groundHog - rapidBizApps

1 GroundHogManveetha Mopuru, Acccount ManagerChanakya Rachakonda, Product ManagerKrishna Kunam, CTOS atish Penmetsa, CEOPRODUCTION CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIONFOR UNDERGROUND MINESMINE BETTER WITH GROUNDHOGMINE BETTER WITH groundHog Better Means Lower operating costs More tons out of the ground Same or improved standards of safety Same or improved environmental complianceMINE BETTER groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | identifying and eliminating sources of inefficiency Misplaced equipment Inaccurate task allocations Incorrect or missing data capture Inaccurate or delayed

2 Communication Delayed decision-making & coordinationHOW DO WE MINE BETTER? groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | and eliminate sources of inefficiency by providing the right information to the right people at the right time via a Comprehensive, real-time, intuitive, and robust platformGROUNDHOG PHILOSOPHY groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | MINE PLANNING PROCESSTYPICAL MINE PLANNING PROCESSM anagement sets goals by year & quarter, driven by Market conditions Operational capabilities Long-term strategyGOAL SETTING groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | Management creates a metal plan Management communicates plan to all mines & processing facilitiesMETAL PLANNING groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | Based on the metal plan, each underground mine creates its own monthly plan Responsible Party.

3 Mine ManagerMONTHLY PLAN (UNDERGROUND) groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | Based on the monthly plan, each shift creates its own shift plans and detailed task allocations by operator, equipment, and heading. Responsible Parties: Operations Coordinator, Shift SupervisorSHIFT PLANS & TASK ALLOCATIONS groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | DAY IN THE LIFE WITHGROUNDHOGA DAY IN THE LIFE WITHGROUNDHOGGROUNDHOG PHILOSOPHY | REPRISEI dentify and eliminate sources of inefficiency by providing the right information to the right people at the right time via a Comprehensive, real-time, intuitive.

4 And robust platformgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | ROLLS INgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | BREWS A CUP OF COFFEE groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | REVIEWS SHIFT SCHEDULE AND MAKES UPDATES IF NECESSARY Use human judgment to override automated operator/equipment allocations as neededgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | SCHEDULE DISTRIBUTES DIGITALLY TO VARIOUS INTERFACESOPERATIONS CENTERLINE OUT ROOMSSUPERVISOR TABLETSOPERATOR/ EQUIPMENTTABLETSC omprehensive | Real-Time | Intuitive | RobustgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | VIEW SHIFT TASKS ON TV MONITORS IN LINE-OUT ROOMSA irport arrival/departures-style data presentation of.

5 Operator Equipment assigned Last known equipment location Next task locationgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | REACHES EQUIPMENT ANDAND LOGS INTO TABLET TO VERIFYSHIFT TASKS Tablet can be fixed to equipment (recommended) or handheld by operatorgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | PERFORMS MSHA-COMPLIANT INSPECTIONS ELECTRONICALLY Instant logging of OK, needs repair, and corrected items along with the ability to provide detailed comments for each out-of-spec item.

6 Time-stamp recording of each interaction for compliance purposesgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | IS ALERTED TO SAFETY ISSUES, AND CAN REVIEW/SIGN OFF ON INSPECTIONS Supervisor is instantly able to identify specific safety issues without requiring radio contact. Supervisor can query, review, and sign off on equipment and work place inspections as required by law and/or company by rapidBizApps | + | CAPTURES PRODUCTION DATA IN groundHog OPS SCREENS Intuitive interface developed in close coordination with mine operators makes data entry as simple as using your favorite smartphone by rapidBizApps | + | MONITORS PROGRESS IN (NEAR)

7 REAL-TIME Real-time updates when all devices are connected to wifi network. In case of limited network connectivity, supervisor can stay updated through peer-to-peer ad-hoc data by rapidBizApps | + | CAN UPDATE TASK ALLOCATIONS TO CATCH UP Updated tasks automatically pushed to operator/equipment tablet app. Operations Center can also update task allocations at any by rapidBizApps | + | ALWAYS HAS ACCESS TO LATEST MAPS & SHEETSQ uick access to: Mine maps Face maps Vent maps Cut sheets (Can add others if necessary) groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | ACTIVITY ALSO MONITORED BY OPERATIONS CENTER The Operations Center can perform all of the activities that the Supervisor can.

8 Operations Center vs. Supervisor roles vary by mine (HR-dependent) groundHog can be customized by rapidBizApps | + | MINE MANAGEMENT ALWAYS HAS UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON OPS groundHog can be customized to provide aggregated views of plans vs. actuals and KPIs as by rapidBizApps | + | EQUIPMENT SUPPORTGROUNDHOG EQUIPMENT SUPPORTBOLTERS groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | by rapidBizApps | + | by rapidBizApps | + | TRUCKS groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | TRUCKSSC73849groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | by rapidBizApps | + | RECORDED ON THE TABLET ISTRANSMITTED

9 SECURELY TO A CENTRAL DATABASE groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | ARE ABLE TO VIEW CURRENT AND HISTORICAL DASHBOARDS, AND ANALYZE REPORTSFROM THE MINING CYCLEGROUNDHOG COMPONENTSGROUNDHOG COMPONENTSOPERATOR APPgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | APPgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | APPgroundHog by rapidBizApps | + | APP (FOR LINE OUT ROOMS) groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | CENTER INTERFACE groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | INTERFACE groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIESGROUNDHOG ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIESSCHEDULER Basic scheduler to enter shift plans and allocate tasks to operators and equipment by by rapidBizApps | + | Integrated IoT-based mapping capabilities to help navigate operators and supervisors

10 Through the drift to specific headings and/or pieces of by rapidBizApps | + | INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION Each interface component of the groundHog system can be tailored to an individual mine s needs and operating LOGO groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | SUPPORTS AD-HOC PEER2 PEER NETWORKS (MACHINE2 MACHINE COMMUNICATION) groundHog TECHNOLOGIESGROUNDHOG TECHNOLOGIESGROUNDHOG COMPONENTS groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | ARCHITECTURE groundHog by rapidBizApps | + | MODE Ability to capture production data and equipment inspection details regardless of network connectivity Automatic sync when tablet reconnects to network Data is never lost+OnlineOff