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Pacific Oil-Strategic Plan Pacific Oil Startegic Plan COMPANY BACKGROUND Vision Values ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN-ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY RISK Management PLAN Monthly Monitoring Accountability Responding of Risk management Process Evolution of Risk Management Policies and Procedures 152011 Identified Risks Risk Disclosure Pacific Oil-Strategic Plan This paper presents a strategic plan or Pacific Oil. The paper starts with organizational background consisting of business mission, vision and the corporate values. The nature of the business of Pacific Oil has been clearly identified with some highlights on the business divisions operating
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