Enterprise Resource Planning for Shell Company: Challenges, Business Requirements and Hana Platform

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Mission....................................................................................................................................................3
Vision......................................................................................................................................................4
Strategic objectives..................................................................................................................................4
Top 5 problems in Shell Company..............................................................................................................4
10 business requirements based on Hana platform......................................................................................6
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................9
References.................................................................................................................................................10
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Introduction
The primary purpose of this paper is to outline and discuss the business operations of Shell
which is the growing firm in the international market. The main aim of Shell group is to engage
profitably, efficiently responsibly in gas, chemical, oil and other business for contributing in
search for formation of energy sources and to fulfill the demands of the customers in the global
market. The responsibility of Shell is to deliver the gas and oil profitably in environmentally and
socially responsible ways. The paper also explains the mission, vision and objectives of Shell
Company. Along with this, here is the brief discussion about the challenges and issues that
encountered and handled by the firm in the marketplace. Moreover, it also depicts ample of
information about the Hana platform that helps the company to flourish the business worldwide.
More detail of the task has been detailed below.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is known as Shell which is a British Dutch multinational oil and gas
Company. The company was incorporated in 1907 in the United Kingdom having headquartered
is situated in Netherlands. It is one of the sixth oil and gas companies and it is the sixth biggest
company in the world evaluated by 2016 revenue. It is also listed in the top 500 global and
largest companies. It is a global group of energy and petrochemical corporations having approx
86,000 employees in around 70 countries. The firm uses advanced and innovative technologies
to build and develop a sustainable energy future (Shell, 2018). It has been found that Shell brand
is the most familiar and well known brand in the world. Shell code of conduct includes various
areas such as manager and individual responsibilities, people, culture, behaviors, communication
and information.
Mission
The mission of the company includes the following:
 To protect the shareholders investment and deliver a long term return and revenue.
 To maintain and win loyal customers by building and rendering products and services
which offer worth in terms of quality, safety, price and environment.
 To respect the human rights of the workers and to render them a good and favorable
working environment. To encourage the development and best use of talents, skills and
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knowledge of the workers to create a dynamic working environment within the
organization (Sharman, 2013).
Vision
The vision of the company is to be a global leader by providing energy and petrochemical
products to the customers in the international market (Epstein and Buhovac, 2014).
Strategic objectives
The objective of Shell Company is to engage responsibly, efficiently, profitably in the oil, gas,
chemical and other selected business and to contribute in the search for expansion and
development of other sources of energy.
Top 5 problems in Shell Company
Although, Royal Dutch Shell is improving and enhancing its reputation in today’s modern world
but there are ample of issues faced by the company in today’s competitive world that affect the
success and growth in the international market. Some of the issues have been discussed below.
 It is noted that the firm is conducting now an internal investigation and the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US financial watchdog is running one out as well.
Some researchers analyze and identify that SEC is partly at fault just because it has failed
to clear and reduce the issues as per the guidelines. Some analysts believe that SEC
guidelines are too conservative and not effective. There is a discrepancy between SEC
guidelines and industrial reality that are affecting the profitability and outcomes of the
firm. This issue is also reducing the market values and market share (Davies, 2016).
 Along with this, Shell was accused of bribery practice with Nigeria officials to attain
goals and objectives in 2010. Shell bribed Nigerian officials to make it easy and flexible
for them to import equipments and goods, ignore customers and get lower taxes.
Pollution is another issue in Shell that could affect the profitability and outcomes of the
firm (Hennchen, 2015).
 Resource challenge is also one of the biggest and dynamic issues that is being
encountered by the company. Global warming is a threaten for Shell Corporation. In
addition, human resource is another issue in the company (Ermida, 2014). The firm is
unable to recruit and select right and appropriate candidates for performing roles and
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