- Fleet Mix Changes
- Fleet Dedication
- Terminal Demand Changes
- Terminal Operating Guidelines
- Load Point Upgrades
- Track Network Upgrades
- Terminal Upgrades
| Planning Considerations | Haulage Providers | Track Owners | Coordinators | Integrated Producers | Terminal Operators | Primary Producers |
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| Ordering vessels for cargo assembly terminals | ||||||
| Ordering to dedicated stockpile terminals | ||||||
| Product availability at load points | ||||||
| Fulfilment profile for orders |
| Loop capacity | ||||||
| Load and recharge durations | ||||||
| Loading activities |
| Fleet composition | ||||||
| Fleet availability | ||||||
| Fleet dedication | ||||||
| Reprovisioning |
| Load point | ||||||
| Track | ||||||
| Dump station | ||||||
| Conveyor | ||||||
| Available pathing | ||||||
| Stacker | ||||||
| Pad | ||||||
| Reclaimer | ||||||
| Ship loader | ||||||
| Rail consist |
| Rail consist | ||||||
| Floating track |
| Detailed journeys for rail consists | ||||||
| Assignment of cycles to rail consists |
| Route knowledge | ||||||
| Depot locations | ||||||
| Barracks locations | ||||||
| Sign on patterns | ||||||
| Barracks crew utilisation |
| Dump slot timings | ||||||
| Dumping and stacking activities | ||||||
| Assignment of cargos to pads | ||||||
| Reclaiming and ship loading activities | ||||||
| Ship berthing sequence | ||||||
| Cargo build windows |
RACE Case Studies
Optimising Crew Schedules to Improve Operational Efficiency
Modernising rail operations with a real-time Train Management System
Efficiently allocate crew to depots and undertake strategic studies
Using RACE to operate one of the world’s largest interconnected coal rail networks
Exploiting Hidden Capacity and Other Efficiencies Through Optimal Bulk Rail Logistics Planning
Determining Optimal Production Capacity by Modelling the Greater Coal Network
Maximising crew utilisation using optimisation in rail haulage operations
Maximising coal velocity through complex mining value chains
Optimising one of the world’s most complex coal supply chains
Mining supply chain optimisation with Gurobi
Increased profitability and throughput for rail based supply chains
Maximising profitability by using optimisation based decision support