AUTHOR=Khan Natalia , Solvang Wei Deng , Yu Hao , Rolland Bente Elisabeth 

TITLE=Towards the design of a smart warehouse management system for spare parts management in the oil and gas sector

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainability

VOLUME=Volume 5 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/articles/10.3389/frsus.2024.1426089

DOI=10.3389/frsus.2024.1426089

ISSN=2673-4524

ABSTRACT=The oil and gas production industry requires rapid changing. As oil and gas companies around the world are called upon to decarbonize, several sectors within the industry are attempting to find new ways of working to achieve decarbonization. One of those sectors is spare parts warehousing. During the past decades of oil and gas production, spare parts warehousing has not been prioritized in optimization measures. Warehouses have been filled with material, all activities have been performed manually, and financial expenditure has been high. Now, a large oil and gas production company in Norway is looking to optimize its spare parts warehousing to streamline its logistics activities and increase sustainability. This study addresses the optimization ambitions of the company and proposes key design elements of a smart warehouse management system using Industry 4.0 technology implementation. The study is conducted by performing a review of relevant literature and company ambitions, before embarking on a qualitative design measure to contribute to the company's innovative success. The study concludes with reflections on practical implications and suggestions for future research.