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While process mining can be used to discover the real process and identify and analyze deviations and bottlenecks in operations, it is a backward-looking approach. On the other hand, discrete event simulation (DES) provides a means to forecast future performance from historical data to enable proactive decision-making by operation managers relating to their projects. However, this method is largely unused by the industry due to the specialized knowledge required to create the DES models. This paper thus proposes a framework that extends the utility of collecting event data and their process models, by transforming them into DES models for forecasting future performance. This framework also addresses another challenge of using DES relating to its inability to update itself as the project progresses. This challenge is addressed by using the Bayesian updating technique to continuously update the input parameters of the simulation model for the most up-to-date estimation based on data collected from the field. The proposed framework was validated on a real-world case study of an earthmoving operation. The results show that the process mining techniques could accurately discover the process model from the event data collected from the field. Furthermore, it was noted that continuous updating of DES model input parameters can provide accurate and reliable productivity estimates based on the actual data generated from the field. 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