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Traction Newsletter November 2008 Welcome to TRACTION. The intent of this newsletter is to inform clients and shareholders of what is happening at QMASTOR and provide updates as to events, success stories and product developments. In this edition: new contract secured with Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal; new software Horizon to be deployed to OneSteel Whyalla; new contract and global umbrella agreement with major resource company; three new offices opened- Perth, Mackay and Johannesburg; upcoming exhibition attendances; new scheduled training services now available; notice of AGM.
New contract
secured with Dalrymple Bay Coal
Terminal (DBCT P/L)
QMASTOR will supply DBCT P/L with a comprehensive Coal Management System that will provide coal tracking and inventory management across
the Dalrymple Bay supply chain; including rail ordering; stockyard management; stockpile modeling;
ship loading and vessel management; and web based reporting. Integration points
include: the supplying mines; rail service providers and SCADA systems.
Trent Bagnall,
Managing Director of QMASTOR stated, “The contract win is especially important for our company as it supports our further
continuing expansion into the Queensland coal sector and the establishment of QMASTOR’s Mackay office."
To view the complete media
release click
here
QMASTOR extends relationship with OneSteel - Horizon to be deployed at Whyalla operations
QMASTOR has recently signed a contract to deploy our new Horizon™
Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system at
OneSteel to optimise their iron ore supply chain at Whyalla, South Australia. QMASTOR will supply OneSteel with a comprehensive scheduling system for
export iron ore shipments, port inventory management, rail transportation, mine stockpile management and process plant production.
The agreement covers software design, installation and commissioning of QMASTOR’s Horizon™ APS with the majority
of revenue to be received in the 08/09 financial year.
To view the complete media
release click
here
QMASTOR systems selected by global
resources company Earlier this year, QMASTOR signed a major contract with a global resources company to provide an end to end ore tracking and inventory management solution for their Australian iron ore operations. QMASTOR are to deploy their Pit to Port.net, SMS3D.net and iFuse systems throughout their 11 operational sites within Western Australia.
The contract also includes provisions for a global umbrella agreement throughout all their worldwide operations across all commodities.
To view the complete
media release click
here
Three new offices for
QMASTOR- Perth, Mackay and Johannesburg
QMASTOR has recently opened two new offices in Australia,
and one Internationally
to offer local support and facilitate a strong relationship with our growing client base. All 3 offices are staffed by personnel with extensive experience in the areas of
mining software consulting, project management, business analysis and systems
integration. Brendan McDermott
- Regional Manager WA: Brendan
comes to us with vast practical and functional knowledge of working in a mine.
For the last 6 and half years he has been directly involved in the area of
operations that our software systems service, including; stockpile management,
ship scheduling/quality control, mine quality and grade control. Brendan has
held positions such as Reconciliation Specialist and Production Planning and
Control Superintendent for Rio Tinto Aluminium’s Weipa Operations. He holds a
Cert. IV in Surface Mining, a Cert IV in Project Management and a Cert IV in
Business. He is supported by a Senior Analyst, David Lloyd, a Senior Integration
Specialist, Dan Pushnick, and
Project Manager John
Marston.
Mackay:
Dale Standen - Regional Manager QLD: Dale has over
11 years experience in business and systems analysis and has
extensive experience in the discipline of information technology
for the mining industry. Prior to joining QMASTOR in 2007, Dale
held positions of business improvement analyst and
superintendent network systems for Rio Tinto’s Comalco Weipa
operations and also systems analyst at Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol
project. Dale holds a Bachelor of Business – Information Systems
Major, from the Central Queensland University and has also
undertaken Six Sigma training. He is supported by Business Analyst, Jodie Bonney
and Integration Developer, Jean-Claude Arruo.
Johannesburg:
Marc Ramsay - Regional Manager Africa: Marc joins
QMASTOR with a strong background in results focused mine production
optimisation and grade control. For the past 8 years Marc has been directly
involved in mining fleet optimisation and the implementation of mine management
systems including real-time mining execution systems with hardware, software and
communication network components. Marc's past experience throughout the African
continent and the Commonwealth of Independent States (previous Soviet Union), will
provide a solid base for QMASTOR throughout Africa.
Marc has a Bachelors degree in business and finance, with post graduate qualifications in taxation and the management of technology, along with a masters degree in business leadership.
Horizon- QMASTOR's Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) System
Horizon is a bulk commodity supply
chain planning and scheduling system that enables complex supply chains or
components thereof to be modelled, planned and scheduled simply and efficiently.
A combination of manual and automated scheduling mechanisms in conjunction with
a commercial grade business rules management engine provide enhanced decision
support via optimised planning and scheduling capability.
The system provides APS solutions for the fulfilment of export, import and domestic bulk commodity demand;
shipping and berth scheduling; bulk terminal stockyards; transportation (eg rail, truck; barge); mine product stockyards
and process plants (eg Wash plants; Crushers; OBP). For more information about Horizon click
here to visit our
website, or contact us. Mark
Cowan: Consultant Advanced Planning Systems Mark is the lead consultant for Horizon APS. Originally a software developer with almost
five years experience at Port Waratah Coal Services,
Mark spent three years as a planner with the Hunter
Valley Coal Chain Logistics Team in the Roles of
Tactical Planner and Asset Planner.
Mark brings to QMASTOR detailed knowledge about the short and long term planning,
capacity forecasting and maintenance coordination of complex supply chains.
Scheduled Training Services
QMASTOR Limited is proud to announce scheduled
training sessions for our bulk material management systems to be held at the Crowne
Plaza, in Newcastle NSW. There will be Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced topics covered in different courses.
Private and on-site training will still be available.
For full details on the available
options and pricing, visit the QMASTOR website and download the Training
Services brochure here or contact our Training Services coordinator:
Madelon Corbett
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of QMASTOR Limited will be held at:
ABN AMRO Morgans Theatrette, Level 29, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane at 4pm on Wednesday 19 November, 2008.
Managing Director Trent Bagnall and the Board of Directors will report on the company's activities for the 07/08 fiscal period and discuss
QMASTOR's strategic plans for the future.
To see the complete Annual Report for FY 07/08 click
here.
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