http://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/weblogs.sdn?blog=/pub/u/251745851 SAP Developer Network SAP Weblogs by Raymond Adams © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP.com en-us http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/16752 Last week, I hosted the CISUG (Chemicals Industry SAP Users Group) fall meeting in Newtown Square. Over 100 people attended, representing chemical companies from as small as $750M in annual revenue to $60B. So what was the Department of Homeland Security doing at SAP??? Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Manufacturing, Sustainability en-us 2009-11-18T19:12-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/14559 Every day, more than 50 million barrels of oil and products are produced, stored and transferred. At each transfer point, exact measurements must be taken to determine product quantity and value. The folks at QuantityWare leverage the SAP infrastructure with a unique integration to the Quantity Conversion Interface to automate these transactions. Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Service Community, Oil and Gas, Service-Oriented Architecture en-us 2009-06-04T07:59-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/14537 The following is a short excerpt from an interview conducted by Kieran O'Conner. The attached podcast represents the full content and describes the CDSP scenario that enables a responsive supply chain. The chemicals industry continues to become more and more complex, and business processes must shift in order to keep pace with this change. Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Manufacturing en-us 2009-06-04T07:57-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/13840 Join the ASUG CISUG Community for its upcoming Webcast, CISUG 2009 Annual Conference Sneak Peek. Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Community Day, Manufacturing, SAP SAPPHIRE en-us 2009-04-05T08:12-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/13581 Geo Tracking brings a graphical representation to Event Management. For the chemical industry, this could be very interesting for transportation management, where tracking highly hazardous (or expensive) shipments could soon be a requirement. We are actively collecting requirements from our customers on this application. Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Chemicals, Composition Environment (CE), Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing, Service-Oriented Architecture, Travel and Logistics Services en-us 2009-03-16T13:00-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/13515 Now more than ever, chemical and process companies must turn to the most influential and yet overlooked driver of profits: active management of price. March 26th at 2 pm EST, Web-cast. Raymond Adams Chemicals, Manufacturing, SAP xApps, Service-Oriented Architecture en-us 2009-03-12T16:12-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/13499 SAP Newtown Square will be hosting the Manufacturing Customer Value Network Event on March 24th-March 25th. This is a free event open to all SAP customers. Raymond Adams Chemicals, Community Day, Manufacturing en-us 2009-03-11T10:08-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/13181 The Chemical Industry Supply Chain Roundtable was initiated in 2008 as a forum for chemical supply executives to network and share technology and business process experiences. The next Roundtable web-ex is Monday February 16th. Raymond Adams Chemicals en-us 2009-02-13T13:43-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/12719 Tracking shipments during the Holidays reveal the weaknesses in the systems. Panic sets in quickly when the toy from Santa is not on his Big Brown sleigh... Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Chemicals en-us 2009-01-06T14:23-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/12416 SAP hosted a supply chain customer value network event this week (December 8/9th). The Chemical Industry hosted a special half-day session just for chem customers. Following is a short recap of some of the insights gained during the 2 day event. Raymond Adams Business Process Management, Chemicals, Community Day en-us 2008-12-11T10:09-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/12158 Register now for a new Chemweek webcast on how to address supply and demand planning in a volatile marketplace - Tuesday December 9th, 10:00 a.m. EST! Raymond Adams Business Process Management, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Procurement and SRM en-us 2008-11-26T12:56-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/12151 Now entering its second year, the Customer Value Network for supply chain management has pointed hundreds of supply chain and information technology executives to business best practices and the SAP solutions which enable them. Please join us for our third biannual meeting, December 8 and 9, at SAP Americas headquarters in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Community Day en-us 2008-11-21T08:37-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11133 The chemical industry has never been good at forecasting for many legitimate reasons. As a result of the value chain, point-of-sale (POS) information does not exist like it does in consumer goods. This article explores alternative strategies that you can deploy when you are hampered with poor forecasting. Raymond Adams Chemicals, Manufacturing, SAP xApps en-us 2008-10-06T03:30-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11137 Have you ever been asked to define something that is perfect? It is one of those subjective questions with no right or wrong answer, or maybe there is a right answer. So, what is the definition of the Perfect Plant? Raymond Adams Chemicals, Manufacturing en-us 2008-10-06T03:30-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/10111 Transportation costs are escalating to the point of driving LSP's out of business (Jevic) and to the point of shippers issueing mass surcharges (Dow - $300 per shipment). Raymond Adams Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Manufacturing en-us 2008-06-27T09:40-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP