Chemical Industry
Productivity and Safety Challenges
The chemical industry is one of the most crucial sectors for society. Essentially, everything we consume involves products developed by this sector, including food, medications, packaging, fertilizers, textiles, electronics, and many others.
Safety is a fundamental pillar for the chemical industry because the elements it handles can cause severe damage to the environment if not stored or disposed of properly.
Simultaneously, the production chain of the chemical industry is often costly, given the assets required for its operation, in addition to high energy consumption in operations and logistical complexities.
Collectively, these factors make value chain orchestration and adherence to safety standards essential aspects to ensure a competitive advantage in an increasingly globalized market
Key Challenges of
the Chemical Industry
The chemical sector is full of challenges that directly impact other dependent sectors. Among the main challenges are:
Compliance with standards is crucial to ensure the safety of people and the environment. Companies must adhere to regulations regarding emissions, waste, workplace safety, exposure to chemicals, and transportation.
Implementing efficient programs, including policies, training, and audits, is essential to avoid penalties and damage to reputation.
The complexity of the supply chain leads to challenges in inventory visibility, resulting in discrepancies, shortages, and excess stock, hindering efficiency and profitability.
The implementation of advanced management systems is essential to overcome these challenges, improving operations, reducing costs, and achieving higher customer satisfaction.
Due to the presentation of various risks, managing the information collected throughout the chemical industry’s manufacturing process is crucial to comply with regulations and monitor environmental impact.
Waste management strategies can be tracked to ensure compliance with industry regulations, and adjustments to activity schedules can optimize resources, reducing energy costs.
Production planning in the chemical industry is a complex and multifaceted process.
ERP systems powered with data intelligence technology offer the opportunity to optimize production schedules, make informed decisions in response to market changes, and efficiently meet demand, improving performance across all stages of the supply chain.
The Role of ERP
Systems in the
ESG Agenda
ERP systems are essential for the chemical industry to fulfill its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda. By providing real-time data, these systems empower companies to make informed decisions, optimize processes, reduce waste, and minimize negative impacts.
Environmental Aspect: Integration of modules dedicated to sustainable resource management, emission tracking, and efficient waste management, allowing better monitoring and control of environmental impacts.
Social Aspect: Occupational safety management, monitoring and improvement of workplace safety practices, ethical management of the supply chain, promoting social responsibility.
Governance Aspect: Ensuring operational transparency, ensuring compliance with ethical standards and regulations.
ERP SAP: More Efficiency and Security for the Chemical Industry
The SAP ERP system ensures the network integration of various systems and the scheduled transmission of information through numerous devices.
With this, the efficient extraction and processing of data are entirely possible, serving as the basis for intelligent decision-making.
The SAP ERP offers an integrated solution to manage resources, processes, and information across the entire value chain of the chemical industry.
In addition to increasing process security, the system ensures operational efficiency gains, contributing to cost reduction, crucial in the short term to enhance the competitiveness of companies.
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SOLaaS (Solution as a Service) model by Origen Tech includes the SAP S/4HANA license, specialized solutions, services, infrastructure, and support, all offered through a single contract and payment based on monthly fees.
SOLaaS is ideal for absorbing the complexities of different locations and sectors, in addition to helping comply with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements for sustainability.
Based on intelligent procedural flows and advanced real-time data analysis, the solution helps activate new revenue streams through innovative business model opportunities, delivering services with much more added value.
SOLaaS also helps reduce costs by redesigning smarter and automated processes, ensuring more end-to-end visibility.
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With a holistic multisectoral approach, SOLaaS allows for the efficient management of typical complexities in the chemical industry, leveraging productive potential with much more efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
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