Case Study: First Major Magnetite Mine achieves standardized spare parts and improved inventory control with Prospecta's MDO

First Major Magnetite Mine - Customer Case Study

First Major Magnetite Mine, one of the largest mining operations and the first major magnetite mine in Mid‑West Australia, was struggling with thousands of duplicate spare parts and non‑standardized descriptions that caused inventory inaccuracies and maintenance inefficiencies. The organization had no formal categorization, no tool to generate standardized material descriptions, and no mechanism to detect duplicates at creation — challenges Prospecta addressed with its MDO solution.

Prospecta used MDO to cleanse and standardize 12,000–13,000 spare part records, implement UNSPSC‑based formalized categorization, and standardize short and long descriptions using Noun‑Modifier‑Attributes rules. Prospecta’s Material Description Generator and duplicate‑check at creation removed duplicates, restored proper inventory levels, improved maintenance efficiency, and eliminated false stock‑outs.