In the oil and gas sector there are so many different software tools to utilize; which is the best. That will depend on the size of your organization and what you goals are in managing your material.
SAP is a good system and has an overall functionality for larger companies that will interface with multiple organizations. This is a large scale dynamic. Depending on your size and the depth of your interface this may not be what you want. For overall realistic success I would give SAP 5 out 5 for overall useful productivity.
AMOS is a productive system. When used in the way it was meant it can handle the functionality between the materials department and the maintenance function.
I will continue this discussion tomorrow.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Supply and Demand
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
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
Thursday, October 1, 2009
MAISY ---DAISY Get Out of the 80's
Why do we have companies out there that still want to use proprietary software, that dates back to the 80's? There is commercial software out in the main stream that allows for simplicity and integrates supply, maintenance and budget.
SAP, AMOS, MAISY, and MAXIMO are just a few of the systems utilized by modern oil and gas companies to efficiently track their materials, and efficiently manage their warehouses. In addition to keeping track of materials these systems allow seamless integration with the maintenance departments. Imagine the chief engineer is doing a PM (preventive maintenance) on the engines; he goes to one of the above mentioned systems and puts in a request for filters. The warehouseman gets an email with the request for the filters, pulls the filters and everyone has a merry day.
There are great tools for warehouseman, storekeepers, and material coordinators to use and be effective at their job. The day of the pencil has since gone the way of the dinosaur. Companies rely on the old guard, and the phrase is "if you don't know the equipment you cant manage it". The new guard doesn't want to work for a company that is not modern and wont change. We cannot be afraid of change and the old needs to be replaced by the new. Companies are adverse to change, "we have done it this way for 30 years and it works". What they fail to realize is they have been losing money, and now if you don't change the purse gets smaller. Companies, like the auto industry that have been opposed to change for years, found themselves standing outside their own factories looking at the last 30 years.
SAP, AMOS, MAISY, and MAXIMO are just a few of the systems utilized by modern oil and gas companies to efficiently track their materials, and efficiently manage their warehouses. In addition to keeping track of materials these systems allow seamless integration with the maintenance departments. Imagine the chief engineer is doing a PM (preventive maintenance) on the engines; he goes to one of the above mentioned systems and puts in a request for filters. The warehouseman gets an email with the request for the filters, pulls the filters and everyone has a merry day.
There are great tools for warehouseman, storekeepers, and material coordinators to use and be effective at their job. The day of the pencil has since gone the way of the dinosaur. Companies rely on the old guard, and the phrase is "if you don't know the equipment you cant manage it". The new guard doesn't want to work for a company that is not modern and wont change. We cannot be afraid of change and the old needs to be replaced by the new. Companies are adverse to change, "we have done it this way for 30 years and it works". What they fail to realize is they have been losing money, and now if you don't change the purse gets smaller. Companies, like the auto industry that have been opposed to change for years, found themselves standing outside their own factories looking at the last 30 years.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Oil & Gas Industry is Behind the Times
With the last few years of my 28 years in logistics and supply management
in the oil industry, it's clear to me that the oil & gas industry needs to wake
up to the benefits to modernization. The oil and gas industry has multi-million
dollar rigs with some of the most state-of-the-art equipment to reach faster and
more efficiently the new model of drilling, but yet they're bogged down in the
old model of materials, logistics, supply and warehousing.
"Order this and get it here now" is the battle cry of most OIM's and
Rig Superintendents. They don't worry about the bottom line, they have
a hole to drill and they don't give a rat's ass about the supply &
logistics support systems. It's about time the shore-based support
services wake up and start cleaning out hundreds of thousands of
dollars of waste and apathy that decreases the rig's bottomline. A
good look at the supply support system is an easy place to sweep out
the trash.
in the oil industry, it's clear to me that the oil & gas industry needs to wake
up to the benefits to modernization. The oil and gas industry has multi-million
dollar rigs with some of the most state-of-the-art equipment to reach faster and
more efficiently the new model of drilling, but yet they're bogged down in the
old model of materials, logistics, supply and warehousing.
"Order this and get it here now" is the battle cry of most OIM's and
Rig Superintendents. They don't worry about the bottom line, they have
a hole to drill and they don't give a rat's ass about the supply &
logistics support systems. It's about time the shore-based support
services wake up and start cleaning out hundreds of thousands of
dollars of waste and apathy that decreases the rig's bottomline. A
good look at the supply support system is an easy place to sweep out
the trash.
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