Introduction
A major global operator approached Streamba to digitally transform their supply chain and logistics operations. With the impact of COVID-19, a low oil price, and challenging operational conditions, the operator sought a resilient and predictable supply chain to support their drilling and production operations.
The Challenge
The customer, a global energy major with $180B revenue and 86,000 employees, required predictability and resiliency in their supply chain and logistics operations to prevent costs and reduce emissions while maintaining a safe and efficient service to their offshore drilling and production assets. The North Sea operations were prioritised for digital transformation due to their strategic importance to the energy major’s upstream operations. Given the low oil price and complex data sources ranging from legacy to leading edge, risk tolerance was low, necessitating a proven technology with agile deployment and onboarding processes.
The Solution
Streamba’s solution was to create a data-driven control centre operated by the energy majors and powered by VOR on Azure. The discovery process, conducted remotely with the operator’s digital supply chain delivery team, identified cost-saving opportunities and established areas of improvement. Leveraging Azure Active Directory, VOR connected seamlessly into the operator’s AD Single-Sign-On infrastructure for a secure and immediate global deployment to operational assets.
Implementation
The VOR platform provided real-time visibility of operations, enhanced processes with data connected to their integrated planning Power Apps, and enabled the control-centre team to realise measurable cost and emissions reductions while working remotely. Collaboration and safer operations were improved, both onshore and offshore, enabling the operator to eliminate emails and phone calls and unlock further savings with partner operators.
Results
The rapid, scalable, and ‘VP Award’ winning digital transformation achieved by the control-centre team was supported by VOR’s artificial intelligence models running 24/7 on Microsoft Azure Functions.
Customer Benefits
By leveraging VOR to transform their supply chain efficiency, the customer removed data silos, phone calls, and emails, achieving complete, 360° end-to-end control of their supply chain and logistics operations.
There is no longer cost leakage from delayed or missing items, and production downtime risk is reduced as critical assets and people are tracked in VOR’s control centre.
The outcome saved over £4.5M in annual costs.
