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ERP For Chemical Industry

Introduction

                  The chemical industry includes companies involved in the production of chemicals with high economic impact. These include petrochemicals, agrochemicals, paints, pharmaceuticals, polymers and oleo chemicals. Chemical processes are used, including chemical reactions to form new substances, separations based on properties such as solubility or ionic charge and distillations and transformations by heating and other methods.

                  Some of the unique manufacturing needs of the Chemical industry include, inconsistent quality of raw materials; once processed the products cannot be reduced back to their original state; product is normally manufactured in bulk, then packed according to requirements; conformance to control of hazardous materials and storage of the necessary backup certificates of approval; and in a number of industries every order represents a new product, depending on the formula used and the substitutions made.

                 ERP solution for Chemical enables chemical manufacturers to efficiently and effectively manage record formulation, quality, customer, production and financial reporting. The chemical solution of ERP is an affordable option for any organization. The modules are fully integrated to help manage data flow from managing formulas to manufacturing and shipping the orders in line with regulatory requirements. It also takes cares of outsourcing and excise process with ease. It will help chemical company improve productivity, improve customer service and increase revenues.

 

Common characteristics of the chemical industry

Chemical manufacturers share many common characteristics:

  • Batch.
  • Continuous.
  • Make-to-stock.
  • Package-to-order.
  • Make-to-order.
  • Hazardous goods.
  • By-products and co-products.
  • Specialization.
  • Distribution requirements planning.
  • Forecasting.
  • Raw material and finished goods tracking.
  • Quality monitoring.
  • Diverse markets - OEM, industrial and retail.
  • Capital intensive.

 

Chemical industry challenges

  • The challenges they potentially face are to:
  • Comply with local and international environmental and safety regulations.
  • Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and local accounting regulations.
  • Reduce costs and eliminate waste in a volatile energy cost environment.
  • Streamline business processes and IT systems.
  • Improve IT system security.
  • Manage the storage and retrieval of compliance documentation and certification.
  • Manage the storage, handling and transportation of hazardous goods.
  • Monitor and report on safety compliance.
  • Manage raw material quality.
  • Reduce environmental impact.
  • Manage by-products.
  • Rationalize pack sizes and product ranges.
  • Manage distribution.
  • Manage seasonal demand.
  • Maximize material yields.
  • Manage large inventories.

 
Modules

  • Forecasting Module
  • Requirements planning module
  • Planning Bill
  • Lot Traceability Module
  • Finite Scheduling Module
  • Quality Data Collection Module
  • Engineering Change Control Module
  • Work in Progress Module
  • Multiple Units Of measure
  • Multi-site Warehouse
  • Dangerous Goods Text
  • Blankets Purchase Orders
  • Factory Documentation
  • Back flushing
  • Bill of Materials Module
  • Goods in Transmit
  • Co and By- Product
  •  Reporting Services Module
  •  Analytics Module