Chemicals & Energy

Bayer Commits to Sustainable Supply Chain Worldwide

October 2, 2014

Bayer MaterialScience and bluesign technologies have joined forces to advance a sustainable textile industry supply chain globally.

High Risk, High Reward: Develop World Class Compliance for Competitive Advantage

October 1, 2014

Quality Carriers Expands Into Charleston Market

September 30, 2014

Quality Carriers Inc.

Quality Carriers Inc., a North American-based bulk chemical carrier, has expanded into the Charleston, S.C. market through a partnership with sister company Boasso America Corp.

Should Even Nuclear Command and Control Go Into the Cloud, Defense CIO Asks

September 17, 2014

CIO

For all the enthusiasm surrounding the government's move to the cloud - and there's no shortage - one prominent federal CIO is emphatic that cloud computing, for all its virtues, is no panacea for the government's technology challenges.

KMG Chemicals Hires a 3PL: A Case Study

September 4, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Ernie Kremling, vice president of operations with KMG Chemicals Inc., relates the story of how the company selected a 3PL, and what kind of issues it was out to solve in the process. He is joined by Frank McGuigan, president of transportation management with Transplace.

Farmers and Their Crops Wait for Transport as Crude Oil Monopolizes N.D. Rail

August 28, 2014

The New York Times

The furious pace of energy exploration in North Dakota is creating a crisis for farmers whose grain shipments have been held up by a vast new movement of oil by rail, leading to millions of dollars in agricultural losses and slower production for breakfast cereal giants like General Mills.

Automating Upstream Supply Chain Leads to Efficiencies, Cost Savings in Oil & Gas Industry

August 26, 2014

McKinsey

The rapid progress of technology, such as big data and analytics, sensors, and control systems, offers oil and gas companies the chance to automate high-cost, dangerous or error-prone tasks. Most oil and gas operators are starting to capture these opportunities and would do well to accelerate their efforts. Companies that successfully employ automation can significantly improve their bottom line.

Global TMS Delivers Savings through Harmonization of Systems and Practices

August 25, 2014

Challenge: Our client was looking for a single, centralized solution to harmonize their transportation planning and execution processes. With business operating units in US, Europe, China and Brazil, they had been using different, customized software solutions to manage fragmented transportation practices at each and realized they were hemorrhaging costs on transportation spend, freight bill settlement, operational overhead, and IT support.

U.S. Seeks to Redefine 'Reverse Logistics' of Hazardous Materials

August 25, 2014

Trucking Info

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed revising hazardous materials regulations when it comes to return shipments of certain hazardous materials by motor vehicle.

Chemical Manufacturer Gains Visibility with Acsis Serialization and Partner Management

August 22, 2014

Challenge: A major chemical manufacturer was rolling out a new product across multiple geographies. This product was highly susceptible to both counterfeiting and diversion, and if used incorrectly could cause harm to the user as well as pose an environmental safety hazard.

Chemicals & Energy

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the chemicals and energy industries. Learn how chemical and energy companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.