scholarly journals A Study on Industrial IoT for the Mining Industry: Synthesized Architecture and Open Research Directions

IoT ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-550
Author(s):  
Abdullah Aziz ◽  
Olov Schelén ◽  
Ulf Bodin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Data Distribution ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Ventilation Monitoring ◽  
Industrial Iot ◽  
High Level

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has the potential to improve the production and business processes by enabling the extraction of valuable information from industrial processes. The mining industry, however, is rather traditional and somewhat slow to change due to infrastructural limitations in communication, data management, storage, and exchange of information. Most research efforts so far on applying IIoT in the mining industry focus on specific concerns such as ventilation monitoring, accident analysis, fleet and personnel management, tailing dam monitoring, and pre-alarm system while an overall IIoT architecture suitable for the general conditions in the mining industry is still missing. This article analyzes the current state of Information Technology in the mining sector and identifies a major challenge of vertical fragmentation due to the technological variety of various systems and devices offered by different vendors, preventing interoperability, data distribution, and the exchange of information securely between devices and systems. Based on guidelines and practices from the major IIoT standards, a high-level IIoT architecture suitable for the mining industry is then synthesized and presented, addressing the identified challenges and enabling smart mines by automation, interoperable systems, data distribution, and real-time visibility of the mining status. Remote controlling, data processing, and interoperability techniques of the architecture evolve all stages of mining from prospecting to reclamation. The adoption of such IIoT architecture in the mining industry offers safer mine site for workers, predictable mining operations, interoperable environment for both traditional and modern systems and devices, automation to reduce human intervention, and enables underground surveillance by converging operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT). Significant open research challenges and directions are also studied and identified in this paper, such as mobility management, scalability, virtualization at the IIoT edge, and digital twins.

scholarly journals Methodology of synchronization among strategy and operation. A standards-based modeling approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-119
Author(s):  
VICTOR EDWIN COLLAZOS ◽  
HELGA DUARTE AMAYA
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Modeling Approach ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Alignment Process ◽  
Level Design ◽  
High Level ◽  
Help Model

Enterprise Architecture (EA) has gained importance in recent years, mainly for its concept of “alignment” between the strategic and operational levels of organizations. Such alignment occurs when Information Technology (IT) is applied correctly and timely, working in synergy and harmony with strategy and the operation to achieve mutually their own goals and satisfy the organizational needs.Both the strategic and operational levels have standards that help model elements necessary to obtain desired results. In this sense, BMM and BPMN were selected because both have the support of OMG and they are fairly well known for modelling the strategic level and operational level, respectively. In addition, i* modeling goal can be used for reducing the gap between these two standards. This proposal may help both the high-level design of the information system and to the appropriate identification of the business processes that will support it.This paper presents a methodology for aligning strategy and the operation based on standards and heuristics. We have made a classification for elements of the models and, for some specific cases, an extension of the heuristics associated between them. This allows us to propose methodology, which uses above-mentioned standards and combines mappings, transformations and actions to be considered in the alignment process.

scholarly journals IT-CONSULTING IS THE FUNDAMENTAL FACTOR OF IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Гузалия Клычова ◽  
Guzaliya Klychova ◽  
Альфия Юсупова ◽  
Al'fiya Yusupova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
It Services ◽  
Software Adaptation ◽  
Fundamental Factor ◽  
Consulting Services ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
High Level

IT-consulting is a kind of outsourcing services, which are characterized by the provision of advisory assistance in the field of information technology. IT-enterprises are consulting for IT-consulting, which are planning to take the business to a higher level. Despite the fact that the IT-consulting market is characterized by a high level of competition, not all firms that provide IT-services have a high organization of internal business processes. An urgent issue requiring research is the search for ways to improve the efficiency of IT-consulting firms. Currently, the agro-industrial complex, like any other sphere of business, does not do without information technology. Software solutions for automation of agrarian enterprises are characterized by features that are determined by the specifics of agricultural production processes. For agriculture, IT-solutions are needed, developed for certain segments - plant growing, livestock, processing, production, etc. In order to increase the efficiency of agribusiness, in terms of reducing operating costs and production costs, the most promising direction is the application of management systems and optimization of production processes. In view of the fact that in agricultural enterprises there are often no specialists with the necessary skills for setting up and maintaining already established software solutions, there is a need to consult IT-consulting services. The functions of IT-consulting are as follows: - selection of software for solving specific problems of the agricultural enterprise; - training in working with special software;- adaptation of agricultural software to the needs of the enterprise. The work of the consultants of IT consulting companies should be to find the most suitable software solution and inform the company’s management of the importance of using complex products in production, the advantages of automation of management processes, and also to train qualified personnel and

