With innovative management, Ansteel Mining Industry Company, is building a "smart mine" to improve lean iron ore competitiveness and achieve the goal of supporting the sustainability of the iron and steel industry. The company has initiated the value chain analysis-based strategic cost management mode to control the cost of iron ore. The Ansteel Mining Industry Company officially adopted SAP's management system on November 1, 2011. SAP's information management platform has already helped the company achieve data sharing among four cities and eight mines. Meanwhile SAP's smart dispatching system has helped the Ansteel Mining Industry Company improve transportation efficiency by 10 percent. (Original in Chinese)
Source: China Science Daily (China) | 10.09.2014
