Mining 4.0 - Mining In The Industry 4.0

Learn about how the Mining Industry is being transformed in Industry 4.0

What you'll learn
Explore what the Mining Industry is and its importance
Discover Key Insights about the Mining Industry to understand the vital role it plays
Discover the Challenges in the Mining Industry
Explore the Opportunities for Innovation in the Mining Industry
Discover what Industry 4.0 and the Industry 4.0 Environment is
Explore what Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are, their characteristics, their benefits and their drawbacks are
Explore the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Mining Industry
Requirements
Passion to learn about the future trends in business and technology
Curiosity to learn about the future trends of the Mining Industry
Description
Did you know that the world economy and humanity is at the verge of one of the most transformational periods in history of mankind?Have you heard about the 'Industrial Revolutions'; which from time to time transformed the course of humanity? The first industrial revolution was powered by mechanization, water power and steam power. The second industrial revolution was powered by the mass production of products such as the famous Henry Ford's Model-T car, assembly lines and electricity. The third industrial revolution was powered by computerization and automation. Now, the fourth industrial revolution, known as 'Industry 4.0 (4IR)' will be powered by Cyber Physical Systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics is set to unleash the next wave of disruption at an unprecedented scale and force!Governments and the Public Sector all around the world have build up a reputation of lacking transparency, lacking accountability, very high levels of bureaucracy and in general for being extremely inefficient! How is Industry 4.0 going to change and disrupt the game?––––––––––––––––––––––––A course with a simple and comprehensive beginner's guide to 'Mining 4.0 - The Mining Industry in Industry 4.0'!––––––––––––––––––––––––In this course, there are TEN sections which cover over 50 lectures worth over 4 hours of content;Section 1 - Introduction to the Mining Industry - Discover what the Mining Industry is and the vital role it plays in shaping Society.Section 2 - The Key Insights in the Mining Industry - Explore the key insights about the Mining Industry such as the Supply Chain Agility, Future of Work, Increasing Demand of Rare Earth Elements (REE), etc.Section 3 - Introduction to Challenges of the Mining Sector - Explore the challenges faced by the Mining Industry such as volatility of the  commodity market, access to energy, health and safety regulations, sustainability concerns, access to venture capital and the geopolitics of mining.Section 4 - Opportunities for Innovation in the Mining Industry - Discover the opportunities for innovation in the Mining Industry including Improving and Optimizing Business Operations, Improving Health and Safety of Mining, Sustainability and Eco-Friendly, Supply Chain Agility and Better Access to Energy.Section 5 - Introduction to Industry 4.0 - Discover what Industry 4.0 is, what the Industry 4.0 Environment is and the different kinds of Internets such as the Internet-of-Things (IoT), Industrial-Internet-of-Things (IIoT), Internet-of-Services (IoS) and the Internet-of-Everything (IoE)Section 6 - Introduction to Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) - Discover what Industry 4.0 is, what the Industry 4.0 Environment is and the different kinds of Internets such as the Internet-of-Things (IoT), Industrial-Internet-of-Things (IIoT), Internet-of-Services (IoS) and the Internet-of-Everything (IoE).Section 7 - The Impact of Industry 4.0 on Mining Industry - Discover how Industry 4.0 is impacting and transforming the Mining Industry including Total Visibility of the Value Chain, Applications of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR), Proactive Maintenance of Resources, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) and Remote Monitoring of Resources.Section 8 - Innovative Startups and Businesses of the Mining Industry - Discover Innovative Startups and Businesses in the Mining Industry. Section 9 - The Barriers to Implementing Industry 4.0 - Discover about the barriers of implementing Industry 4.0 including the high cost of implementation, lack of skilled staff, privacy issues and concerns.Section 10 - The Drivers of Implementing Industry 4.0 - Discover about the Barriers of Implementing Industry 4.0 including Faster Time to Market, Challenges in matching the Supply and Demand, Better Customer Experience (CX),  Increasing efficiency and productivity in business processes and Demand for Better Quality.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-Jump right in to learn and discover about all of the amazing and transformative content on Mining 4.0 - The Mining Industry in Industry 4.0 and be updated with latest trends in the world of tech and business! Be a part of Industry 4.0!––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-About the Author: Hi, I'm Deshan and I'm a Digital Transformation Consultant. I have a M.Sc. in Technology Management (Distinction) from the Staffordshire University, UK as well as First Class Honors in B.Sc. (Applied Information Technology) from the Staffordshire University, UK. I also have around 8 years of experience in coding websites and software; creating multimedia, illustrations and graphics as well as computer simulation and 3D modelling! Feel free to ask any question regarding Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0 and Digital Disruption in the forum!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the Course

Section 2: Introduction to the Mining Industry

Lecture 2 Introduction to the Mining Industry

Lecture 3 Key Statistics about the Mining Industry

Lecture 4 Mine Development and Life Cycle

Lecture 5 Types of Mining Techniques

Lecture 6 Underground Mining Techniques

Lecture 7 Surface Mining Techniques

Lecture 8 Placer Mining Techniques

Lecture 9 In-Situ Mining Techniques

Section 3: Key Insights about the Mining Industry

Lecture 10 Introduction to Key Insights about the Mining Industry

Lecture 11 Key Insight 1 – Agility in Supply Chains

Lecture 12 Key Insight 2 – Increasing demand of REE (Rare Earth Elements)

