Mining and metals manufacturing

Effectively managing market changes while reducing costs

Fluctuating supply and demand, rising costs, reduced margins, increased government regulation and market diversification are just some of the many challenges mining and metals manufacturers must address to remain competitive. Although commodity prices have significantly increased, supply has not caught up. Finding new reserves and then bringing them to market has become imperative across the industry. Supply is predicted to be the industry's biggest challenge over the next five years.

To help cut costs, executives are focused on areas such as procurement, supply chain management and technological innovation, including the move to cloud adoption. In fact, a large number of CIOs have said that cloud adoption is a main priority between 2011 and 2015.

CGI works with mining and metals manufacturers to provide the technological expertise and solutions they need to effectively respond to these challenges. Amidst ever changing market conditions, our experts are helping them to improve the performance of their operations, reduce costs and generate profitable growth.

Mining and metals manufacturing services and solutions

CGI delivers end-to-end services and solutions to the mining and metals manufacturing sector, including the following:

  • Supply chain management
  • Enterprise resource planning
  • Product lifecycle management
  • Advanced planning and scheduling
  • Plant maintenance
  • Manufacturing execution systems
  • Laboratory information management systems
  • Intelligent transport management systems
  • Production automation

Our services and solutions generate the results our clients expect, enabling them to better compete and win. Among the benefits we provide are the following:

  • Technological innovation, including the adoption of cloud technologies, and IT cost reductions
  • Less complex and more efficient manufacturing processes and systems
  • Increased production
  • Faster time to market
  • Faster and more effective response to changing market conditions
  • Reduced overall costs

Mining and metal manufacturing expertise and experience

Over the past 30 years, CGI has worked with the largest mining and metal companies in the world, acquiring an in-depth understanding of the overall industry and our clients' unique needs, as well as extensive experience in solving their business challenges.

We have three centers of excellence devoted exclusively to this sector and backed by a global manufacturing consulting practice made up of 1,300+ professionals. Our professionals deliver a full range of services, from consulting to solutions implementation to systems integration and outsourcing. They also stay on top of industry trends by, for example, serving on the board of MESA International and publishing our annual Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Product Survey, which tracks MES trends based on 65 suppliers across the globe.