[December 08, 2008] Elemica Client Wins Prestigious Manufacturing Award Based on Progressive Concept Project Tweet EXTON, Pa., Dec 08, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Elemica, the industry-leading business process network for the external supply chain, announces that their client, Eka Chemicals, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of bleaching and performance chemicals for the pulp and paper industry, recently won the prestigious Progressive Manufacturing Award (PM50) from Managing Automation magazine. Eka Chemicals, a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel, was chosen out of a substantial number of nominees for their OneEPI (Eka Process Information) Project, a process information environment that is standardized across its global operations. Elemica's B2B platform provides connections to Eka's customers, automating paper-based processes for vendor-managed inventory (VMI), optimizing the entire order process. "Elemica's Connected Solution allows us to leverage customers already connected to the network, and to easily add new customers," said Stefan Malmsten, industrial IT manager for Eka Chemicals. "And Elemica's global platform enables us to significantly improve the inventory management process which directly impacts our customer satisfaction." Elemica also received an award and recognition as a tech partner to Eka Chemicals on the OneEPI Concept project. Elemica's Connected Solution automates and streamlines business processes such as VMI and order management, allowing companies to easily transact with customers and business partners. A diverse group of customers in Europe, North, and South America and Asia are benefiting from Eka Chemicals' progressive and centralized approach. Through their process information environment, which includes Elemica's Connected Solution, Eka Chemicals has gained greater inventory visibility, and the company has streamlined and automated the VMI process, making it scalable without additional resources. "Eka Chemicals has truly achieved operational excellence within their business operations, and we are proud to have been part of this project," said Mike McGuigan, CEO and president, Elemica. "We congratulate Eka Chemicals on this great recognition." The PM50 Awards recognize leading manufacturing companies who have mastered at least one of eight core disciplines defined by Managing Automation as critical to business success in the years ahead: Leadership, Operational Excellence, Business Model, Customer, Data and Integration, Innovation, Supply Network, and Training and Education. 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 Dow, BP, Rohm & Haas, Shell Chemicals, BASF, and Lanxess. For more information, visit http://www.elemica.com. SOURCE Elemica http://www.elemica.com [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]