PETRONAS LUBRICANTS INTERNATIONAL
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I n any business , when stripped down to its core , the concept is simple – it ’ s a case of making a product and being able to deliver that product to the customer . This makes the supply chain function of a business a key component , and over recent years it has become a function that is spearheading the future growth in many organisations .
This is most certainly the case for Petronas Lubricants International ( PLI ), manufacturers of a range of high-quality automotive and industrial lubricants products in over 100 markets worldwide .
Currently within the top 10 leading suppliers of lubricants , the company has ambitions to continue to grow .
To do so , PLI looked internally at how it can achieve this vision by generating greater efficiencies and looked specifically at redefining its supply chain .
“ We ’ re spending close to 82 % of our total outlay as a business on the supply chain ,” says Phil James , Head of Global Supply Chain .
“ It ’ s a great responsibility to have so we have to be careful how we spend and more importantly , how efficiently we spend .”
“ WE WANT TO BE SEEN EVEN MORE AS A TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN COMPANY BECAUSE THAT ’ S THE
DIFFERENTIATOR ”
— Phil James , Head of Global Supply Chain , Petronas
AUGUST 2019