SAP for Mining solutions support the entire production process. The solution set enables:

• Mine planning – Using third-party systems, you can develop plans that contain information about blocks to be mined, expected ore grades, and optimal mining sequence. You can use the results of this planning process (tonnages and grades) in production planning.
• Production planning – With SAP for Mining, you can define production targets based on input from the mine plan, taking capacity and material constraints into consideration.
• Production execution and control – Following production planning, SAP for Mining enables you to capture the actual production (tonnages and grade), as well as costs, in production orders. You can also integrate the production order with data historians and real-time systems.
• Quality assurance – With SAP for Mining, you can manage and assure product quality while monitoring and documenting compliance with quality standards for subsequent audits. SAP solutions enable you to track product quality throughout the entire production process and along the supply chain.

Operations management is enabled with SAP applications such as SAP ERP and SAP Supply Chain Management. To find out how these applications can help you improve your operations management, please complete the "Contact SAP" form and request information about enterprise resource planning or supply chain management.