Professional Supply Chain Services Ensure High Quality

Industrial producers in all markets aspire to offer the best possible quality for competitive prices. This requires the best possible parts and raw materials for the best price-quality mix, which drives an ever-increasing need to have more control over the supply chain. For this reason, in November 2010, SGS Industrial Services was awarded a three year contract to provide comprehensive Supply Chain Services by Aramco Overseas Company B.V. (AOC).

AOC (http://www.aramcooverseas.com/en) is a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company and operates primarily in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa, providing its affiliates in the Saudi Aramco global oil and gas enterprise with a wide range of services. The three year contract, with potential for another two years, covers Far East countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan, Korea, and India.

Beginning work in January 2011, SGS will help Aramco Overseas to achieve the “zero defect” goal it has set itself through systematic and reliable Quality Control (http://www.sgs.com/quality-assurance-and-quality-control?serviceId=16857&lobId=5550). SGS will be providing extensive inspection services by performing monitoring functions and source inspections, for Aramco’s oil and gas commodities. SGS monitoring inspectors will check the performance of contractor inspectors, sent by suppliers of Aramco to a manufacturer’s site. The main task of SGS experts is to check the quality of a whole range of materials and equipment from welds to electrical assemblies.

SGS inspectors are qualified according to the American standards applied to the gas and oil industry, such as ASME and API, as well as internal Aramco specifications. Moreover, SGS will appoint a single point of contact for all inspection activities, in order to achieve most effective coordination. Inspection reports will be filed immediately after an inspection and deficiencies and defects will be reported immediately upon detection. SGS also intends to improve project processes by suggesting corrections of discrepancies to both manufacturers and inspectors.

About SGS Industrial Services

With its worldwide network of experienced and qualified engineers and inspectors, SGS is recognized as the leading global benchmark in the field of inspection, verification, certification and testing (http://www.sgs.com/services-home.htm?lobId=5550&type=service). SGS Industrial Services offers a wide range of Supply Chain Services (http://www.sgs.com/sgs-supply-chain-services?serviceId=10162725&lobId=5550) designed to meet the needs of industry on a global basis. Within the scope of these Supply Chain Services SGS helps producers to assess their suppliers, supervise during production and keep track of delivery schedules.

The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With 64,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,250 offices and laboratories around the world.

For further information please contact:

SGS Industrial Services
Davide Brambilla
Senior Inspector

SGS Italia S.p.A.
Via Gaspare Gozzi, 1/A
Italy –20129 –Milan

t: +39 02 7393 294
f: +39 02 7012 5067

Email: industrial.pr@sgs.com
Website: www.sgs.com/industrial

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