In a typical week, Ayoola—head of procurement for an upstream oil firm in the Gulf—was constantly firefighting. Delayed vendor shipments, unclear contract statuses, and emergency reorders had become routine. Then a missed parts delivery shut down pipeline repair for 48 hours. The cost? Over $600K in downtime.
The Procurement Problem in Oil & Gas:
Disconnected supplier databases and manual approvals
No real-time reorder alerts linked to inventory
Difficult tracking of vendor KPIs and contract performance
The Turnaround:
With Microsoft Dynamics 365 and AI-powered reordering from Copilot, Ayoola’s team now gets:
✔ Instant visibility into supplier contracts and deliveries
✔ Automated reorder suggestions based on threshold rules
✔ Predictive AI that adjusts to demand changes before they happen
Results:
35% cut in procurement errors
Faster order cycles
Better supplier accountability
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