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Companies that purchase fuels, chemicals, solvents and other products often have to make a choice: either reduce costs by keeping inventory levels low, risking run-outs and lost sales, or keep enough surplus inventories on hand to be prepared for unforeseen spikes in product demand, which tends to drive up inventory costs and market price risks. …

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An energy manufacturing company with Refining and Marketing, Midstream and Chemicals expertise. The company has a strong focus on operational excellence – personal and process safety, environmental stewardship, reliability and cost efficiency. As one of the largest finished lubricants suppliers in the United States, Phillips 66 offers four premier lubricant brands, including: 76, Conoco, Phillips …

State-of-the-Art Lubricants Meet State-of-the-Art Marketing: Oil & Gas Read More »

Performance textiles and fabrics are rapidly bringing apparel and footwear products into the 21st century. Manufacturers today are innovating at breakneck speed and bringing to the market synthetic textiles and fabrics with enhanced performance characteristics, or that feature embedded fibers or topical applications. This has led to the widespread introduction of advanced performance apparel and …

Performance Textiles and Fabrics: Assessing and Verifying Product Performance Claims Read More »

The chemicals industry is undergoing a major transformation brought about by mergers and divestitures, shifting market dynamics, and nonlinear supply chains. Industry leaders are responding by harmonizing their supplier management, sourcing, and supply chain processes using a digital strategy that enables them to extend business processes beyond the four walls of the enterprise. Along the …

The Digital Evolution in the Chemicals Value Chain: From Recipe Creation to Delivery Read More »

The Chemicals Industry Needs Next-Generation ERP. The chemicals sector is changing corporate strategies. Revitalized ERP is key to translating those plans into practical effect. Conventionally successful strategies such as proximity to feedstock, customers or intellectual property are challenged by energy’s volatility and input commodity prices; mass customization from competitors, supply chain intricacies, geo-political flux like …

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