Meet influential players from the oil & gas industry at SMi’s Supply Chain Management in Oil & Gas

With global challenges in the oil and gas industry continuing it has become even more necessary for international and national oil and gas companies to maximise their profitability through developing a more robust and efficient supply chain ecosystem.
SMi Group is therefore delighted to announce their 2nd annual Supply Chain Management in Oil and Gas conference, to be held in London on 28th and 29th November 2011. The conference will address challenges, innovation, solutions and lessons learned as influential players from the oil and gas landscape come together to understand how to generate value, create efficiency and improve productivity.
The event will address best practice models in procurement, asset management, planning, collaboration, fulfilment, sourcing, contract and purchasing as well as logistics.
Expert speaker line-up includes:
• Nabilah Al-Tunisi, Manager Materials Planning & Systems Department, Saudi Aramco
• Magsud Ibrahimov, Manager, SOCAR
• Jonathan Shortis, VP Global Sector Development - Energy & Chemicals, DHL Supply Chain
• Brian Nixon, Chief Executive, Decom North Sea
• Malcolm Wilson, Subscriber Support Manager, Achilles
• Marco Busi, CEO and Head of Research, Carisma RCT
• Lajos Alacs, SCM VP, Mol Group
• Cynthia Worley, Head of New Markets, Electronic Shipping Solutions
By attending this conference you will be able to:
• Comprehend the main challenges that currently affect the supply chain; internal, external and environmental considerations will all be taken into account
• Utilise the information available to decommission operating costs and maximise profits; discuss how increased buying power (through mergers) shapes the supply chain process and plays a part in increasing funding for upstream operations
• Examine the role of e-Business solutions in developing an uninterrupted supply chain; emphasis on the importance of e-Collaboration throughout
• Enhance your procurement strategy through prompt an efficient transportation, heavy lifting and logistical planning
• Improve operator-supplier relationships through effective collaboration
• Adopt a transparent approach that ameliorates the procurement image and therefore the whole process; ensuring all stages of the supply chain can be tracked and accounted for
• Benefit from case study analysis – hear how the leading oil and gas companies approach supply chain management
• Network and develop prosperous relationships with key operators, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers

In association with the event, SMi will also deliver post-conference workshop on 30th November: eBusiness in the Supply Chain – Impact of Effective Procurement, hosted by David Wallis, Europe, Africa, Middle & Far East Representative, OFS Portal.

About SMI Group
The SMi Group is a world leader in business to business information. With nearly two decades in the business, thousands of senior executives from blue chip companies have already benefited from SMi's highly targeted conferences, workshops and publications. For more information visit www.smi-online.co.uk
For further information contact:
Shilan Chandi
Tel: 44 (0)20 7827 6738
Email: schandi@smi-online.co.uk

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