Mining Magazine September 2014 | Page 11

Accenture give their mining perspective
outsourcing application can support SAP and Ellipse applications and help mining companies create it organizations that can control costs while delivering improved services .
Recently , Accenture teamed up with a major mining company to revitalize its automation , instrumentation and controls of the unitary operations of one of its bottleneck plants . Accenture conducted a production analysis and was able to identify potential production gains and cost reductions for the plant . In return , Accenture was able to decrease in process variability by 1.3 percent , increase equipment production availability by 1.8 and 3.3 percent and decrease water use by 2.1 percent .
Outsourcing equipment is another viable option for mining companies . If a company owns its own equipment it would typically need to employ a maintenance team to maintain the
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