Abstract
Designing a computer system for the management of inventory is an interesting task, but for petroleum products this task not only becomes more interesting but a challenging one as well. This is due to the characteristics peculiar to all petroleum products, i.e. their volatility, and also to the modes employed for handling and storing these products. In this paper, we shall present the basic concept of the system COMPASS, an acronym for COMAiterized Accounting System for Stocks, which is currently in the final phase of its completion at Pakistan Burmah Shell Limited (PBS). This system has been conceived and designed as a key element in a chain of systems forming an integrated network to produce a comprehensive computerized Management Information System (MIS) over the next couple of years. Ours is basically a marketing company, which receives product either from the refineries or directly through imports. This product is stored by us at different locations scattered throughout the country and from there supplied either directly to customers or to our retail outlets, i.e. petrol pumps, for eventual sale.
DOI
10.1080/02681102.1986.9627079
Recommended Citation
Amin, M. F.,
&
Kazmi, N. A.
(1986).
Management of Oil Inventory Through Computers.
Information Technology for Development, 1(4), 231-243.
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.1986.9627079
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