Features of adaptive reactions of workers employed in the underground works of mining operations

2020 ◽  
pp. 751-752
Author(s):  
N. P. Setko ◽  
T. V. Gorohova ◽  
E. B. Beylina
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Occupational Risk ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Cardiovascular Systems ◽  
High Level ◽  
Adaptive Reactions ◽  
Very High

It was found that 82.1% of workers engaged in underground work in the mining industry with a high and very high level of individual occupational risk, marked deterioration in the functioning of the Central, autonomic nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Digital Transformation: a Prerequisite and Foundation for Sustainable Development of Mining Operations

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
M.V. Rylnikova ◽  
K.I. Strukov ◽  
D.N. Radchenko ◽  
E.N. Esina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Mineral Deposits ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Mining Companies

The paper analyzes the development trends in digital transformation of mining operations, which involves introduction of digital technologies into various business processes with mining companies. The main stages in transition to the new technological modes in mining of mineral deposits using intelligent systems and digital technologies are identified with due account for the specific features of the mining industry. The main ways of methodological support for the ESG rating of mining companies are proposed. It is shown that in the development of scientific and methodological foundations of sustainable development of mining operations it is important to justify the design principles for information technologies to work with Big Data to solve issues concerned with designing, operation, conservation and closure of mining operations..

scholarly journals AUTOMATION OF BUSINESS PROCESSES AS A MECHANISM TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF A HOTEL ENTERPRISE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Tereshchuk ◽  
Lyudmyla Tranchenko
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Automation Systems ◽  
Marketing Tool ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The peculiarities of regulation of hotel business with the help of information technologies are covered in the work. The urgency of the problem is confirmed by the fact that the existing methods of assessing the use of automated management systems of hotel enterprises and the specifics of individual software products increase the competitiveness of modern hotel enterprises. The main purpose of this study is to identify trends and concepts of hotel services, characterized by a high level of competition, a variety of services provided and increasing the level of service. The implementation of this task involves the analysis and forecasting of the development of the automation process taking into account the socio-economic situation of the countries. Today, hotel companies against the background of a fierce struggle for each guest are forced to improve actively, using a variety of internal organizational and technological innovations as the most effective mechanisms to increase competitiveness. The article examines the impact of information technology on hotel management, as it is directly related to improving the efficiency of both the individual manager and the hotel, as well as the impact on competitiveness in today's market. The article analyzes the use of computer networks, the Internet and Internet technologies, software products for end-to-end automation of all business processes of the hotel, which today are not just a matter of leadership and competitive advantage, but also survival in the market. Today, a significant number of Ukrainian hotel businesses are actively implementing automation systems that fully meet modern requirements. The main advantage of using ACS is the integration with such global booking systems as Amadeus, Galileo, Saber and Worldspan. The competitive advantage of enterprises in the hospitality industry largely depends on the active use of innovations in information technology, which in turn is a strong marketing tool that allows you to manage consumer loyalty to the guest.

scholarly journals A GIS Software Module for Environmental Impact Assessment of the Open Pit Mining Projects for Small Mining Operators in Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6971
Author(s):  
Mikhail Zarubin ◽  
Larissa Statsenko ◽  
Pavel Spiridonov ◽  
Venera Zarubina ◽  
Noune Melkoumian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Software Module ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Gis Software

This research article presents a software module for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of open pit mines. The EIA software module has been developed based on the comprehensive examination of both country-specific (namely, Kazakhstan) and current international regulatory frameworks, legislation and EIA methodologies. EIA frameworks and methods have been critically evaluated, and mathematical models have been developed and implemented in the GIS software module ‘3D Quarry’. The proposed methodology and software module allows for optimised EIA calculations of open pit mines, aiming to minimise the negative impacts on the environment. The study presents an original methodology laid out as a basis for a software module for environmental impact assessment on atmosphere, water basins, soil and subsoil, tailored to the context of mining operations in Kazakhstan. The proposed software module offers an alternative to commercial off-the-shelf software packages currently used in the mining industry and is suitable for small mining operators in post-Soviet countries. It is anticipated that applications of the proposed software module will enable the transition to sustainable development in the Kazakh mining industry.

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