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Hexion Taps Performance Management Dashboard to Focus on Key Metrics
Specialty chemicals company implements Zemeter Performance Management to gain detailed view of supply chain using metrics for demand, supply and financial performance
Wilmington, DE — March 30, 2009 — Hexion Specialty Chemicals has implemented the Performance Management module of the Zemeter suite of supply chain management (SCM) software products from Supply Chain Consultants in order to gain a detailed view of the organization's supply chain using metrics for demand, supply and financial performance.
With 94 manufacturing facilities located in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, Columbus, Ohio-based Hexion is the world leader in thermoset resins, managing millions of dollars in inventory and thousands of SKUs in the worldwide delivery of its binding, bonding, coating and leading products.
"In these challenging economic times, we realized that more than ever we had to keep a close eye on the key metrics," said Paul Johnson, vice president of global plan processes at Hexion. "SCC showed us some very effective ways to keep an eye on the health of the supply chain using the Performance Management module of Zemeter. The tool saves a great deal of time, and it has helped us operate with considerably lower working capital."
Another advantage of Zemeter Performance Management is the minimum resources it requires. During development and implementation, all that is required is for the IT department to provide servers and set up access, according to Supply Chain Consultants.
"We were looking to provide a quick solution to the supply chain team's need for a place to monitor important business metrics," said Rich Wagner, director of business process and systems with the chemical company. "With Zemeter Performance Management, the implementation was very fast, and SCC's team managed their work without disrupting our day-to-day operations."
SCC said that the Zemeter Performance Management Dashboard allows anyone from C-level executives to hands-on supply chain practitioners to gauge the health of the supply chain at a glance by presenting current states versus objectives. Displays are business-specific, key metrics (KPIs), with cross-functional drilldowns for follow-up.
With 94 manufacturing facilities located in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, Columbus, Ohio-based Hexion is the world leader in thermoset resins, managing millions of dollars in inventory and thousands of SKUs in the worldwide delivery of its binding, bonding, coating and leading products.
"In these challenging economic times, we realized that more than ever we had to keep a close eye on the key metrics," said Paul Johnson, vice president of global plan processes at Hexion. "SCC showed us some very effective ways to keep an eye on the health of the supply chain using the Performance Management module of Zemeter. The tool saves a great deal of time, and it has helped us operate with considerably lower working capital."
Another advantage of Zemeter Performance Management is the minimum resources it requires. During development and implementation, all that is required is for the IT department to provide servers and set up access, according to Supply Chain Consultants.
"We were looking to provide a quick solution to the supply chain team's need for a place to monitor important business metrics," said Rich Wagner, director of business process and systems with the chemical company. "With Zemeter Performance Management, the implementation was very fast, and SCC's team managed their work without disrupting our day-to-day operations."
SCC said that the Zemeter Performance Management Dashboard allows anyone from C-level executives to hands-on supply chain practitioners to gauge the health of the supply chain at a glance by presenting current states versus objectives. Displays are business-specific, key metrics (KPIs), with cross-functional drilldowns for follow-up.
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