Product-first optimisation
Product-first optimisation
Optimising fleets for product-first outcomes
Maximise value per tonne by building your operating strategy around the product. This approach begins with grade, size, and specification requirements, then works backward to align fleet profiles, processing flows, haulage, loading, and stockpiling practices with commercial targets. Independent modelling, benchmarking, and scenario testing create a clear evidence base for decisions and capital allocation, while performance is verified against industry standards. The outcome is a fit-for-purpose fleet and workflow strategy supported by a defensible business case, giving owners clarity, managers actionable pathways, and boards the confidence to approve investment with reduced risk and improved lifecycle value.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Defining the fleet that delivers the product
Comprehensive Fleet Optimisation | Evaluate crushers, screens, washing systems, loaders, and haulage assets to configure the best-performing mix. Each unit is selected and sized to maximise utilisation and output. |
| Precise Product Mapping | Match equipment capabilities to grade, size, and specification targets. This ensures consistent compliance and reduces the risk of off-specification production. |
| Robust Scenario Modelling | Simulate alternative fleet strategies across operating and market conditions to confirm efficiency, resilience, and productivity. Provides clarity on trade-offs and risks before decisions are finalised. |
| Reliable Operational Assurance | Deliver cost-aligned recommendations of fleet configurations that provide technical confidence and operational certainty, ensuring the product is delivered as specified. |
Aligning operations around the chosen fleet
Detailed Asset Placement | Conduct studies to position and configure assets for maximum utilisation, ensuring fleet performance is fully supported by site layout. |
| Strategic Deployment Options | Compare in-pit versus near-plant strategies to determine the most efficient and cost-effective operating model, evaluating suitability for manual, semi-autonomous, or fully autonomous deployment. |
| Targeted Haulage Optimisation | Analyse haul routes and cycle times to streamline movement, reduce energy demand, and enhance productivity for both conventional and autonomous fleets. |
| Effective Stockpile Management | Design stockpiles and blending strategies that maintain product consistency and ensure compliance with specification requirements. |
Independent verification of product-first outcomes
Accurate Compliance Verification | Confirm that operations consistently deliver grade, size, and specification targets through independent checks, digital analysis, and performance validation across manual and autonomous systems. |
| Comprehensive KPI Benchmarking | Measure fleet and shift performance against key indicators to identify strengths, gaps, and improvement areas. Integrate telemetry and system data to ensure benchmark accuracy and transparency. |
| Predictive Performance Modelling | Use advanced modelling to test deployment and blending strategies, validating future compliance, efficiency, and automation readiness. |
| Independent Operational Audits | Provide impartial assessments of operator and system alignment to product objectives, ensuring transparent, reliable, and data-backed outcomes. |
Turning fleet choices into investment cases
Integrated Lifecycle Modelling | Link lifecycle costs directly to product outcomes, ensuring investments align with grade, specification, and long-term performance. Incorporate fleet automation, energy use, and maintenance variables for complete lifecycle transparency. |
| Reliable ROI Forecasting | Develop defendable return-on-investment projections for new mobile and fixed assets, with scenarios stress-tested for accuracy and sensitivity to market and operating conditions. |
| Transparent Risk Assessment | Quantify commercial risks and benefits clearly, giving decision-makers visibility of trade-offs, potential impacts, and ownership implications. |
| Board-Ready Reporting | Deliver tailored outputs for executives and investors, presenting findings in a structured, data-backed case that builds confidence in capital and operational decisions. |
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Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165