AMEC Paragon Supply Chain Effective supply chain management can be described as the efficient use of methods and processes that integrate manufacturers, suppliers and distribution channels so as to provide products and/or services at the right time, in the right quantities and to the right location to minimize costs and maximize profit and customer satisfaction (Simchi-Levi, Kaminsky and Simchi-Levi, 2005).AMEC Paragon believes that This is essential to the well-being of the solutions provider and makes it part of our mission statement (http://www.amec.com/sustainability/2ndlevel.asp?pageid=9006). AMEC Paragon is a leading engineer, designer, builder and installer of offshore oil and gas platforms, worldwide. This is achieved by using customer ideas and expectations and bringing together producers, suppliers and fabricators to create an oil or gas production platform and product distribution system to the final destination. The start of each new project requires AMEC Paragon to prepare a service and product distribution network that will deliver what the customer has specified, to the correct location and in a timely manner. Customer specifications allow AMEC Paragon personnel to begin the first of many steps involved in completing the project. These specifications help develop the process needed to identify suppliers who will be able to manufacture or supply the many components needed to build a multi-million dollar platform. Pumps and pipelines will be needed to bring the oil or gas up from the ocean floor. Steel structures of many types must be assembled together to support the many vessels and tanks needed to process the product. Electric machinery of all types will be used to move the product from one tank to another. The final assembly of these components is performed by more than a thousand craftsmen and professionals from a wide range of engineering and construction disciplines. Once assembled and tested, the platform will begin the final check-out phase to determine if the oil or gas can begin to flow and enter the process steps that will deliver the product to the customer.