the adoption of digital solutions
Challenges
our clients face
Low digital maturity and fragmented systems

Low digital maturity and fragmented, outdated production management systems hinder process automation and real-time data collection.

No short-term planning or dispatch systems

The absence of short-term planning and dispatch systems leads to poor plan adherence and inefficient equipment utilisation at mines and processing plants.

No predictive analytics or equipment monitoring

Without predictive analytics and equipment monitoring, operations cannot anticipate unplanned downtime or respond quickly to optimise material flows.

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Practical results

that speak for themselves

12% increase in mine output through processes and digital tools for integrated mine planning and control
+12%
12% increase in mine output through processes and digital tools for integrated mine planning and control
Developing and implementing an automated system for 10-day planning and issuing work assignments
+83%
Developing and implementing an automated system for 10-day planning and issuing work assignments
Recommendations to improve digital product development and implementation and strengthen adoption within a major coal producer’s management system
Recommendations to improve digital product development and implementation and strengthen adoption within a major coal producer’s management system
Improving adherence to the 10-day work plan by 16% at a large underground nickel mine
+16%
Improving adherence to the 10-day work plan by 16% at a large underground nickel mine
Improving adherence to the monthly mining plan by more than 50% through a monthly work schedule
52% to 87%
Improving adherence to the monthly mining plan by more than 50% through a monthly work schedule
Increasing underground lead-zinc ore production by 23% and deposit NPV by 9% through digital tools implemented by our team
+23%
Increasing underground lead-zinc ore production by 23% and deposit NPV by 9% through digital tools implemented by our team
Developing a digitalisation-focused functional strategy for the operations division of a major Russian mining company
Developing a digitalisation-focused functional strategy for the operations division of a major Russian mining company
12% increase in mine output through processes and digital tools for integrated mine planning and control
+12%
12% increase in mine output through processes and digital tools for integrated mine planning and control
Developing and implementing an automated system for 10-day planning and issuing work assignments
+83%
Developing and implementing an automated system for 10-day planning and issuing work assignments
Recommendations to improve digital product development and implementation and strengthen adoption within a major coal producer’s management system
Recommendations to improve digital product development and implementation and strengthen adoption within a major coal producer’s management system
Improving adherence to the 10-day work plan by 16% at a large underground nickel mine
+16%
Improving adherence to the 10-day work plan by 16% at a large underground nickel mine
Improving adherence to the monthly mining plan by more than 50% through a monthly work schedule
52% to 87%
Improving adherence to the monthly mining plan by more than 50% through a monthly work schedule
Increasing underground lead-zinc ore production by 23% and deposit NPV by 9% through digital tools implemented by our team
+23%
Increasing underground lead-zinc ore production by 23% and deposit NPV by 9% through digital tools implemented by our team
Developing a digitalisation-focused functional strategy for the operations division of a major Russian mining company
Developing a digitalisation-focused functional strategy for the operations division of a major Russian mining company
/ Insights

Insights and perspectives

Adapting S&OP in industry: managing supply chains through turbulence. Part 3
04.12.2025
The final article in our Sales and Operations Planning series focuses on the role of digital tools and data quality. We examine the systems that support key planning processes, approaches to integrating them and the principles of data governance – all critical to the sustained performance of the operating model.
The four pillars of reliable AI: from reputational risk to real value
01.12.2025
Why do up to 85% of AI initiatives fail to deliver results? The Four Pillars of Reliable AI framework helps companies implement artificial intelligence safely, transparently and with real business value.
Digitalisation and automation in mining: findings from a joint industry study
17.11.2025
What is driving digitalisation today, and how are Russian companies approaching it? Our new study explores the trends, challenges and prospects for digitalisation and automation in the mining industry.
Digitalisation of mining: trends, challenges and prospects
03.09.2025
In this insight, we share the key findings of an in-depth industry study of digital transformation in mining. Digital transformation strategy and digital transformation management.

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