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Operations management has many sub activities and related competencies. These are defined in terms of core enterprise operations.
•Supply Chain
•Human Resources (HR)
•Finance and Accounting
•Marketing and Sales
•Information Technology (IT)
•Research and Development (R&D)
Each operational segment in turn has its own sub segments, which require increasingly specialized management capabilities and support. Manaar continues building its specializations, focused on delivering growth and optimizing efficiencies throughout various management use cases and challenges.
Consulting Versus Operations Management
It is important to highlight the distinctions between consulting and operations. These distinctions also describe Manaar’s shift in focus over the past decade.
Manaar’s background
We began in 2010 undertaking traditional consulting services. This involved providing bespoke studies and providing commercial advisory for government and private enterprises in the oil & gas sectors of the MENA region.
Limitations of traditional consulting
It quickly became evident that the main challenge our clients faced was not only in accessing the right type of knowledge, but also in how to implement their strategies on the ground.
Investments in operations management content
Over the next few years, Manaar developed an extensive track record and invested heavily in acquiring resources to play an active role in supporting the implementation and management of energy operations on the ground. This included investments in acquiring management services, namely skills, technical knowledge and operating facilities (office facilities, broader access to sources of capital and materials commonly used to support energy operations).
Niche specialization
Along with narrowing our geographical focus has come a growing focus on specialization within the Operations Management value chain. Manaar specializes in: