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Vol. 5, No. 10 Week of October 28, 2000
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


Computer technology transforms procurement for the North Slope

The oil companies and their suppliers are continuously improving efficiency by automating the procurement of goods and equipment

Alan Bailey

PNA Contributing Writer

The rapid growth of computer technology and the Internet has caused fundamental changes to the ways in which the oil companies procure equipment and supplies. Paper based processes for issuing purchase orders, invoices and receipts have largely given way to the automated flow of electronic data acro....

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Electronic commerce increases business efficiency

The Internet is opening up new possibilities

Electronic commerce is a win-win approach for both the oil companies and their suppliers

Phillips and BP are partners in a new global Internet procurement site


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