Kuwait Times, Sun, Apr 21, 2024 | Shawwal 12, 1445
KPC launches a unified e-commerce platform
Kuwait:
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
(KPC) launched a unified electronic commerce platform for the oil sector to
facilitate and develop relations between the corporation and its subsidiaries on
the one hand and its partners inside and outside on the other. Speaking at a
festival organized by the corporation in Ahmadi City, CEO of KPC Sheikh Nawaf
Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah said the platform is the first phase of the “smart
purchasing” initiative.
He added that it is a digital transformation initiative aimed at embodying the
corporation’s vision to benefit from innovation and the optimal use of
technology while maximizing profitability. The corporation has worked for years
to set up a technological and innovative plan, as he said, noting that the
initiative established a unified system through which digitalization and import
operations are provided. He elaborated that the initiative also seeks to reduce
risks and ensure information and data in purchases.
The success of digital transformation projects depends on three factors: the
ability to manage changes, teamwork, and excellence, Sheikh Nawaf said. He
stressed that such factors ensure supporting and developing the national economy
through innovation and technology in the gas and oil industries. He lauded the
action system that made this progress, mainly the supreme purchase committee,
which played a great role in developing the commercial sector, and Kuwait
National Petroleum Company.
Meanwhile, Kholoud Al-Mutairi, deputy CEO and head of the high guidelines
committee, said work on implementing this huge project started in 2022. The
project included 158 workers within 26 teams and committees, while the number of
users of this system hit 7,000, she noted. The festival witnessed a short
documentary on the challenges facing the team and how they overcame them.