Optimal Supply Chain Management in Oil, Gas and Power Generation

Title: Optimal Supply Chain Management in Oil, Gas and Power Generation
Author: David Jacoby
ISBN: 1593702922 / 9781593702922
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 318
Publisher: PennWell
Year: 2012
Availability: In Stock

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David Jacoby's highly regarded book addresses the specific supply chain management characteristics and needs of oil, gas, and power companies, and contains a wealth of industry-specific examples.

Jacoby provides a toolbox for large-scale capital expenditure decision making and for transforming capital and operation expenditures to exert a visible financial impact in oil, gas, and power companies. The supply chain risk management decision analysis tools offered by Jacoby will help operators increase economic value added while enhancing safety and stewardship of the environment.

This book is an invaluable reference resource for chief operating officers; chief financial officers; engineers; vice presidents of supply chain, operations, or production; and directors and managers of procurement, purchasing, operations, or materials management.

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  • Cut through generic supply chain concepts and principles to those that have a unique and substantial financial impact on oil, gas, and power operations.
  • Jump to chapters that apply directly to your business -- upstream, midstream, downstream, or power generation.
  • Benchmark your company's operations against peers that have achieved world-class supply chain performance, and emulate their successes.

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List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part 1
Chapter 1 :
Capex Project Supply Chain Risk Mitigation : Principles and Methods
Chapter 2 : Engineering and Procurement of Equipment and Services at Minimum Total Cost and Risk
Chapter 3 : Operating and Maintenance Cost Reduction : Principles and Methods
Chapter 4 : Operational Safety and Environment Risk Management : Principles and Methods

Part 2
Chapter 5 :
Upstream Oil and Gas Examples
Chapter 6 : Midstream  : Hydrocarbon Transport Examples
Chapter 7 : Downstream Oil and Gas Examples
Chapter 8 : Power Industry Examples

Conclusion
Appendix A : Bullwhip in The Oil and Gas Supply Chain  : The Cost of Volatility
Appendix B : Common Categories of Externally Purchased Equipment and Services for The Oil, Gas, and Power Industries
Appendix C : Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
Appendix D : Additional Resources
Index