Elemica Shares Best Practices Of Supply Chain Integration At Upcoming Logistics Roadshow In Houston, TX
Elemica, Inc., the industry-leading business process network for the external supply chain, announces hosting a Logistics Roadshow in Houston, TX, on June 11, 2008, titled, "Supply Chain Integration Best Practices." Chemical shippers and land logistics service providers (road carriers and warehouse/terminal operators) will gain valuable insight into how shippers and their business partners use business process networks to streamline operations, optimize costs, and maximize customer interactions.
"As the pressure to improve the bottom line increases while energy prices soar, winning organizations are leveraging the supply chain to drive growth, for competitive value, to increase value, and do more with less," said Mike McGuigan, CEO and president of Elemica, Inc. "These companies must collaborate better and simplify operations with business partners to lower costs. We will show how leading edge companies can benefit from supply chain integration."
Presentations from industry leading shippers and logistics service providers include: Garrett Gee from the management and technology-consulting firm Bearing Point, will deliver a Keynote Address on "The Role of Logistics in an End-to-End No Touch Order." This presentation will cover how to maximize savings and improve efficiencies by integrating logistics operations with trading partners for scheduling appointments for inbound and outbound loads, visibility into orders, compliance tracking, finding carrier capacity, and more.
"Supply Chain Integration: Purpose and Plans" is a joint presentation and panel discussion from chemical companies BASF and Dow Chemical.
Superior Carriers, Schneider National, and the National Tank Truck Association will give a presentation and panel discussion titled, "Supporting Shippers' Integration Plans."
Various terminal and warehouse operations from Kinder Morgan and Jacobson Warehouse, among others, will present, "Automating Communications with 3rd Party Storage Facilities." A panel discussion will follow the presentation.
Lunch will be followed with a question and answer supply chain panel of all shippers, carriers, terminals, and warehouses.
Bill Wolfe, Product Manager, and Bill Harvey, Commercial director -- Logistics, of Elemica, Inc. will close with a product update, followed by networking opportunities, roundtable discussions, and refreshments. Elemica offers a Business Process Network that extends value to multi-enterprise, collaborative processes where connections can be leveraged to the benefit of every company that participates.
Elemica's Logistics Roadshow will be held at the Renaissance Hotel Greenway Plaza, 6 Greenway Plaza East, in Houston, TX, starting at 8:00 a.m. with a continental breakfast and registration on June 12th and ending at 3:30 p.m. To register for the Logistics Roadshow, please contact Ashley Capuzzi at (610) 786-1239 or visit the Elemica website at http://www.elemica.com. For attendees who travel to the show, a welcome reception will be held from 6:30 - - 9:00 p.m. on June 10 at the hotel.
About Elemica
Elemica was founded by 22 leaders of the global chemical industry to deliver best-in-class order management and supply chain applications and services that powerfully impact bottom-line cost savings. With one connection to the Elemica Network, clients drive operational excellence by automating the execution of key trading partner business processes resulting in improved efficiencies, superior service, and greater profitability.
By providing optimal connectivity between all trading partners of the network, Elemica offers the world's leading platform for driving service optimization and excellence throughout the value chain. From order entry to invoice processing for logistics, planning, and purchasing, the Elemica network enables a high degree of automation in real-time data exchange, which improves productivity, decreases errors, and increases the ease of doing business.
Elemica has connected more than 1500 companies across multiple industries and processes over $50B in annual spend. Clients include Air Products, Dow Chemical, BP Chemicals, Rohm & Haas, Shell Chemicals, BASF, and Lanxess. For more information, visit www.elemica.com.
SOURCE: Elemica, Inc.