The Impact of it Empowerment Effect on Improving Competitive Advantage Regarding Interfering Manufacture Variables in Oil and Gas Industry (Case Study: South Pars Gas Complex)

Sima Radmanesh and Amin Tavakoli
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Sima Radmanesh: South Pars Gas Complex, Iran
Amin Tavakoli: South Pars Gas Complex, Iran

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Abstract: A great part of the success and dynamism of organizations is due to the creation of competitive advantage and keeping its stability. This is possible through provision and alignment of the requirements of a stable competitive advantage by applying modern technologies. There are a great number of successful examples throughout the world that show how new technologies, particularly Information Technology, have changed the oil and gas industry of countries into a highly dynamic and effective one. Therefore, in order to be a pioneer in manufacturing field, considering the existence of many gas companies in Persian Gulf territory, presenting exact and comprehensive services in IT is essential. Developing technical and knowledge-based services in achieving the competitive advantage and the maximum amount of stable and high-quality production from common reservoirs is what makes IT a critical factor in companies’ management policies. This research attempts to study the effect of Information Technology on key manufacturing factors in South pars gas complex. In order to perform this task, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed among the staff and then, the results were analyzed. The outcomes show that Information Technology creates a positive effect on all effective manufacturing factors including quality, cost, production, and efficiency. There is also a meaningful relationship between IT and manufacture variables that lead to the improvement of the competitive advantage.

Keywords: competitive advantage; information technology; production; efficiency; quality; oil and gas industry. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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