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Mining

Make mining operations more agile and transparent – from the pit to the customer – with intelligent mining solutions from SAP.

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Miners must drive profits and sustainable shared social outcomes

By 2025, mining companies will deliver resources responsibly by increasing productivity through automation; operating in a predictable, sustainable, and agile way; and collaborating deeply with customers, suppliers, and communities.


Commodity Supply Chain Management

  • Customer Engagement
  • Long-Term Business Planning
  • Non-Bulk Transportation Management
  • Sales, Purchase, and Shipment of Commodities

Mine Operations

  • Asset Operations and Maintenance
  • Intelligent Asset Management
  • Mining and Processing
  • Project and Portfolio Management
  • Warehouse Management

Operational Risk and Compliance Management

  • Environment, Health, and Safety
  • Products Compliance
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Prepare to win in a digital world where technology is transforming mining

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The mining industry is experiencing dramatic change as it enters the Digital Age. Learn how you can take charge of your digital transformation to deliver new business models and processes that provide new levels of operational excellence and sustainable competitive differentiation.

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Deepen your relationship with suppliers and customers with Industry 4.0

Deliver an entirely new platform to give your customers and business more value. Explore how the next evolution of Industry 4.0 provides an opportunity to restructure product development to redefine manufacturing processes and embed digital technology into your products.

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10%

increase in return on assets.

SAP S/4HANA white paper

11%

reduction in inventory for maintenance, repair, and operations.

SAP S/4HANA white paper

16%

reduction in unplanned downtime.

SAP S/4HANA white paper

SAP Road Map for Mining

Explore our mining road map to learn about current industry solutions, planned innovations, and future direction.


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Current release highlights

  • Full commodity pricing software with integrated financial commodity risk management
  • Cloud-based intelligent asset management solutions from SAP
  • Data capture and up-to-date dashboard for key performance indicators for incidents
  • Integrated HR and business partner information
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Upcoming innovations

  • Blockchain-based ocean shipping in international trade to support multiparty collaboration
  • Integrated business planning for maintenance, repair, and operations
  • Early collaboration with suppliers to better understand delivery times 
  • Machine-learning capabilities to forecast emissions more accurately
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Future plans

  • Enable multi-enterprise and united sales and operations planning
  • Foster demand-side collaboration across the business
  • Provide asset management solutions that balance operating and capital expenditures
  • Blend machine learning and predictive analytics into incident and compliance management

Find mining software tailored to your needs

Forge a vision for a different kind of data-driven business by adopting technologies for Big Data, mobility, autonomy, geo sensing, analytics, and 3D printing.
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SAP S/4HANA and SAP Integrated Business Planning in use for managing mining operations

SAP S/4HANA in use for managing mining operations

SAP Integrated Business Planning in use for managing mining operations

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SAP S/4HANA

Optimise and grow your mining business in this networked world with SAP S/4HANA, our next-generation business suite. Adopt global industry best practices, while attaining operational excellence across finance, sales, and the supply chain, with a personalised user experience.

SAP Integrated Business Planning

Respond to new market expectations and meet future demand profitably with real-time supply chain planning capabilities. Take advantage of powerful supply-chain analytics, what-if simulations, alerts, and more – in the cloud.

Transform your business faster with help from SAP Digital Business Services

Jump-start your SAP solutions and drive ROI by collaborating with industry experts, consultants, and support engineers to receive guidance, prescriptive best practices, and expertise – no matter where you are on your journey.
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Realise your business goals by simplifying and accelerating your digital transformation

In an era focused on continuous innovation and anticipating customer needs, it can be hard to turn your vision into reality. This is where SAP Digital Business Services can help. We’re part of SAP, so we know SAP software better than anyone else. With over 40 years of experience, we can help you reach your business transformation goals, and everything in between.

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Transform your business with unparalleled service support enterprise-wide

SAP Digital Business Services connects business and IT to help you close the gap between your digital transformation strategy and execution. From designing and value discovery to accelerated innovation to productive usage for tangible business results, you can evolve your business by breaking new ground with a trusted adviser that knows SAP software best.

What are analysts and experts saying about SAP?

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Making digital transformation a reality for mining with SAP

Working with vendors, such as SAP, that specifically design for the mining sector, and take a proactive approach to improving their solutions on an ongoing basis, is a critically important part of being able to transform. 

See how customers are succeeding with SAP

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Future-proofing business operations with SAP

See how Geographe is using real-time data analytics to predict customer demand and optimise production to meet customer needs.  

Finding the right talent quickly and efficiently

Learn how Kinross streamlined and simplified its talent management process by using real-time data for better, faster decisions.

Empowering employees with SAP S/4HANA

Find out how Alacer Gold Corporation is mobilizing its workforce to enable better decision-making in an innovative environment.

Take your business to the next level through digital transformation

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Gain insights into the future of mining

How and where are investments in technology, productivity, and exploration being made? How ready is the mining industry to become more agile? 

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Shape the future of energy and natural resources with the IoT

Energy and natural resources companies are now able to do a lot more with the IoT – thanks to cost-effective cloud and machine learning technologies. Watch the video, and then download the IDC whitepaper for more information.

Get the latest news and trends from experts

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Ruediger Schroedter
Solution Management, Mining Industry
SAP

Digital innovation drives new business models in mining

Learn how digitisation is playing an increasingly critical role in mining. Smart products are revolutionising how mining firms think about business models.

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Samir Damag
Solution Management, Mining and Metals Industry
SAP

The growth of the digital mine

Explore the rapid changes that are taking place in the mining industry, as companies assess how to use new technology and embrace digital transformation.

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Juergen Jakowski
‎Head of SAP Enterprise Architecture Explorer
SAP

How to execute your IoT strategy

Explore the characteristics of an enterprise strategy for the Internet of Things (IoT), including parameters, methods, and approaches.

Communities and Events

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International SAP Conference for Mining and Metals

Attend the fourth International SAP Conference for Mining and Metals in Prague, October 16-18, 2018. This three-day conference, co-located with three other industry events, will bring together over 250 business and IT professionals from across the full SAP mining and metals ecosystem.

Manage your mining business enterprise-wide

Explore our comprehensive solutions for all business processes across all industries to find the solutions you need to build a connected business.
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Human Resources

Simplify HR processes and engage your workforce to drive better business results, empower your workforce, and develop your talent.

Finance

Bring together financial processes with automated, real-time analytics, and translate them into forward-looking business insight across the entire organisation.

Procurement and Networks

Streamline procurement processes across your organisation, driving compliance and control while cutting costs and risks.

Analytics

Take advantage of in-depth data analysis, predictions, and processing of complex events, and combine data from a variety of sources into one, integrated platform.

Cloud and Data Platforms

Leverage business applications that use the latest technology advancements – including the SAP HANA platform, cloud, mobile, and more.

Internet of Things (IoT)

Deploy high-velocity, intelligent edge IoT applications using business and technology services.

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