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Process for Defining Architecture in an Integrated Mining Enterprise, 2020
6 October 2010
 
Dan Miklovic   Bruce Robertson  

Mining enterprises have begun to seriously invest in defining an enterprise architecture for integrating their traditional business and operations-centric IT solutions. They are struggling to understand how to best accomplish this, and there are no accepted industry standards in place.





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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • 1.0 Why Mining Needs to Expand Its Adoption of the Discipline of EA
    • 2.0 Understanding EA: Concept and Plan
    • 3.0 Mining Industry Background
    • 4.0 Lessons From Other Industries
    • 5.0 State of Integration and Architecture Today in Mining
      • 5.1 ERP-Centric Models
      • 5.2 Geotechnical- and Mining-Operations-Centric Models
      • 5.3 Hybrids
      • 5.4 Standards/Consortia-Based Models
      • 5.5 Cross-Industry
      • 5.6 Mining-Industry-Specific
    • 6.0 Architectural Model Development
      • 6.1 Impact of Future Trends/Technology
      • 6.2 Extra Enterprise Requirements
      • 6.3 Creating an Architectural Model
    • 7.0 Appendix 1: Historical Background on Standardization Initiatives in Other Industries
    • 8.0 Appendix 2: Detail Examination of the Drivers for Integration
    • 9.0 Appendix 3: ERP Vendor-Centric Model Examples
    • 10.0 Appendix 4: Geotechnical/Operational-Vendor Centric Model Examples
    • 11.0 Appendix 5:Hybrid Vendor-Centric Model Examples
    • 12.0 Appendix 6: Other Mining Industry Models
    • 13.0 Bottom Line
      • 13.1 Methodology (How This Report Was Created)
  • Recommended Reading
Figures
Figure 1.
Open Group Exploration and Mining Business Reference Model
Figure 2.
Business Function Based Model
Figure 3.
Functional EA — Business Relationship Model
Figure 4.
IBM's Architectural Model
Figure 5.
Microsoft Eclipse Mining Architectural Model
Figure 6.
Oracle's Architectural Model
Figure 7.
SAP for Mining Architectural Model
Figure 8.
Gemcom's Architectural Model
Figure 9.
Invisys Operations Management Architecture Mine of the Future
Figure 10.
Qmastor Limited Mining Supply Chain Management System
Figure 11.
Runge's Overview of Mine Information Systems
Figure 12.
Accenture's High Performance Mining Model
Figure 13.
CSC Function Reference Model for Mining
Figure 14.
Mincom Mining Reference Architecture Model
Figure 15.
Runge's Architectural Model
Figure 16.
IREDES Architectural Model




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