AGILITY APPROACH TO FACILITATE SUPPLY CHAIN: CASE STUDIES FROM OIL INDUSTRY

摘要

The main objective of this research is initially to investigate supply chain complexity and to address current literature arguing issues around it in general supply chain context and particularly in the oil industry. In addition, applicability of suggestions that have been made through supply chain literature to the oil industry will be discussed. Therefore adopting inductive and exploratory research, three case studies from multinational focal oil companies have been conducted in order to better discuss the function of agility within the oil sector.