The Impact of Management Operating Systems in Mining & Metals
A robust MOS is vital for mining and metal companies to navigate the challenges of today’s market.
Management operating systems (MOS) are making significant impacts to performance goals and outcomes for mining and metals companies by providing a structured and systematic approach to managing the business across the value chain. Companies have a strong need for robust MOS in today’s market to ensure safety and compliance, improve efficiency, and achieve sustainable growth, given the safety of workers is a top priority across the mining industry; the global demand for minerals and resources is rising, leading to increased competition; mining operations are inherently complex; the industry is facing significant cost pressures from fluctuating commodity prices and rising operational costs; and the adoption of new technologies requires an integrated approach to managing operations.
Performance is improved by providing a structured framework for planning, monitoring, and controlling operations. MOS can help through:
- Safety and Compliance – ensuring that safety protocols and regulatory compliance are integrated into daily operations, while minimizing the risk of accidents and legal issues, promoting a safer working environment.
- Enhanced Planning and Scheduling – creating detailed and realistic operational plans and schedules, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and that production targets are met without unnecessary delays. Potential bottlenecks can be identified and addressed during the planning process – “Planned work is safer and more productive than unplanned work.”
- Real-Time Monitoring and Control – tracking operations in real time, allowing for quick in identification and in-shift resolution of issues, while reducing downtime and safeguarding that operations run smoothly.
- Improved Communication and Coordination – standardizing processes and providing clear protocols, MOS enhances communication and coordination among different departments and teams, leading to more cohesive and efficient operations.
- Data-Driven Decision Making – providing and analyzing comprehensive data on various aspects of the operations to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement and leading to more informed decision-making.
- Cost Control and Efficiency – optimizing resource use and reducing waste, while aiding in cost control and improving operational efficiency.
Supporting mining and metal companies to stay competitive and adapt to changing market conditions, MOS fosters a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes.
MOS in mining and metal operations are significantly enhanced by today’s technological advancements. By leveraging these advancements, MOS becomes more robust, responsive, and efficient. This not only enhances operational performance but also ensures better safety, sustainability, and profitability.
USC partners with your organization and coaches your people to significantly impact performance outcomes and accelerate Operational Excellence
USC brings a tailored, structured, and disciplined methodology, along with a range of tools and techniques we apply collaboratively with client’s personnel. Whatever your challenge, we are the people who work with our clients to find full potential and unlock the hidden value.
USC identifies waste, redundancies, and ineffective processes, and then rapidly recover the prioritized opportunities, and convert them to improvements in performance and operating profit. Our consultants achieve this by improving the skills sets of all levels of the client’s management and employees.
Our people embed with client internal teams to develop, enhance, prototype, validate and implement management operating system (MOS) element improvements to drive, sustain and perpetuate change in how the business budgets, plans, schedules, assigns work, executes, follow-up, reports, analyzes and improves. In short, USC implements measurable, sustainable changes that drive operational and financial improvements.
Our Management Operating System (MOS) Essentials Framework is designed to be pragmatic rather than conceptual – thereby leading to accurate, practical decisions about your operations and outcome aspirations. The key, that many miss, is the linkage process execution with management behaviors. MOS is about “managing differently” using visibly deployed management and supervisory behaviors. Consistent execution of the right behaviors at the right time creates certainty in the workplace, driving performance improvement and sustainable new ways of working.
Client performance goals and outcomes are realized through:
- Integrated safety protocols and compliance requirements into daily operations., leading to a safer work environment and fewer accidents.
- Reduced operational costs, including minimized waste, optimized equipment usage, and reduced energy consumption.
- Optimized workflows and resource allocation, leading to increased efficiency and higher production rates.
- Effective maintenance planning and real-time equipment monitoring, MOS reduces unexpected breakdowns and downtime.
- Alignment of daily operations with strategic objectives, ensuring that all activities contribute to the company’s long-term goals.
- A culture of transparency by providing clear performance metrics and regular reporting while driving better performance and tracking progress towards goals.
USC Helps You Tackle Key Challenges
- Optimize mine planning and scheduling across all planning horizons – delivering detailed and accurate plans
- Identify potential roadblocks proactively during mine planning and solve complexity during the planning process
- Ensure the right resources are at the right place to minimize lost time – enabling safe and disciplined execution
- Control quality of work at the point of execution by identifying off specification and enabling in-shift correction
- Evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement, enabling continuous improvement mindset
Do you want to understand how a MOS can integrate you mine and operational planning, while helping you to safely increase performance site wide?
Want to find out more about how USC can help you uncover the hidden value loitering in your operations?
For more information, let’s talk it through with a no obligation meeting with one of our executive team members. Email info@usccg.com to arrange a call.