Lecture 13 Key Insight 3 – Improving Health and Safety within the Industry

Lecture 14 Key Insight 4 – Implementing Corporate Governance Policies and Frameworks

Lecture 15 Key Insight 5 – Future of Work

Section 4: The Challenges of the Mining Industry

Lecture 16 Introduction to the Challenges of the Mining Industry

Lecture 17 Challenge 1 – Resource scarcity and quality

Lecture 18 Challenge 2 – Volatility of commodity prices

Lecture 19 Challenge 3 - Access to energy

Lecture 20 Challenge 4 – Health and safety regulations

Lecture 21 Challenge 5 – Sustainability concerns

Lecture 22 Challenge 6 – Access to Venture Capital

Lecture 23 Challenge 7 – Social Contracts for Mining

Lecture 24 Challenge 8 – The geopolitics of Mining​

Lecture 25 Challenge 9 – Poor tech-savyy workforce​

Lecture 26 Challenge 10 – Changing demographics​

Section 5: Opportunities for Innovation in the Mining Industry

Lecture 27 Introduction to the Opportunities for Innovation in the Mining Industry

Lecture 28 Opportunity 1 – Improving and Optimizing Business Operations

Lecture 29 Opportunity 2 – Improving Health and Safety of Mining Operations

Lecture 30 Opportunity 3 – Sustainability and Eco-Friendly

Lecture 31 Opportunity 4 – Supply Chain Agility

Lecture 32 Opportunity 5 – Better Access to Energy

Section 6: Evolution of Industrial Revolutions and Industry 4.0

Lecture 33 Introduction to Industry 4.0

Lecture 34 Industry 4.0 Environment - In Summary

Lecture 35 Industry 4.0 Environment - In Detail

Lecture 36 Industry 4.0 Design Principles

Section 7: Introduction to Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 37 Introduction to Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 38 Benefits of Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 39 Benefit 1 - Integration

Lecture 40 Benefit 2 - Interaction between Human and CPS

Lecture 41 Benefit 3 - Managing uncertainty

Lecture 42 Benefit 4 - Better system performance

Lecture 43 Benefit 5 - Scalability

Lecture 44 Benefit 6 - Agility/Flexibility

Lecture 45 Benefit 7 - Faster response time

Lecture 46 Drawbacks of CPS

Section 8: The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Mining Industry

Lecture 47 Introduction to the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Mining Industry

Lecture 48 Impact 1 – Total Visibility of the Value Chain and Optimized Decision Making

Lecture 49 Introduction to AR, VR and MR and Comparison of AR, VR and MR

Lecture 50 Impact 2 – Applications of AR, VR and Mixed Reality (MR)

Lecture 51 Impact 3 – Proactive Maintenance of Resources

Lecture 52 Impact 4 – Improved efficiency and effectiveness in planning

Lecture 53 Impact 5 – Remote Monitoring of Mining Resources

Lecture 54 Impact 6 – Big Data Analytics

Lecture 55 Impact 7 – Applications of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Lecture 56 Impact 8 – Horizontal and Vertical Integration of the Supply Chains

Lecture 57 Impact 9 – Improved Energy Efficiency and Management

Lecture 58 Impact 10 - Improved Agility of Business Operations

Lecture 59 Additive Manufacturing

Lecture 60 The Smart Mine

Lecture 61 Emergence of New Business Models

Section 9: Real World Outlook

Lecture 62 Innovative Businesses in the Mining Industry - Part 1 of 2

Lecture 63 Innovative Businesses in the Mining Industry - Part 2 of 2

Section 10: Adoption Challenges of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 64 Introduction to the Adoption Challenges of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 65 Adoption Challenge 1 – Data Leveraging Challenges

Lecture 66 Adoption Challenge 2 – Organizational Challenges

Lecture 67 Adoption Challenge 3 – External Environment Challenges

Lecture 68 Adoption Challenge 4 – Legal and Regulation Challenges

Lecture 69 Adoption Challenge 5 – Cyber Security Challenges

Lecture 70 Adoption Challenge 6 – Infrastructure Challenges

Lecture 71 Adoption Challenge 7 – Inter-Operability and Standardization

Lecture 72 Adoption Challenge 8 – Technology Challenges

Lecture 73 Adoption Challenge 9 – Financial Challenges

Lecture 74 Adoption Challenge 10 – Skillset Gap and Related Challenges

Section 11: Introduction to the Drivers of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 75 Introduction to the Industry 4.0 Drivers of Implementation

Lecture 76 Driver 1 - Faster Time to Market

Lecture 77 Driver 2 – Challenges in matching the Supply and Demand

Lecture 78 Driver 3 – Better Customer Experience (CX)

Lecture 79 Driver 4 – Increasing efficiency and productivity in business processes

Lecture 80 Driver 5 – Demand for better Quality

Lecture 81 Driver 6 – Tech-augmented Worker

Lecture 82 Driver 7 – The Digital and Agile Supply Chain

Lecture 83 Driver 8 – Better Asset Utilization

Section 12: Industry 4.0 Implementation Framework and Case Studies

Lecture 84 Industry 4.0 Implementation Framework

Section 13: Conclusion

Lecture 85 Summary of the Course

Lecture 86 Conclusion

Section 14: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 87 Bonus Lecture

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