I have recently venture outside of the offshore world and have ventured in to the on shore world. Although there are glaring contrasts the similarities are there.
Since coming to oil field over 6 years ago, most of what I have seen has not changed. Some companies are utilizing the technology available to stream line their supply chain and thus increase the bottom line. To often companies utilization of "middle men" cost them money they dont need to pay.
Acquiring the technology that helps you from the warehouse to the shipper and back to the warehouse can cut out allot of different hands in the pie.
SAP is a good system, it is cumbersome at times but it will get all the requirements met in your supply chain.
Lean strategies is a term thrown around that in most cases people dont really understand what it means. Lean, fit, not cash strapped. You can focus on the areas that are "piggy" and cut the fat. That can mean different ways of transport, cutting down on LTL, or maybe upgrading your current systems and utilizing less man hours to support your operation. Trimming the fat doesnt mean you have to get rid of people it just means you need to be able to look at the process from the beginning to the end and find the areas to trim.
David
You might right dear linc but what I think is? that peoples have the exact idea about lean but the thing they don't have is that how to apply in a clear form that may give results rapidly and in the best possible way. so according to may they should to hire a professional services for Lean system as they have full command about what the business's actual. need and from where they should to started with
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