Supply Chain World Volume 13 Issue 4 August 2026 | Page 38

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operational ERP. It’ s an end-to-end system that manages the entire lifecycle of a nomination; our equivalent of a purchase order, the customer’ s instruction to get work done. POLARIS tracks every job from the first call through every stage in the supply chain until we deliver the final results.”
Digital transformation
The platform reaches across the organization. That’ s why CAMIN is putting significant resources into its next phase.“ We’ re building what we call POLARIS 2.0; a complete reinvention of the software. We’ re using more than 30 years of lessons learned and data. By applying modern software architecture, we can embed these insights directly into our operations. It’ s going to be phenomenal.” The overhaul of POLARIS reflects a broader shift in the sector. Companies now seek more value from operational data. For CAMIN, artificial intelligence is a practical extension of that work. It’ s not just a separate initiative.“ We handle terabytes of data, so AI
is a perfect fit. We can add intelligence to our huge database to run predictive tests and anticipate what customers need before they even ask,” Fernando says.
While digital transformation remains a priority, CAMIN is growing by expanding geographically and diversifying services.“ Our strategy has three parts. First, we’ re expanding our capabilities in oil and gas. Second, we’ re filling the gaps in our network. Third, we’ re expanding into adjacent commodity markets like agriculture, metals, and minerals.”
You can see that strategy in action as CAMIN broadens its presence across the energy value chain. In the past, the company focused on a few refined products like gasoline, diesel, additives, and blending. Today, customer demand creates opportunities to diversify the portfolio across a broader spectrum of fuels and feedstocks.“ For example, we now work with jet fuel, sustainable aviation fuel( SAF), biofuels, chemicals, and LPG products. Some
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