ALGORITHMIC MAINT.

SCHEDULING OF
SHOVELS AND TRUCKS IN MINING
Objective Function
To minimize total time required to achieve production targets P1, P2, P3… Pn at locations L1, L2, L3…. Ln
respectively

Scenario
Total number of shovel: x

Total number of trucks: y

a1, a2 , a3..an are the shovel deployed at L1, L2, L3… Ln having cycle time c1, c2,… cn respectively

Loading time: t

Considerations:
1. Combinatorial Optimization: To deploy best suitable manpower for the job
2. Managing resource Constraints & Conflicts: Manpower, Tools, Material & Time
3. How different equipment breakdowns affect production
4. Simulation model for shovel and trucks operation: How a truck or shovel getting breakdown at a
resource level availability affects productivity
5. Dependency: Let us say more shovels are down, then dump trucks requirement will lessen at
that time, hence taking dumper for maintenance at that time will not affect production
6. Shall initially solve for only one shovel- dumper collaboration will be generalized later for any
number of shovel-dumper combination
7. It will be assumed that any shovel can be redeployed at any location
8. Operator availability will not be factored, only maintenance manpower availability shall be
factored