Chemicals
Orchestrating the chemicals supply chain to boost profitability
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We know exactly how difficult it is to plan production, storage, demand and distribution of chemicals for maximum profitability. Meet our chemicals team.
Challenges of the chemicals supply chain
The chemical supply chain is caught between global demand and push effects. High-value assets must be fully used and margins must be assured. Discover how OMP for Chemicals tackles these challenges.
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Success stories
What keeps chemical leaders up at night? - Jack Eggels’ insights
How can effective risk management position a business for success during volatile times? What criteria should be considered when selecting a solution provider? Jack Eggels, former executive at Shell Chemicals, addresses the key drivers for success in the chemicals industry.
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OMP improves BASF petrochemical business' supply chain planning performance
The petrochemicals division of chemical leader BASF is finalizing the global OMP’s Unison Planning™ rollout to all regions. This rollout is the tailpiece of a global program to deliver integrated planning performance to the remainder of the petrochemicals division’s production plants, as well as the affiliated businesses.
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How Evonik boosts supply performance by evaluating scenarios
Evolutions in the oil, gas, and specialty chemicals markets have made planning the supply of Evonik’s Performance Intermediates business line more complicated than ever. As raw material quality and downstream demand became less predictable, it was clear that a more structured tactical planning process, driven by reliable demand and supply data, was needed.
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OMP solution supports Corbion’s gradual transition to SAP S/4HANA
Leading food and biochemicals company Corbion has taken into operation a multi-ERP interface with their OMP planning solution to support the gradual transition to SAP S/4HANA.
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Axalta ensures global collaboration with OMP
Axalta Coating Systems implemented OMP for all their demand and supply planning processes worldwide. Global design, core implementation and all rollouts in its EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific regions were achieved in less than one year.
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Siegwerck Druckfarben plans globally with OMP
Siegwerk Druckfarben, the supplier of printing inks for packaging and publications, implemented OMP in 8 factories and 3 continents for production planning & detailed scheduling.
Read the newsWhat our customers say
“What OMP brought is the discipline that our organization needs. No-nonsense, straight to the point, I thought, okay, that’s what I want.”
Jack Eggels, General Manager Chemicals Operations at Shell
“Scenario-based decision-making using OMP for Chemicals has reinforced trust in the system among planners and business executives, effectively boosting the company’s performance.”
David Kochanek, Specialist Process & Business Support at Evonik Performance Intermediates
“OMP is capable of generating a value-based plan, including the complexities of our chemical network.
We now discuss value instead of volume!”
Rainer Fretzen, Head of Performance Intermediates at Evonik
“OMP is the perfect solution to solve our complex requirements in a very dynamic, demand-driven business.”
Stefan Hauenschild, Sales & Operations Planning Responsible at Siegwerk Druckfarben
“It’s now possible for us to make complete scenarios in a very limited time. We can also make a scenario that is value-based and not volume-based, and this is a really big point in our business.”
David Kochanek, Specialist Process & Business Support at Evonik Performance Intermediates
“The OMP consultants’ depth of knowledge in both the chemical industry’s business processes and the solution’s capabilities contributed greatly to the success of the OMP implementation at Eastman.”
Marc Dietrich, IT Planning Team Leader at Eastman
“The OMP solution allowed us to integrate our planning and scheduling needs with our corporate SAP platform. OMP has proven the flexibility to support scheduling needs ranging from batch to continuous processes.”
Jim Carey, Supply Chain Manager at Eastman
“The Axalta and OMP teams performed a fantastic job in an extremely short timeframe. With OMP, we jumped to the next generation of end-to-end planning and scheduling solutions. We managed to reach significant inventory reductions and shortened frozen horizons while improving service levels.”
Aaron Weis, Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Axalta