PROGRAM DETAILS

Introduction 

In the context of today’s oil and gas industry, supply chain management is a hidden gold mine, a wealth of value waiting to be discovered.

The operating environment of oil and gas companies is shifting at an unprecedented pace – consider the recent, dramatic decreases in oil prices and the longer term relocation of production sites to more remote, more difficult and more expensive areas. Both these and other factors are leading to higher project costs and higher risk on capital returns. To preserve profitability in these challenging times, oil and gas companies must maintain operational efficiencies whilst minimising risks.

It goes without saying that making materials available for capital projects or on production sites is vital – costs of a missed day of production or delay in the first oil date are significant. However, there are substantial, untapped opportunities to reduce costs by managing inventory whilst at rest or in motion.

This program aims to provide the tools, direction and momentum to improve performance and capture value through the end to end management of oil and gas supply chains.

Learning Objectives

By actively participating in this excitingly interactive program, delegates will be able to:

• Apply an understanding of warehousing, fleet management, transport, procurement, import/export, air freight, ocean freight and ports to the management of effective and efficient supply chains
• Plan and resource the supply chain to meet the organisation’s supply chain strategy
• Create and coordinate the operation of complex supply chain networks
• Manage the different relationships needed for the supply chain to operate effectively and efficiently
• Monitor the performance of the supply chain and ensure that any problems are resolved
• Support and advise other parties on all aspects of the supply chain
• Continuously improve the performance of the supply chain

Target Audience

The program is designed for those involved in the strategic and operations management of capital projects, supply chains, logistics, transport, storage, warehousing, sourcing and procurement.

It will enable participants to apply the concepts, processes and procedures which will be shared during the programme within the realities of the oil and gas environment.

Training Methodology

This is an intensive, results driven program which is focused on transferring skills and knowledge using a well-resourced framework of concept and case study to build on each participant’s existing experiences to create and enhance competencies which have seamless applicability in the workplace.

The program is structured to allow the participant to gain maximum benefit by interacting with the facilitator and fellow participants through experiential exercises and team projects.

Program Content

 Day 1 

Warehousing, fleet management, transport, procurement, import and export, aviation, ships, marine & ports needs 

• An integrated approach to logistics, supply chain and transport management
• Logistics activities as the operational component of an integrated supply chain model
• Role of warehousing in an integrated supply chain
• Fleet management’s pivotal role in achieving target supply chain performance indicators
• The international trade cycle and its impact on supply chain management
• Transport modes in the international supply chain and the role of modal choice in supply chain management 

Managing the different relationships needed for the supply chain to operate effectively and efficiently. 

• The concept of trust in supply chain partners’ relationships
• Managing and measuring for supply chain relationships
• Supply chain management and collaboration
• Problems for supply chain relationship managers
• Measuring for relationship performance
• Change management as a critical stepping stone 

Day 2 

Planning and resourcing the supply chain to meet the organization’s supply chain strategy 

• Objectives of supply chain management
• Developing supply chain operations strategy
• Planning and demand-driven processes for supply chain success
• Demand planning and forecasting: the key to making gains
• Supply market analysis
• Strategic global sourcing and landed cost models
• Processes and tools for managing warehousing, distribution, and transportation
• Optimization tools for a robust strategic sourcing process

Day 3 

Supporting and advising others on all aspects of the supply chain 

• Supply chain as a network
• Integrated logistics and supply chain support
• Managing customer and supplier relationships
• Communications within the supply chain
• Resolving communication problems within the supply chain

The creation and coordination of the operation of the complex supply chain network 

• Inventory management and systems for tracking inventory held by other players in the procurement chain
• The glass pipeline: business operations, suppliers, projects, customers, and business processes
• Closed-loop supply chains and processes for sustainability
• Processes and tools for managing warehousing, distribution, and transportation
• Logistics and distribution management to optimize costs, minimize stock-outs and measure value creation for end users
• Supplier viability and customer credit assessment
• Sales, operations, and supply chain planning
• Order-to-cash management

Day 4 

Monitoring the performance of the supply chain ensuring that any problems are resolved 

• Integrated strategic measures and balanced scorecards
• Development of critical success factors and key performance indicators
• Benchmarking and productivity assessment
• Best-practice and competence analysis
• Agile production capabilities and intelligent use of collaborative arrangements with key suppliers to reduce costs, mitigate risks, and create win-win transactions.
• Appraisal, review and evaluation of a part or all of a supply chain.
• Processes and tools for managing warehousing, distribution, and transportation

Day 5 

Continuously improving the performance of the supply chain 

• Identifying areas for continuous improvement
• Determining the tolerance for change
• Implementing supply chain performance management for continuous improvement
• Implementing value-added work
• Using zero-based, lean sigma, total cost, next generation, and operating model transformations for continuous improvement
• The roles of operations outsourcing, best-shoring, and joint ventures in continuous improvement