Case Study: Chemical Manufacturing

Chemical Manufacturers utilise a process  based manufacturing model. Process manufacturers require a high degree of automation and monitoring. Emphasis is on continuous or batch mixing, reaction and separation of materials to produce other materials of higher value.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV, out of the box, allows chemical manufacturers to effectively manage formulas, quality, governance, production, and financial reporting. In addition, Liveware Solutions has had extensive experience utilising substantial, additional IP to provide chemical manufacturers with a  fully integrated quality control module.

"Integration of a quality framework at a transaction level is essential to isolating items in quarentine to avoid contamination."
- Glenn Walker - Managing Director of Liveware Solutions

Functionality Summary

Formula management;

  • Manage formulas and recipes centrally to ensure all departments have the latest versions

  • Handle alternate formulas and recipes

  • Easily develop new formulas for formulate-to-order production or based on raw-materials characteristics

  • Track and compare yields, identify lower-yield or higher-cost formulas

  •  Understand discrepancies between forecasted and actual production

Planning and scheduling;

  • Forecast and schedule production using make-to-stock, make-to-order, or formulate-to-order modes

  • Adjust plans or product mix to respond to changes based on real-time updates about inventory, orders, quality testing, and capacity

  • Identify material shortages before a batch is sent to the floor

Quality control  and compliance documentation;

  • Integrated Quality Control Module; Specify product specific testing criteria and validation rules, transaction activated laboratory testing test queue, automatically isolate materials  in quarantine, cradle-to-grave traceability of test results

  • Streamline dissemination of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and other product and ingredient data to customers, partners, & regulators

Consolidate financial information;

  • Rapid preparation of month-end-close reports, link source data to analyse costs for specific batches

  • Understand, track, and analyse material and production costs relative to various formulas, manufacturing processes, and packaging options

Customisable item and inventory characteristics;

  • Define different inventory attributes and dimensions

  • Track expirations and shelf life

  • Inventory management using catch weights or other units of measure

  • Cradle-to-grave traceability

 

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