Chilean copper miner Codelco’s Integrated Strategic Operations Center (CIO-E), whose second phase will be inaugurated during September at the Codelco Headquarters in Santiago, is part of a massive digital transformation process being carried out by the company. The main function of the CIO-E will be to increase the value of the corporate business, through the optimisation of production processes, as well as the management and control of high-impact strategic activities. Divisional best practices will be captured, standardised and transferred, with a medium and long-term corporate cross-sectional view as the main focus.
The CIO-E will be supported by an operational model of excellence, integrating with the Integrated Tactical Operation Centers (CIO-T) that are distributed in both the North District and the South Central District. The North District CIO-T is the Chuquicamata CIO located inside the Ministro Hales Division (10 km from Calama). From that place the operations of the open pit and underground mine are monitored and controlled – primary, secondary and tertiary crushing, in addition to the milling operations of the concentrator. There are two more CIO-Ts with similar functions in the South Central District – in Rancagua for the El Teniente operations and in Los Andes for the Andina operations.
The CIO-E will be managed by Vice Presidencies of Mining Resources Management and Development (VGRMD) and the of Technology and Automation of Business Processes (VTAP). The main function will be to generate opportunities for process optimisation and improvement for the business, in order to reach and have confidence in the technical limits of processes, and facilitate the finding, standardisation and transfer of best operational practices for Codelco.
The new CIO-E is characterised by its cooperative work philosophy of maximum fluidity, dynamism and flexibility. For this it will have accesses, corridors and spaces all with a direct view to the ‘videowall’ which will display strategic and key information associated with operations. These activities correspond to transversal support processes for remote maintenance, updating and consistency of operational systems, with an important focus on standardisation and automation of reportability systems. Corporate control and monitoring of strategic variables will become increasingly important for business success.
