The manufacturing industry must comply with Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical (REACH) regulation in the European Union. According to our experts, a holistic view of REACH requirements reveals that an...
integrated PLM backbone can achieve REACH compliance through its functionalities. They demonstrate how the Infosys PLM solution can be leveraged to achieve REACH compliance and eventually help organizations to reduce time-to-market and deliver process improvements during product creation.
Adopting the right sourcing model – captive center vs. vendor partner – can reduce the Total Cost of Ownership and provide long-term flexibility for engineering product development.
For large aluminum manufacturers with multiple furnaces and pot-lines, delivering ladles carrying the right quality of metal to the desired furnace and recording all in-process data for future analysis is a major challenge. This...
paper provides an approach to capture, display, store and analyze ladle-related information. It is designed to enable better execution of smelting and cast-house schedules and increase visibility of ladle movements, thereby improving coordination between smelting and cast-house operations.
This article first appeared in Aluminum World, May 2007, published by Sovereign Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
The critical nature of spare parts management in manufacturing and service operations cannot be understated. Factors such as demand unpredictability, part alternates, parts indigenization and tight control on spare parts...
inventory coupled with high service levels, demand decision support to accurately forecast spare part requirements and to optimize inventory. Meeting these objectives helps improve profitability and achieve strategic goals such as customer loyalty. The paper discusses various facets of spares and service management from a Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) perspective. It also examines the industry from an automation perspective and suggests viable solutions.
Advances in mobile technology have impacted the chemical industry. Their effects are felt on all components of the supply chain including procurement, manufacturing, distribution and selling. Organizations embracing mobility...
transform into lean, flexible and quick decision makers. Mobility enables you to stay connected in real-time, become more productive in the use of working capital, establish better links with suppliers and customers and offer employees a flexible work environment and modern lifestyle. However, the success of mobile technology depends on correctly identifying business requirements and needs as well as selecting and adopting the technology to meet these needs.
This paper was submitted to World Chemical Congress 2007, Glasgow.
In a cross-border trade and dynamic regulatory environment, you need a comprehensive sourcing decision support tool. The primary objective of the buyer is to buy the required product at the lowest total cost, inclusive of all material, taxes, transportation...
and resource costs. Modern tools available with buyers attempt to solve the requirements only partially. Procurement tools need to be capable of looking at the procurement activity with the objective of minimizing the Total Landed Cost at a desired service level. In addition to identifying the lowest cost sources of procurement, the tool must help the buyer perform lifecycle costing of the product, enable the buyer to identify 'potential' sources of procurement and also provide a platform for negotiation. This paper identifies the capabilities of a tool to help the buyer minimize the landed cost of procurement.
Industrial gas companies, which deliver gas to their customers, make huge investments in cylinders. However, the existing process and systems are unable to meet all the requirements of cylinder management systems. With RFID-enabled...
cylinder management systems, these companies can improve productivity, as well as quality, reliability and efficiency of the cylinder management process, making their investment in cylinder management worthwhile.
This article first appeared in Gas and Technology, Vol 5, No 1.All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.