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Transforming the GCC Chemical Industry with Supply Chain Integration – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. 2017 Facts and Figures report by Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the chemical industry accounts for 3.1 Following COVID-19 the global chemical supply chain market reported a severe decline in output.

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Chemical Giant Uses Inventory Tracking for Solving Key Supply Chain Issues

Roambee

As an industry that generates trillions of dollars in sales and employs millions globally, the chemical industry is ubiquitous when it comes to products and technology. No matter how established a chemical company is, a well-organized inventory tracking system is irreplaceable for its success.

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Segmenting Your Inventory by Gross Margin and Demand Variability

ToolsGroup

Gartner Research analyst Paul Lord has developed a thought-provoking approach (shown in the above diagram) for tailoring supply and inventory tactics to different inventory segments. Traditional ABC inventory models segment inventory into A, B and C categories based on annual consumption value. Lots of margin.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

I am the most worried about the chemical sector. In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. All value chains are dependent in some shape or form on the chemical industry. What can be done?

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventories are out of balance with demand and the rising need for write-offs. Chemical Sector Inventory Availability. The chemical inventory levels continue to decline. The chemical inventory levels continue to decline. Full Warehouses. Rolling Electrical Outages in China. These are my thoughts.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, reported its best quarter in 117 years, posting a $5.9B Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead.

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Beating Your Chemical Supply Chain Challenges | Roambee

Roambee

The chemical supply chains stand at the crossroads of another upgrade; on one end there are traditional methods that pose challenges and on the other you have compelling technology solutions. Discover the significant challenges that lack of real-time visibility brings and how your organization can cope with them better.