BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 17
By Fakhri Vakilov – Trend:
Uzbekneftegaz JSC is considering the possibility of introducing the SAP ERP system at the enterprises and factories of Uzbekneftegaz using the experience of the Azerbaijani company SOCAR, Trend reports referring to Uzbekneftegaz JSC.
In order to gain experience, on September 13, 2021, a group of specialists consisting of employees of the Central Production Dispatch Administration, the Departments of Hydrocarbon Production and Technical Regulation of Production of Uzbekneftegaz JSC was sent on a business trip to Azerbaijan.
As part of the business trip program, the company representatives visited production processes in the departments of SOCAR, the SOCAR Institute of Information Technologies and Communications, where they consistently got acquainted with the implementation of the SAP ERP system program, the capabilities of the UOM, UFAM, PM, PS, FI, HCM and Operation modules, the principle of their work, mutual integration and the results achieved after the implementation of this system.
The SAP ERP system is a framework, which allows to establish interaction between employees at all levels of the hierarchy in the company. It can be integrated into the legal environment, adapted to the local specifics of the business, and can be easily scaled in the course of the company's growth and development.
Issues were considered and discussed about the possibilities of introducing these software modules at enterprises and factories of Uzbekneftegaz JSC, possible problems encountered during the phased implementation and adaptation to the existing management system, as well as about the work done by the institute to eliminate them.
In accordance with the program, Uzbekneftegaz JSC specialists plan to visit the hydrocarbon production department of SOCAR, with a direct acquaintance with production processes, as well as study of the modules of the SAP system program at the enterprises of the system.
In March 2020, members of the delegation headed by the Chairman of the Management Board of Uzbekneftegaz JSC Mehriddin Abdullayev visited Azerbaijan for bilateral interaction with SOCAR. During this visit, Uzbekneftegaz Joint Stock Company and SOCAR signed a roadmap, providing for the joint use of the SAP ERP system.
The roadmap also specifies issues of bilateral exchange of experience and advanced training, including the organization of visits by oil and gas production units, oil refineries and other companies to production facilities in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
In order to optimize the production process management system in SOCAR in 2008, the SAP ERP system was introduced. In 2010, at the first stage, Financial Management modules, Human Resources and Warehouse Management modules were fully implemented. In 2014, the Mining Operations Management module was fully implemented. Then, by 2018, a more advanced Integrated Production Asset Management module was launched into production.
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