Oil & Gas is classified into 3 parts
1) Upstream
2) Mid Stream
3) Down Stream
Upstream is mainly into Exploration & Production. In this SCM role is to procure the equipment and services, import , customs, in land transportation, goods receipt and consume the same in wells while drilling or completing. So that the well is online for production. There will be some kind of rental equipment which will be imported to complete the operations. Here one comes across reverse logistics concept as these are equipment on rental when they are in transit also. The efficiency of the Supply Chain team is visible if there are any delays in sending the equipment back to origin.
In upstream we use multi model logistics.
Example in Upstream : Shell, British Petro, ONGC, ENI, Jubilant, CAIRN,...etc
Mid Stream is the moving the Oil & Gas from the Well location to Oil Refineries so that the Crude is further processed. This is normally done by Trucking in tanker or by laying a pipeline or by supply vessels which ever is most economical and possible in that geographical areas
Down Stream is the process of refining the Crude Oil and further reaching it to the retail outlets and end users. During the process of refining the crude is further divided in to Petrol, Lubricant, Kerosan, Bitumen, Tar....etc.
This involves mostly in Transportation by Tankers, Trucks, Warehousing, Distribution.
Example in Down Stream: IOCL, BPCL, RIL, Shell, Chevron
refers to vertical integration, that is, a company takes over certain stages upstream (Backward) or downstream(Forward) from its position in the supply chain. A steel manufacturing company that wants to integrate backwards would therefore buy the ore mine. refers to vertical integration, that is, a company takes over certain stages upstream (Backward) or downstream(Forward) from its position in the supply chain. A steel manufacturing company that wants to integrate backwards would therefore buy the ore mine.
Supply chain integration is the integration of processes within a traditional supply chain. An example of this would be when consumers become co-producers of a product.
Supply Chain Engineering is to make and execute supply chain processes.ANDTo make a schematic plan from supplier's supplier to the customer's customer and manage / execute the plan.
Micro-matching supply
"Some supply chain solutions are transportation management, which includes planning and execution. There's also distribution management which includes warehousing and inbound distribution."
downstream and upstream
Upstream and downstream refers to the supply chain of an industry. For example, if you're looking at a distribution plant then the manufacture would be downstream and the retailer would be upstream. Events or processes that happen before whatever is being looked at is downstream and whatever happens after is upstream.
This generally refers to the management of upstream and downstream activities of an organization in an international arena.
Supply chains are the suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and transportation modes that move products and services from the source of components and raw materials to the customer. Product flowing from the source toward the customer is flowing downstream. Activities that are performed previous to a specific point on the supply chain are upstream activities. (source: http://www.ehow.com/info_8745500_upstream-downstream-supply-chain-activity.html)
assembly upstream and downstream in ammetres
Upstream is where the flow is coming FROM . -Downstream is the direction it is going to.
Downstream
Downstream. The source of a river is always upstream.
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The closer to th engine is upstream and the farther is downstream Before the cat upstream After the cat downstream.
Upstream and downstream systems are business terms that apply to the production process. The search for and extraction of raw materials refers to upstream. When these materials are processed refers to the downstream.
Downstream.