Integrated Digital System in Planning, Scheduling and Logistics Processes at a Petroleum Company

Buhle Sihlali, Arnesh Telukdarie

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Abstract

A petroleum company's operations are a function of many teams that cannot exist in isolation as roles and tasks integrate, especially within the planning, scheduling, and logistics team. The information that is supplied, and used, and the decisions made by these stakeholders are what make the business function. The problem that exists in the organisation's supply chain cycle is the lack of data transparency across the teams. The data is stored and managed by each individual division manually, resulting in a lack of integration causing a discontinuity in the process flows. This study analyses the importance of using a Value Stream Mapping (VSM) in planning, scheduling, and logistics processes at a petroleum company that is part of a joint venture refinery and its importance in an integrated digital system. The major findings from using Value Stream Mapping (VSM) are the value of time and costs in improving efficiencies, the appreciation of the existing technologies used in the petroleum industry, and the importance of using integrated digital technologies to improve systems. The study concludes that using an improved VSM to integrate the digital system is vital in the supply chain for both internal and external use in the organisation as the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) systems require rapid responses.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE 28th International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, ICE/ITMC 2022 and 31st International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2022 Joint Conference - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665488174
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event28th IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, ICE/ITMC 2022 and 31st International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2022 Joint Conference - Nancy, France
Duration: 19 Jun 202223 Jun 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE 28th International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, ICE/ITMC 2022 and 31st International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2022 Joint Conference - Proceedings

Conference

Conference28th IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, ICE/ITMC 2022 and 31st International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2022 Joint Conference
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNancy
Period19/06/2223/06/22

Keywords

  • 4IR
  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Integration
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Value Stream Mapping

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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