Chemical Asset Management and Chain of Custody Solution

Chemical Asset Management and Chain of Custody Solution

  • Do you have valuable assets sitting idle?
  • Are you being charged excessive detention fees?
  • Are you able to effectively divert in-transit shipments?
  • Are your assets in the right place to make a shipment?

Savi's Chemical Asset Management and Chain of Custody Solution is powered by the Savi SmartChain Asset Management Solution (AMS). SmartChain AMS is a web-based application that enables chemical companies to improve asset utilization and maintain better control of hazmat shipments through real-time tracking of movements and handlings via bar code, RFID, GPS and sensors.



Key value drivers of SmartChain AMS include:

  • Improved visibility: SmartChain AMS captures real-time asset updates and displays them on maps and reports. This helps companies meet the Responsible Care standards for monitoring hazmat shipments and verifying who is controlling their valuable assets as the assets traverse the supply chain.
  • Improved customer service: SmartChain AMS can support remote Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) processes and alerting customers if their shipments are running late.
  • Improved utilization: SmartChain AMS identifies and balances over- and under-utilized assets. This helps ensure the right assets are at the correct place on time for uninterrupted operations and on-time customer shipments.
  • Reduced inventory: SmartChain AMS alerts you when supplies arrive or are delayed, making you more informed, and empowering you to manage at reduced inventory levels. This also helps you avoid costly rushed shipments and demurrage fees.

Bottom line, SmartChain AMS for the Chemical Industry answers the question, "Where are my assets and how can I better utilize and protect them?"

Today, many chemical companies rely on a combination of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Supply Chain Management applications, and spreadsheets to maintain balances of supply chain assets. However, these systems are ill-suited for tracking assets beyond the boundaries of the enterprise into the supplier and customer supply chains. SmartChain AMS distinguishes itself from other offerings by taking a solution-oriented approach and focusing on full asset lifecycle management. Let your financial systems manage your financial transactions. SmartChain AMS knows assets.

  • Automated data capture: SmartChain AMS is part of a solution suite that includes SmartChain Site Manager, SmartChain Mobile and SmartChain Workstation products. These SmartChain Edge products allow you to manage your AIT network and offer an automated means for staying up-to-date on the locations and condition of your assets.
  • Managing asset movements and handlings outside the four walls: SmartChain AMS models customers, suppliers and business units as discrete entities that share common supply chain transactions. SmartChain AMS also provides granular permission controls that allow micro-visibility for business units, suppliers and customers with macro-visibility for the parent company.
  • Legacy integration: The ability to exchange data with other systems plays a critical role in assessing the big picture. SmartChain AMS includes a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Web Service Framework that facilitates integration through a standardized, flexible approach.
  • Business intelligence: Ultimately, SmartChain AMS conveys information to logisticians, asset owners and other decision makers. In addition to a standard set of asset management reports and alerts, SmartChain AMS provides a Software Development Kit (SDK), Database Reporting Views and Alerting Framework to support any customized user interface, reporting and alerting requirements.

Bottom line, AMS answers the question, "Where are my assets and how can I better utilize and protect them?"

For more information on Savi's products and solutions, call Savi at 1-888-994-SAVI(7284) or request more information through Savi's online form. To call Savi directly from outside the U.S., you may also contact one of Savi's international offices.

"Dow places the highest priority on safe production and transportation of hazardous materials, and through this best-practices project with Savi we are working aggressively to reduce risk and improve performance. The chemical industry should set the highest standards with advanced technology solutions like this to address concerns and ensure safe passage of chemicals in-transit or at rest."

David Kepler
Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer & Chief Information Officer of The Dow Chemical Company.

Case Studies & Whitepapers

Industries

  • Chemical

Products

  • SmartChain Server Applications
  • SmartChain Enterprise Platform
  • SmartChain Site Manager
  • SmartChain Edge Applications

Standards & Technologies

  • SOA
  • Reporting Views
  • Responsible Care Standards