AustraliaManufacturing2026 – ongoing

Rio Tinto

Future Scheduling Platform for iron-ore logistics

Rio Tinto reported a 2-fold increase in scheduler productivity from its AI scheduling platform

WorkingCompany's own claim

Problem

Rio Tinto needed to coordinate scheduling across its integrated iron-ore supply chain. Scheduling decisions depended on changing operational data.

Approach

Rio Tinto developed the Future Scheduling Platform with BCG. The optimization engine combined machine learning with real-time data to support supply-chain scheduling.

Results

doubledscheduler productivity reported in Rio Tinto's INCITE Awards project descriptionCompany's own claim[1]

under 3 monthsinvestment payback reported in Rio Tinto's INCITE Awards project descriptionCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

The reported productivity gain concerned scheduling work. Rio Tinto did not disclose the size of the associated production increase.

Sources

Commemorative digital booklet - 35 Years of INCITE
INCITE Awards2026Research paper or report

Source summaries

[1]INCITE Awards2026

INCITE Awards described Rio Tinto's platform and its collaboration with BCG. Rio Tinto reported a 2-fold increase in scheduler productivity and investment payback in under 3 months.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026