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IT, supply chain: Going digital - more process than technology driven. Brian Davis. Petroleum Review April 2005, P. 38-40

The rationale behind ‘digital business’ both upstream and downstream is on business process optimisation throughout the supply chain rather than technology drive. As two of the oil majors explain, the real benefits of e-business and real-time data management come from a more focused approach to long-term strategy, with improved tactics day-to-day. Brian Davis reports.

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Journal title: Petroleum Review

Keywords: Data management

Subjects: Database Management, Energy efficiency, Management and commerce, Supply chain management, Economics, business and commerce, Energy consumption, Oil and gas extraction, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Oil and gas, Oil, Primary energy production