金属和矿业

A large integrated metals player digitally transforms to put customers first. BCG worked with an industrial metal client to develop a seamless value chain that used digital and advanced analytics to manage complexity and minimize uncertainty in its services processes. The transformation set the stage for a 10-point improvement in service levels, a rise in EBITDA of 2 to 4 points, and reductions in inventory levels of four to ten days.

A multinational mining company deploys digital to sharpen its competitive edge. BCG helped the client transform its technology organization to deliver digital capabilities, launch digital initiatives spanning the value chain, and devise future digital initiatives to be achieved at lower cost. This positioned the company to boost productivity, improve customer service, decrease costs, and enhance safety.

A diversified mine operator reinvents its marketing and sales strategy. With BCG’s help, the client revamped its entire approach to marketing and sales by developing local sales forces for products in nonliquid markets where the company had a smaller market share, while also building a commodity-trading business for products that had reached full liquidity in the market. The estimated bottom-line impact was more than $1 billion in annual pretax benefit.

A sprawling mining operation integrates remote mining operations. A bulk commodity producer with a complex supply chain consolidated its operations’ monitoring and controls into a central hub by drawing on key elements of BCG’s MOST approach. Results included real-time visibility into where, when, and how supply chain bottleneck shifts occurred—which, in turn, enabled managers to launch improvement efforts that delivered productivity gains and cost savings.

A global mining company makes sure its megaproject investments pay off. The client asked BCG to help optimize its capital spending with a view toward spurring aggressive growth. Through our LESS capital expense framework, we diagnosed shortcomings, prioritized fixes, and integrated knowledge from employees, contractors, and suppliers. Results included a 35% reduction in capital intensity, representing a significant boost in revenues compared with the capital spending involved, and a projected increase in capacity of 100% over ten years.

A major steelmaker transforms to supercharge its earnings. BCG helped the client revive margins damaged by overcapacity and correct a siloed corporate culture. We launched a comprehensive transformation program that included improvement projects for mill production, sales, service efficiency, purchasing, and administration. The work resulted in €2 billion in increases of identified potential earnings, €540 million in top-line improvements, and €1.5 billion in cost efficiencies.

Teck Resources Limited uses data science to optimize operations and transform the entire business. BCG worked with the mining company to harness key insights from its wealth of operational data using machine learning—a program called RACE21—to improve processing efficiency. The program has not only allowed Teck to reduce costs but also to minimize the company’s impact on the environment. Read the full story in Wired.