QMASTOR to deploy Horizon™ APS software to OneSteel Whyalla Mines and Export
October 23, 2008
The directors of QMASTOR Limited (ASX:QML) are pleased to announce the signing of a contract with OneSteel Whyalla for the provision of QMASTOR’s Horizon™ Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system for their iron ore supply chain at Whyalla, South Australia. The agreement covers software design, installation and commissioning of QMASTOR’s Horizon™ APS with the majority of revenue to be received in the 08/09 financial year. Both parties expect to sign a support and maintenance contract for a period of 5 years in the coming months.
QMASTOR will supply OneSteel with a comprehensive scheduling system for export iron ore shipments, port inventory management, rail transportation, mine stockpile management and process plant production. Horizon™ APS is a new addition to QMASTOR’s product portfolio that has the following features:
• Single, integrated multi-user scheduling workbench
• Highly interactive, visual representation of schedule(s)
• Rapid, contextual access to relevant information
• Manual and automated (optimized) schedule generation & partial (re)generation
• Configurable, multi-criteria, KPI based schedule & scenario generation
• Maintainable representation of constraints, preferences and business rules
• Multi-user, scalable, secure, auditing, service oriented
• Seamless integration with Pit to Port.net
• Seamless integration with dependant external systems
Trent Bagnall, Managing Director of QMASTOR Limited stated “QMASTOR is delighted to extend our relationship with OneSteel Whyalla, beyond the recent successful Pit to Port and iFuse deployment, to assist with their ongoing supply chain improvement. We expect that the successful implementation of this project will provide QMASTOR with further opportunities to increase our customer base in the mining supply chain advanced planning and scheduling market.”
About QMASTOR Limited
QMASTOR Limited (ASX: QML) is a market leader in the provision of specialist management information systems and services to the global mining, port, power generation and other bulk commodity industries. QMASTOR has pioneered innovative solutions to empower clients to improve their operations and maximise profit through the efficient use of resources across the supply chain.
About OneSteel
OneSteel is Australia’s premier manufacturer of steel long products and a leading metals distribution company, with revenues in excess of $6 billion Australian dollars. OneSteel has more than 11,000 employees in over 200 locations across Australia and 13 offshore facilities. From minerals extraction through to metal recycling, OneSteel markets more than 40,000 products to over 30,000 customers.
About OneSteel Whyalla Mines and Export
OneSteel mines approximately 11 million BCM’s per annum of iron ore in the form of hematite (for direct shipment) and magnetite (for steelmaking) from current operating mines in the Middleback Ranges: Iron Knight, Iron Duchess, Iron Duke and Iron Magnet. The mines are located ~60 km from OneSteel’s Whyalla Steelworks. All of the ore is crushed and some of the ore is processed in an ore beneficiation plant. The export ore is transported to the Whyalla port via private railway and the domestic ore via slurry pipeline. Cape size vessels are loaded in the Spencer Gulf with iron ore via barges.
QMASTOR’s Horizon™ APS System
QMASTOR to deploy Horizon™ APS software to OneSteel Whyalla Mines and Export
October 23, 2008
The directors of QMASTOR Limited (ASX:QML) are pleased to announce the signing of a contract with OneSteel Whyalla for the provision of QMASTOR’s Horizon™ Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system for their iron ore supply chain at Whyalla, South Australia. The agreement covers software design, installation and commissioning of QMASTOR’s Horizon™ APS with the majority of revenue to be received in the 08/09 financial year. Both parties expect to sign a support and maintenance contract for a period of 5 years in the coming months.
QMASTOR will supply OneSteel with a comprehensive scheduling system for export iron ore shipments, port inventory management, rail transportation, mine stockpile management and process plant production. Horizon™ APS is a new addition to QMASTOR’s product portfolio that has the following features:
• Single, integrated multi-user scheduling workbench
• Highly interactive, visual representation of schedule(s)
• Rapid, contextual access to relevant information
• Manual and automated (optimized) schedule generation & partial (re)generation
• Configurable, multi-criteria, KPI based schedule & scenario generation
• Maintainable representation of constraints, preferences and business rules
• Multi-user, scalable, secure, auditing, service oriented
• Seamless integration with Pit to Port.net
• Seamless integration with dependant external systems
Trent Bagnall, Managing Director of QMASTOR Limited stated “QMASTOR is delighted to extend our relationship with OneSteel Whyalla, beyond the recent successful Pit to Port and iFuse deployment, to assist with their ongoing supply chain improvement. We expect that the successful implementation of this project will provide QMASTOR with further opportunities to increase our customer base in the mining supply chain advanced planning and scheduling market.”
About QMASTOR Limited
QMASTOR Limited (ASX: QML) is a market leader in the provision of specialist management information systems and services to the global mining, port, power generation and other bulk commodity industries. QMASTOR has pioneered innovative solutions to empower clients to improve their operations and maximise profit through the efficient use of resources across the supply chain.
About OneSteel
OneSteel is Australia’s premier manufacturer of steel long products and a leading metals distribution company, with revenues in excess of $6 billion Australian dollars. OneSteel has more than 11,000 employees in over 200 locations across Australia and 13 offshore facilities. From minerals extraction through to metal recycling, OneSteel markets more than 40,000 products to over 30,000 customers.
About OneSteel Whyalla Mines and Export
OneSteel mines approximately 11 million BCM’s per annum of iron ore in the form of hematite (for direct shipment) and magnetite (for steelmaking) from current operating mines in the Middleback Ranges: Iron Knight, Iron Duchess, Iron Duke and Iron Magnet. The mines are located ~60 km from OneSteel’s Whyalla Steelworks. All of the ore is crushed and some of the ore is processed in an ore beneficiation plant. The export ore is transported to the Whyalla port via private railway and the domestic ore via slurry pipeline. Cape size vessels are loaded in the Spencer Gulf with iron ore via barges.
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