Automate metals and mining CapEx approval with eCapEx

eCapEx automates metals and mining CapEx approval, from prioritising capital projects and setting budgets to submission/approval and post-investment review.

Additionally, the technology behind eCapEx can be quickly deployed to support back office digitalisation in HR, accounts, and many more departments.

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CapEx software for the metals and mining industry

In the capital-intensive metals and mining industry, effective management of capital expenditure (CapEx) projects is critical for controlling costs, protecting margins, and maximising returns on investment, especially in a period of ongoing economic and geopolitical volatility.

Yet, capital expenditure management is challenging, especially if your approval process is still in Excel spreadsheets, lengthy eMail chains, or standalone systems.

Whether it’s prioritising minerals or decarbonising operations, managing the associated budgets, supplier quotes, business cases, vendor contracts, invoices, and tracking approved proposals manually on paper is inefficient and lacks visibility.

Solutions like eCapEx streamline the entire metals and mining CapEx approval process from prioritising capital projects and setting budgets to request submission/approval and post-investment review.

eCapEx is built on top of Process Director by BP Logix. It offers the perfect balance of pre-built functionality and flexibility, with 80% of the solution already built and the remaining 20% configured to your organisation’s specific requirements. This means we are competitively priced and can deliver in weeks, not months. Moreover, you get peace of mind that your mission-critical application is built on a solid, well-supported framework.

Why choose eCapEx?

Eliminate manual processes

Manual CapEx approval processes involve paperwork, eMails, and spreadsheets, leading to delays, errors, and inefficiencies.

Automating metals and mining CapEx can reduce paper, minimise risk, reduce administrative burden, and accelerate approval cycles.

Improved spend controls

eCapEx provides robust budgeting and forecasting capabilities, allowing companies to set spending limits, track expenditures, and identify cost-saving opportunities. This improves cost control throughout the project lifecycle for better financial returns and faster payback.

Better CapEx planning

As the focus on cost intensifies due to challenging market conditions, eCapEx supports rigorous evaluation of capital projects, allowing organisations to prioritise proposals that contribute directly to cash generation and cost reduction.

Enhanced compliance

A standardised CapEx approval tool and formalised capital expenditure policy and procedure will lead to process compliance across business units, departments, and geographies, minimising the risk of non-compliance, penalties, and project overruns.

Increase visibility

Increase visibility of capital expenditure requests, their status, and financial data with real-time tracking of CapEx across the whole organisation.

More informed decision making

Eliminate inconsistencies and disparate data with access to all relevant information (requests, business cases, justifications, comments) as well as reports and dashboards. This enables timely and more informed investment decisions, as everything is ready for review.

Significant cost savings

Cost savings from centralised visibility, tighter spend control, eradication of procurement overlap, improved utilisation of existing equipment/capital, and the ability to leverage bulk-buying power.

Professional services

Our professional services team are here to make your implementation as smooth as possible.

While the platform is incredibly intuitive, we know that many clients do not always have the time or resources to build the solution themselves.

At ePC, we have a team of experts available to support you with requirements gathering, demonstration/proof-of-concept, statement of work (SOW), system development, externally accessible prototypes, testing/user acceptance testing (UAT), and training/support.

Whether you prefer to build the system internally or need our professional services team to deliver a customised solution, we can help you automate CapEx workflows – without lengthy development cycles.

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Back office automation with Process Director

According to PwC, 49% of top executives at global mining and metals companies include automation and digitisation in their long-term corporate strategy.

While much of the technology aims to improve exploration activities and overcome the sustainability challenge, miners are increasingly automating manual back office functions like capital expenditure approval to increase efficiency, reduce operating costs, and improve productivity.

From incident reporting to regulatory compliance, the technology behind eCapEx (Process Director) can be deployed quickly within other departments/processes within your organisation, allowing you to reduce the load on your staff and multiply your return on investment many times over.

Invoice management

Supplier approval

Contract management

Purchase requisition

Employee onboarding and offboarding

Holiday approval

Expenses approval

Mergers and acquisitions

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Change management

Quality control reporting

Health & Safety reporting

Asset management

Inventory management

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