Kernow Mining Optimisation (KMO)- Fleet

矿山是价格接受者，因此它们只能通过降低成本来改善财务业绩。通常，大约40%的成本来自采矿（而不是加工），其中50% - 60%是与运输材料相关的成本，通常是用卡车。主要设备供应商提供了车队管理系统，但它们*只适用于该供应商的设备，导致供应商锁定；*很贵；*安装和使用需要技术技能；而且需要整个矿井的无线通信，这对地下矿井来说尤其昂贵。KMO-Fleet克服了这些缺点，特别是针对较小的操作。作为ICURe项目的衍生产品，这将是我们提供的第一个服务。我们期望在地面和地下矿山的操作环境中实现TRL7，并进行完整的系统原型演示。这将为我们提供有意义的反馈系统和有效性证据，以迅速将创新推向市场。它还将为我们提供在一个人人都希望“成为第一名成为第二名”的行业中销售所必需的参考网站。

Mines are price takers so they can only improve their financial performance by lowering their costs. Typically, about 40% of the costs comes from mining (as opposed to processing), and of that, 50% - 60% is the cost associated with moving material, usually by truck. There are fleet management systems available from the major equipment vendors but they* only work with equipment from that vendor, leading to vendor lock-in;* are expensive;* require technical skills to install and use; and* require wireless communications across the mine -- particularly expensive for underground mines.KMO-Fleet overcomes these disadvantages, targeted particularly at smaller operations.As a spin out formed from the ICURe programme this will be our first service offering.We expect to achieve TRL7 having a full system prototype demonstration in the operational environment of surface and underground mines. That will give us meaningful feedback systems and evidence of efficacy to quickly take the innovation to market. It will also give us the reference sites that are essential to selling in an industry where everyone wants "to be first to be second".