Vendor partnerships key to optimizing supply chain management

摘要

In 2013, Douglas-Westwood published a study that found 30 of 45 FPSOs installed worldwide between 2008 and 2012 suffered schedule delay. Reasons cited include project complexity, difficult regulatory requirements, an imbalance of risk in favor of project owners at the expense of contractors, organizational learning issues, and supply chain issues. While the author's company can provide data to illustrate a different, more positive trend, this article is written to address the negative perception of schedule slippage that afflicts the entire industry, including both project owners and contractors. Understanding the causes of equipment schedule delay is essential in order to establish plans to mitigate future delays in supply chain activities of major offshore projects.