Downstream sector set to get significant bottom-line benefits

A fully integrated supply-chain-management software package for the downstream oil industry will be developed by Shell Global Solutions International BV and software solutions provider i2 Technologies Inc, according to Shell.

As well as improving business processes, the new software is expected to deliver significant bottom-line benefits.

The package will provide an integrated, end-to-end solution for supply-chain management, covering operations from crude selection to product storage at terminals and depots. It will also align supply-chain operations across different refinery production centres and countries.

Philip Crawford, president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, i2, said: ''By enabling intelligent control through increased visibility in the hydrocarbon value chain, we will be able to provide value to the industry and ultimately its customers.

''Bringing together our worldwide industry experience in managing and improving supply chain operations with i2's leadership in supply-chain-management software solutions will mean a powerful breakthrough technology for addressing this business problem,'' said Michiel Boersma, president, Shell Global Solutions International BV.

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