Overview of Basf Logistics Operation in Southeast AsiaEssay Preview: Overview of Basf Logistics Operation in Southeast AsiaReport this essayBASF is one of the worlds largest chemical companies. It was established in 1865 with the main product was coal tar based dyestuff. It has six main categories of products which are oil and gas, chemicals, agricultural products, plastics and fibers, dyestuff and finishing products and consumer products. The structure of the company is presented by three-dimensional matrix consisting of operating, regional and functional divisions. Since 1960, the company began to expand its operation at a global level through acquisition. In Southeast Asia, the company has over 30 companies in 16 countries through the region of which 12 has the production facilities. Headquarter for the region is located in Singapore.
BASF operates the following chemicals and synthetic chemicals and various other products: (1) Teflon, Al-Ribazidine, Dijonamethanidine, dibromocotamide, dibromosporins, Doxiephat, Empyridazole, furosemides, furosemides, Furosemides B, Glyfazidine, Hydrochloric, Glyfazobenyl, Hexamethanol, Glycolic, Human Papillomaviruses, Homogenating Agent, Hydrogenate, Hydroxyphenyl, Isofluranoic acid, Isofluranoic acid, Propanam, Oxalate, Phosphorous, Phosphoric Oxide, Polycytontol, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Polyurethane, Propylene glycol, Carbon-14, Polybromide, Pyrophosphor, Pyrolamine, Porphyrin, Sulfur, Triazole, Tetracycline, TiO3, Triethoxycaprylyl, Thiopental, Chloroform, Dyebase, Tannin, Ethidium, Tocopherol/Ethyl Caprylate, Triethoxycaprylyl, Phenoxycysteine/Tetracrylate/Fibrous Carbon
Basf Operations are located in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea. Their subsidiaries are listed on the International Federation of Petroleum Super Markets.
BIGS is located in the Philippines. The Philippines government has been looking for a new energy source for some time. The country has two projects on its energy portfolio. One of these is the Enermax Pipeline.
The other project was the K-Fluon Gas Transmission plant in the South. In 1998, BasF developed a new energy source that will add 5 GW to India’s power generation capacity. While not a major project since the plant began working in 1999, BasF has built up a brand of gas generation which is considered to be a great option for a country with energy dependency. The K-Fluon facility is expected to add 1,000 tons per day of gas by 2022.
In FY2014, the company said that it had invested $2.4 billion for gas storage and capacity development with the support of five companies. The project will create 500,000 MW of wind power by 2034.
The Philippines also has several large wind power projects on its energy portfolio.
BasF is one of the major countries supplying wind energy. For the first time, both India and the European Union offer up their renewable energy portfolio during a major energy exchange.
The Philippines has a relatively quiet economy. In 2009, the GDP of the country increased by almost 19% over 2008. In 2013, its economy was just under 3% of gross domestic product. In 2009, its growth slowed to 1.6%, and in 2014 it grew by 4.8%.
BasF will probably be the first overseas oil-producing country in that respect. BasF has recently been trying to establish operations within the country through its subsidiary, Basf Logistics Limited, in the Philippines. The company has some significant operations in the Indian state of Kerala
1.2 The supply chain and logistics operation of the company in Southeast AsiaIn terms of the flow of goods in the region, each group company can directly order the material, produce the goods and sell them within the regional market. They build their own physical flow of goods, being relatively independent from the parent companys physical flow of goods. However, only one third of total revenue in the southeast Asia is produced in the region due to the limited production capacity of the group companies, the remaining two-thirds are still mainly supplied from the companys main production site in Germany.
Regarding the information management, there is little information flow within the region as group companies are located in different countries. Besides, each group company has developed its own information system so it is hard to communicate and share information among them. There is almost no systematic information within the regional company due to the lack of computer support.
Then in the organization and structure management, the headquarter in Singapore holds the responsibility for