HALLIBURTON
Supply chain As one of the largest players in its field , Halliburton recognizes the potential positive impacts of making its supply chain more efficient . Gorman explains : “ Halliburton is a very large organization and from a strong logistics base . So when we focused on being the lowest cost per barrel provider we focused on the recovery factor of what we were getting out of the ground .
“ For example , we buy more sand than anyone else in North America - including construction companies . You can obviously create some strong relationships with our vendors to be a very low-cost provider given the volumes we go through .”
Remote technology also plays a role . From its real-time logistics center in Houston , Texas , Halliburton is not only able to track every truck and rail car in North America , it is also able to report on any delays or issues its cargo might be experiencing – in real time .
“ That also minimizes our trucking and rail costs and makes sure that we getting that product delivered when we need it ,” Gorman adds .
“ If you look through a lot of our pipelines that are very product or manufacturing dependent , the more
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