$100M+ savings modelled for a global iron ore miner.
Full-value-chain modelling that still gets referenced in their capital allocation review.
THE ENGAGEMENT, IN THREE PHASES
Eighteen months. One defensible number.
The shape of the work, as it unfolded.
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.
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.
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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