TOWARDS THE CASE FOR INTRODUCING ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING AT NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION (NOC) OF LIBYA: A CASE STUDY

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems provide an integrated view of core business processes operating in real-time over the web so it can track its resources, manage its back-office functions and facilitate customer and supplier relationship in an efficient and cost-effective manner that can lead to improved planning and decision quality, and a smoother coordination between business units, resulting in higher efficiency and a quicker response time to customer demands and inquiries. We argue that for the Oil sector the goals to be achieved for a successful ERP deployment are to streamline business processes, compliance with the regulatory environment but at the same time increase profitability This paper aims to contribute to develop a better understanding of the transition required by focusing on objectives, constraints, and the implementation process of ERP in this sector and provide guidelines from lessons learnt. It reports work in progress to share our experiences so that we might benefit from early feedback from those that have already trodden this path as well those that are currently thinking of doing so.