Mine to Market: Gaining end-to-end control of your value chain
From the moment metal is saleable, its cash conversion timeline usually faces a web of disconnected stakeholders, geographical hurdles, and data silos. This lack of end-to-end visibility creates operational bottlenecks, inflates costs, and, most critically, slows your cash conversion cycle to a crawl. It also obscures the mineral’s true origin, exposing your business to the risks of illicit trade and questions of provenance.
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At its core, WIRE acts as a powerful network visibility layer, aggregating data from disparate sources like mines, off-takers, traders, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transport Management Systems (TMS) to provide a shared, multi-tenant view across the entire outbound journey - from the moment product leaves the mine processing plant to final sales settlement.
Stop managing fragments. Start mastering the flow. WIRE digitalises your outbound logistics, tackling critical hurdles from dispatch to payment and giving you command-and-control visibility.
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NOTE: MMS’s commodity logistics management services and technology are also available for the reverse, managing inbound logistics from the port of import to market.
Real time global inventory tracking
Integrated
reporting
Data driven decision making
What the WIRE Logistics Module does
Instead of spreadsheets and disconnected terminal systems, WIRE gives you a configurable data model that underpins both day-to-day logistics control and formal metal accounting.
Tracking and reporting logistics
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Stock transfers between plants, stockyards, terminals, and ports.
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Rail/road consignments, containers.
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Inbound/outbound movements with timestamps and status.​
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Track inventory
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Live inventory positions for stockpiles, bays, bins, tanks, silos, and vessels.
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GIC/WIP visibility with location, owner, and contract attributes.
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Configurable measurement bases (mass, volume, standard tonnage, metal content).
Track quality & moisture
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Sampling events and lab results mapped to parcels, lots, batches and stockpiles.
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Quality, impurity, and moisture profiles for blends and shipments.
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Reconciliation between expected and actual quality at each handover.
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Connect to commercial & finance
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Shipments linked to contracts, pricing terms, and incoterms.
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Data for invoicing, provision calculations, and revenue recognition.
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Audit trail back to plant and mine balances.
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Data exports / APIs to ERP and finance systems for invoicing, provisions, and reporting.
