The secret of productivity using mining software
Mining software is a recent innovation that’s assisted companies make major leaps in their performance and how quickly they deliver their products. Mining consultants have recommended the [...]
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Mining software is a recent innovation that’s assisted companies make major leaps in their performance and how quickly they deliver their products. Mining consultants have recommended the [...]
Mining technology makes life easier because, well…it just does. Mining and logistics are large industries where errors can cost millions, not to mention jobs and reputations. Products like [...]
Mining consultants are an unbiased third party that companies rely on to help them improve performance. The field of consulting is broad; it’s not all suits and ties. What they all do, regardless [...]
There is a lot of talk in logistics about the convergence of operational technology and information technology (IT/OT convergence). Though huge amounts of money have been spent over the years on [...]
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, MARCH 7, 2017 – RungePincockMinarco Limited (RPM) has today launched its latest enterprise product – Operations Manager TM. This work management solution fills a much needed [...]
Short Interval Control is a critical tool for improving performance in complex operations. At it’s core Short Interval Control is all about supervisors having a number of regular, focused reviews [...]
Streamlining operational processes and getting teams working safely and productively is the driving force behind Fewzion, an innovative commitment management system that helps organisations [...]
Commitment management leads to high trust workplaces and significantly improved results. In times like these, companies respond to tough market conditions by cutting costs, stopping projects and [...]
At the centre of every Management Operating System (MOS) is the simple behaviour of committing to a plan. Over the years we’ve found one of the toughest challenges of a MOS project is to get [...]
Failure to execute is one of the biggest management issues in the 21st Century. There is one profoundly simple thing we can change, which will dramatically improve execution – we need to get [...]
This presentation was made at the CIO strategy summit in Melbourne early this year. In this video our Co-founder Paul Moynagh explains what operations and technology leaders in large [...]
Mining industry has been extremely successful for the last years, providing a lot of jobs and being an important part of the economy, however, the industry in under pressure, the lack of [...]
Management operating systems have been implemented to help companies improve different aspects that define their success. Using the right tool to manage and control all your operations could [...]
Your ability to make decisions and influence people at work are critical to your success, whether you’re working as a project manager an operations manager or in human resources the way you [...]
Late in 2015 while most people were getting ready for Christmas one of our clients (Anglo American’s Grasstree mine) was quietly breaking a production record achieving 10 Million ROM Tonnes [...]
There is a big gap in your operational systems that is wasting money, risking lives and losing you production. Don’t believe me? Read on or watch the video below… Can you say [...]
Was the tagline to this photo when it appeared in a UK newspaper. Images like this confirm many of our views about the efficiency of government workforces but it’s not just government that [...]
“If it’s not in Fewzion it doesn’t happen” said a manager on one of our operating sites to a prospective customer the other day… This was great to hear from a site [...]
In a recent article written by the team at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (see link below) they discuss the fact that “Lean principles and practices have been in vogue for decades, [...]
When Mike Tyson was asked by a reporter whether he was worried about Evander Holyfield and his fight plan he answered; “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” What Tyson said [...]
All of us here in the Fewzion team are thrilled to announce Fewzion version 12! This is our biggest release since way back in version 1, and is jam-packed with new features and improvements [...]
Look around you… everything you see was made by a person using a piece of equipment, following a process, being led by a supervisor. Does it surprise you that in most cases the supervisor and the [...]
A number of our customers currently use Fewzion to schedule maintenance work in combination with their production activities. This is important because in continuous processes it is often [...]
The productivity pyramid (give yourself a promotion) (by Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/) Productivity is a measure of output over time. All other things being equal, the more [...]
We think using spreadsheets and whiteboards to manage work at the frontline of an expensive ERP or planning system is a bit like trying to use a powerful drill to make a hole with a cheese stick [...]
by John Jessop and Eduardo Gallestey Typically, new ore reserves are more technically challenging than at any time in history, and are located in remote or politically complex regions. [...]
By Brett Winterford Filed under Strategy 10 percent productivity gains. Fortescue Metals Group is shaping to reap some $30 million in annual cost savings after pushing the real-time [...]
In October 2014, the Australian Government announced their support and new policy on the adoption of cloud technology. “The convenience of cloud service gives an opportunity for governments to [...]
I came across this quote from Peter Drucker the other day. He is right, but I think he has missed the importance of an effective management system as a platform that enables leaders to lead [...]
Paul Moynagh is a founding director of Fewzion, which provides a work-management software system designed to help improve operational productivity. He tells Ailbhe Goodbody about how frontline [...]
Big challenge ahead for this dressmaker turned star coach. I like his style, down to earth, straight shooting, full of passion for the game and all about building pride and commitment through [...]
I came across this blog post the other day “Actual Doing vs Meant to Be Doing” (Full article) see below for the rest of the article. It made me think about where Fewzion came from and [...]
We Have Lost Sight of the Real Meaning of Innovation 2 DAVID REDMOND CONTRIBUTOR President of Consumer at Windstream Communications JULY 17, 2014 As new terms go, innoveracy may be a bit of a [...]
Barnes 1997 discusses eight stages of knowledge that a company may go through in understanding their processes and uses a case study on Nabisco biscuits to illustrate them. The stages are 1. [...]
I just came across this great post on the Anglo American web page about Fewzion and how it’s being used at Moranbah North in their program to improve productivity. Actually, to be fair they [...]
Resource attendance and tracking Now that you spent all that time setting up your roster it is time to squeeze every ounce of value from all that hard work. The shift attendance tracking [...]
Instant task recurrences – Recurring tasks are amongst one of the most useful features in Fewzion scheduling software in order to help you with your scheduling plan. Our first [...]
Fighting talk Panorama Publishing Date 10 Jun 2014 1:51pm GMT Author Carly Leonida Exploration Processing Loading & Hauling Crushing & Conveying Drilling & Blasting On June [...]
How does a Management Operating System help Improve Performance A management operating system (MOS) is the set of tools, meetings and behaviours used to manage your people and processes to [...]
Dr Jeremy Davies Director of the Natural Resources Centre of Excellence at CSC said : “In our experience of designing, building, implementing and supporting the day to day operation of mining [...]
An interesting infographic about getting good at the basics in your operation to make it possible to improve processes and strategy. Get the basics right infographic
There’s never been a better time to improve productivity and get control of costs in your operation. Aligning front line leaders with your objectives is probably the greatest leverage you have to [...]
How does your team turn a plan into the detailed work that needs to get done every day? Do you use spreadsheets or whiteboards? Are they slow, difficult to use and hard to keep up to date? Based [...]