Business Context
The sheer size and scale of Fortescue’s operations require ingenious solutions to manage time, cost and quality standards in the production of iron ore supplied around the world. Fortescue first embraced a centralised, digital project model to orchestrate a port expansion in 2011, which was the catalyst for a company-wide evolution towards digital integration.
This has since led to the improved execution of multiple iron ore mining projects, including the major Solomon and Iron Bridge operations. By using dad, Fortescue are able to create a single, master data source with a platform accessible to all personnel involved on a project for the electrical, control and communication systems.
Best Practice Integration
By using dad, Fortescue have pioneered the evolution from a traditional, document, drawing based way of working to a modern, unified, software-based system. This has reduced errors, omissions and duplication while improving collaboration between departments and teams, eliminating silos.
This has enabled Fortescue to make advances on quality and speed in delivering projects as they take a consultative-led approach. To support implementation, Fortescue has utilised a dad to ensure optimal performance of this modern way of operating.
