The terms "upstream" and "downstream" refer to two different, but equally important, aspects of marketing. Upstream marketing is focused on strategy and the long-term market situation, while ...

Upstream operations focus on oil exploration and extraction; downstream operations process crude into products. Effective energy chains require balance between upstream production and downstream ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Shell’s strategy focuses on cost reductions, increased shareholder returns, and maintaining strong upstream and downstream operations to ensure stability in a volatile energy market. Management is ...

New research highlights inequities between downstream and upstream countries that share the same watershed. The study outlines how international agreements can better address shared resource problems ...