More challenges face the chemicals industry today than ever before. Globalization, new technologies, shorter product lifecycles, environmental challenges, capacity cuts, and highly volatile demand patterns are forcing manufacturers to adopt agile planning processes and drive efficiencies to a level never before imagined.

In spite of large investments in information technologies over the past decade, large gaps remain between execution-oriented supply planning, ineffective operational planning, and misaligned strategic goals. Rising to today’s challenges requires companies to rapidly resolve these planning challenges, manage through the economic crisis, and drive required efficiencies. In response to these needs, Steelwedge has partnered with Accenture and SAP to create the industry’s only, purpose-built, Executive Sales and Operations Planning solution.

We are extremely excited about the opportunity to assist chemical companies and look forward to making formal announcements regarding this exciting endeavor in the coming months.