The document outlines a framework for aligning operational tactics across mining sites, including: 1) Standard operating practices that apply across all sites and require approval to change. 2) Site-specific operating philosophies that are regularly updated based on constraints and approved by site GMs. 3) A process for managing day-to-day deviations from medium-term constraints through tactics changed at daily meetings. The framework is meant to align site operations with supply chain tactics, provide guidance when priorities conflict, enable development of performance metrics, and focus GMs on key metrics.

1. Site Level Operational Alignment
2. Operating Model
• Standard operating practices across all sites
• Not regularly changed
• Requires multi-site Working Group approval
to change
• Examples may include:
⁻ End of shift park-up
⁻ Refuelling strategy
⁻ Standard Org Structure
3. Site and Area Operating Philosophy
• Operational tactics specific to each site and
area form the Operating Philosophy
• Includes tactics from Pit Developent through
to TLO
• Regularly updated based on site constraint
which is determined using a Site Constraint
Tool
• Changes to tactics approved by site GM
• Ideally built into the Monthly Planning
process
• Supply Chain Operations tactics are an input
• Captured on a one-page visual and
communicated to all operational employees
4. Deviation Management
• On a day-to-day basis, the site constraint
can deviate from the medium term
constraint
• This is referred to as a deviation
• Some tactics can be changed on a day-to-
day basis to account for deviations
• This is managed at a Daily Site Level
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Benefits
• Aligns Site Operations with Supply Chain tactics
• Provides framework for operational decision makers when conflicting
priorities are encountered (i.e. between Pit and Plant Controllers)
• Enables the development of a site wide Value Driver Tree and associated
KPIs
• Focuses Site GM on the operational KPIs that are most important (instead
of trying to manage all of them)
1. Operations Strategy
• The operational component of the Site
Strategic Plan
• Normally developed annually in
combination with site budget process
• Incorporates the Annual Supply Chain
targets
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Site Level Operational Alignment
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