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Optimisation software for shutdowns

Specialists in engineering optimal process and schedule for industrial application.
Aerial view of a process plant with each plant area labelled, from the alpha plant to utilities and the power station Plant layout drawing with every item of equipment tagged and colour-coded by shutdown work status
Satellite view of a bulk rail network running from inland mines to a coastal port Schematic map of the same rail network with mines, junctions and the port marked
Shutdown system structure: ramp down, isolation, maintenance, de-isolation, commissioning and ramp up, with linked sub-systems Plant-wide shutdown structure showing every system sequence between the 50% and 100% start and finish milestones

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Products

Purpose-built software that turns complex scope into optimal, executable schedules.
Solutions

Bespoke, cutting-edge software tailored for the planning and scheduling of your operations.
The Engine

Core mathematical approach: Mixed-Integer, Linear and Constraint Programming.

Our Approach

Model
Map infrastructure, resources and dependencies.
Define
Set targets, constraints and priorities.
Optimise
Solve for optimal results, iterate with scenarios.

Products

Purpose-built scheduling software for maintenance, logistics and production.

Produce the best schedule - not just a feasible one.

Evaluates your outage targets, high-risk work, system isolations and resource loading to determine optimal plans.

Shorter, De-Risked Shutdowns
Efficient Plans and Presentation
Empower Your Team
A Model That Grows
Ponco Rail track possession plan: possession, withdrawal, isolation and maintenance tasks on a Gantt beside the segment schematic Marey time-distance chart of train movements between mines, junctions and the port Ponco Rail network schematic with mines, junctions, loading points and the port

Optimised scheduling for rail networks and logistics.

The same optimisation engine, applied to rail services, track possessions and the logistical objectives.

Network-Wide Optimisation
Logistics Sequencing
Maintenance and Possessions
One Coordinated Plan

Solutions

Bespoke builds that translate your operation’s challenges into robust software.

Rapid solutions

A proven foundation takes you from problem to a usable product, fast - powered by the Ponco infrastructure.

Process automation

Streamline and automate your existing business processes with a solution that can make decisions intelligently.

Schedule with confidence

Plan and schedule a range of optimal scenarios and stress-test them. Answer every What-If scenario with confidence.

Training and development

Build your team's capability with powerful technology to lift organisation agility and simplify the complex.

Data Quality

Leverage data analytics and predictive algorithms to identify data quality issues and improvement opportunities.

Data integration

Unify your data across existing systems for real-time insights, reporting and strategic decision-making.

The Engine

Many constraints resolve into one optimal schedule.

Mathematical optimisation

Operations Research at the core - Mixed-Integer, Linear and Constraint Programming, solving for a provably optimal schedule.

Cloud infrastructure

Built on Amazon Web Services - innovative solutions to classic problems, deployed rapidly and securely at scale.

Engineered end-to-end

Mechanical and software engineering, software production and outage scheduling - holistic expertise, straight to value.

Questions, Answered

Safety is a core commitment, built into the optimisation rather than bolted on. Ponco understands how your workfronts interact - what sits near what, what can't run alongside what - so conflicting and high-risk jobs are never scheduled to clash. The optimal schedule is a safe one by design.
Ponco works alongside your planners, taking on the heavy maths - thousands of tasks, resources and constraints at once - so your team spends its time on judgement calls, not juggling spreadsheets.
Ponco is built to work alongside your ERP - SAP and the like - and fit your existing setup. It pulls your data in to build a model you can optimise, review and adjust iteratively, or compare across scenarios.
A scope, your objectives, and a vision. From there we build you a platform on your own data ready to explore and build.
Cloud-first on Amazon Web Services, with role-based access and per-client encryption.
The same approach applies across sites and domains - production shutdowns, rail closures, throughput logistics. We shape the software to align with your planning and operating procedures.
We run three phases - Discovery, Deployment and Validation. Teams are live within a few weeks. Once established, building and optimising new scenarios is rapid.
One all-inclusive annual subscription that covers hosting, licence, maintenance and support - with dedicated consulting time for training, peer review and domain expertise.

Unlock the best schedule from your data.

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