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Preface LKAB’s future depends on the affordances of technology and process development, as the company is facing major challenges. Ore must be mined at even greater depths and at lower costs. New and more complex minerals are to be processed, energy usage must be more efficient and fossil fuels are to be phased out. Environmental and climate impacts must be reduced. Logistics and transport to ports must be made more competitive. Work methods should be characterized by efficiency, commitment and innovation. Increased digitization permeates all processes and is necessary to achieve high efficiency and competitiveness. A current digitization initiative within LKAB has been established to encourage the use of digital models for more efficient management of increasingly complex operations. This guide describes whether and when a model-based engineering approach should be used and how the methodology can be implemented and further developed.
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