Analysis of the Reality of Supply Chain Strategies in Oil Products Distribution Company/ Middle Euphrates Distribution Authority- Babylon Branch.

The current research aims to analyze the reality of supply chain strategies in the Oil Products Distribution Company / Middle Euphrates Distribution Authority - Babylon Branch, which is necessary to pay attention to in order to eliminate waste and achieve efficiency in the use of resources and implement customer requirements at the agreed times. Through the researcher's survey, it became clear that there is a problem represented by the small number of tankers transporting oil products, and the small storage capacity of the intermediate warehouse tanks, in addition to the fact that there is a weakness in the awareness of the respondents about the adoption of any supply chain strategy by the company under study. To achieve the research objective, a main hypothesis was formulated, and the researcher relied on the examination form as a main tool for collecting data. A purposeful sample was chosen consisting of department and division managers who have experience and knowledge in answering the paragraphs of the form. The research sought to answer questions including (Does the management of the company under study adopt one or all of the supply chain strategies when practicing its activities?) The research reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which are: The results of the analysis of the examination form showed that the answers of the respondents took the largest percentage towards Paragraphs of the hybrid supply chain strategy, which indicates that the management of the company under study adopts this strategy. In light of these conclusions, the researcher presented a set of proposals, the most important of which are: the possibility of employing workers (government drivers) through additional working hours on holidays and occasions to implement urgent requests and handle transportation cases at peak times to increase the number of shipments