$100M+ savings modelled for a global iron ore miner.
Full-value-chain modelling that still gets referenced in their capital allocation review.
Savings identified
Consultants directed
Engagement duration
Board-ready report
THE ENGAGEMENT, IN THREE PHASES
Eighteen months. One defensible number.
The shape of the work, as it unfolded.
Stage 01
What was on fire
Load-and-haul and maintenance functions showed unexplained backlog drivers eating operational budget. The exec needed a defensible number before committing to the next capital deployment cycle — and nobody internally could get past heat maps to causality.
Stage 02
What I did
Led the analytics stream. Built a full-value-chain model from extraction to rail to port — first time the client could trace a dollar through their operation end to end. Identified the major cost pools and sequenced remediation by ROI. Translated the findings into a board-grade narrative that survived the executive committee.
Stage 03
What shipped
A defensible $100M+ savings opportunity, signed off by executive and actioned into their capital allocation review. The model itself is still referenced today — not a slide deck, a living operating artefact.
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