Chemicals & Energy

Is There a Manufacturing Renaissance in the U.S.?

April 20, 2012

Prospects are very bright for manufacturing in the U.S., says Raj Batra, president of the industry automation division at Siemens. Batra, who believes that the U.S. now offers a high-end, innovation-oriented manufacturing environment, cites 30 months of consecutive increases in the PMI index and growth in plant capacity utilization as signs that a renaissance is under way.

Leading Chemical Manufacturer Finds Good Chemistry with Transportation Partners

April 20, 2012

Challenge: A leading chemical manufacturer uses the Elemica Logistics Sourcing services with Transportation Bid Optimization to help them prepare for predicted capacity constraints and to streamline, automate and run dynamic sourcing events for logistics transportation. The rapidly changing transportation services market requires companies to run more frequent transportation bidding events that encompass all transportation modes.

Industrial Gas/Specialty Chemical Company Streamlines Ocean Carrier Pipelines

April 20, 2012

Challenge: Booking ocean cargo for our global client's industrial gases and specialty chemicals was inefficient, requiring excessive time and manpower. The client needed to streamline the process to improve the flow of their products for timely delivery to their customers.

Collaborative Execution: Speed, innovation and profitability

April 13, 2012

Kevin OÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Marah, SCM World

Better Energy Efficiency at Plants Holds Huge Potential for Manufacturers

April 11, 2012

Scott Spencer, Group VP-Mktg. and Comm., Process Automation Div., The ABB Group

Best Practices in Enterprise Asset Management

April 11, 2012

Ralph Rio, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group

Is There a Manufacturing Renaissance in the U.S.?

April 11, 2012

Raj Batra, Pres., Industry Automation Div., Siemens Industry North America

LG Joins EPA's Green Power Partnership with 100 Percent Green Energy Use for Its Headquarters

April 10, 2012

Environmental Leader

LG Electronics USA is purchasing more than 1.5 million kWh of green power over the next 18 months in cooperation with the EPA's Green Power Partnership program, the company said.

The S&OP Journey of PG&E

April 9, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Gas and electric utilities may have a number of unique operating characteristics, but they share with other industries the need to emphasize customer service, operate safely, create a reliable supply chain and reward shareholders. PG&E's pursuit of those goals led it to integrate formal sales and operations planning (S&OP) into the organization.

Today's Energy Realities in Your Supply Chain

April 4, 2012

Chuck Taylor, Founder & Principal, Awake! Consulting

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.