Enterprise Optimisation is a methodology for increasing the value of mining and mineral processing operations through better long-term planning decisions._x000D_
It involves a combination of ten mechanisms which deal with decisions at different stages of the value chain. A decision made at any point in the chain potentially affects the decision for all other points in the chain. The key, therefore, is to optimise them simultaneously. The Enterprise Optimisation approach can be shown to produce increases of five per cent to 35 per cent or more in net present value (NPV), even when several optimisation methods have already been applied. This paper steps through an example case study, illustrating the effect of each mechanism and how they can work together to develop greatly improved results. This example results in a series of counter-intuitive outcomes, which challenges conventional management practices and typical organisational objectives based on organisational silos._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:Whittle, G, 2010. Enterprise optimisation, in Proceedings Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES) 2010, pp 105-120 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).