Technology company idoba has unveiled its latest software innovation, idoba.plan; an AI-powered production planning and optimisation software that has been specifically designed for the mining and minerals processing industry. This cutting-edge tool aims to streamline operations and optimise production strategies throughout the value chain – from run-of-mine (ROM) to market.
Product Manager Liam Hussey said: “We set out to develop a new production planning tool that’s easy to use and could provide highly accurate performance predictions for production planners with incredibly complex production environments.”
The software is adept at managing various planning horizons and commodities, equipping production planners to optimise production across multiple sites through-out their entire value chain.
A cited standout feature of idoba.plan is the user-friendly interface that enables production planners to effortlessly build their value chain using a drag-and-drop editor and pre-configured unit operations.
Getting started with idoba.plan is swift. Users can build their value chain within hours and optimise integrated production plans within days, without the need for specialist external consults or long-onboarding, and software training.
At the forefront of technology, idoba has employed a unique class of metaheuristic optimisers that set idoba.plan apart from conventional production planning tools.
Nicolas Small PhD, Head of Data Science & Modelling at idoba explains: “Unlike traditional Linear and Mixed Integer Linear Programming optimisers which require optimisation problems to be expressed in linear equations, idoba.plan accommodates non-linear relationships, allowing for a more accurate representation of key value drivers such as recovery, grade, and throughput.”
This flexibility enables the use of advanced models, including machine learning, to produce accurate performance predictions for highly complex mineral processing environments.
idoba.plan effectively navigates the complexities inherent in integrated production planning by generating optimised plans that respect constraints and yield improved production results. The use of powerful machine learning models enhances prediction accuracy during the optimisation process, meaning every scenario explored is a more realistic representation of how your operations will perform.
Key features of idoba.plan
- Maximise production: Users can explore, validate, and refine operating strategies across the entire value chain.
- Align strategies across the value chain: Quickly run and compare multiple scenarios to evaluate alternative strategies, understand the trade-offs and deliver optimised production plans.
- Manage complex relationships & constraints: The use of AI-powered optimisation respects the complex, non-linear relationships and constraints inherit in minerals processing industry.
- Data visualisation and reporting: Users can view actionable insights through interactive dashboards, charts, and reports.
The intuitive cloud-based production planning software idoba.plan is now available with an annual subscription which offers access to all the new features and future releases.
