Corporate Competitive Advantage Through Information Technology: Saudi Aramco Case

There so many articles argued whether information technology has any effect or relation with the competitive advantage of the companies. Nemours papers have addressed this issue when IT was advancing exponentially in the last decade. Some researchers come with a conclusion that IT would have no effect on the company competitive advantage. On the other hand, some other papers proved the relation between IT and IT performance with the corporate performance. This paper will discuss and analyze this relation. More specifically we will address the effect and the role of information technology on the strategic management of Saudi Aramco and how this would add extra dimension for the corporate competitive advantage. Saudi Aramco is an oil production company producing and exporting oil from Saudi Arabia. The company also had various business lines that serve the country with oil refined product. IT was integral part of the company strategy since it started producing oil since the 30´s of last century.