Viewpoints about 'Chemical Manufacturers'

Tackling the Top 6 Pricing Challenges in the Chemical Industry

July 28th, 2011 | by Walt Sepaniac

Relentless price competition and significant cost fluctuations challenge many chemical manufacturers to accurately set prices. At the same time, they are trying to align prices to value and sell that value in order to target the right prices to the right customers. This white paper highlights the top six pricing challenges facing the chemical industry today and how industry-leading companies are tackling these challenges using pricing best practices and technology solutions. Read More

Topics: Chemical Industry, Chemical Manufacturers, Chemicals, Pricing, Pricing Software, Pricing Software Evaluation, Pricing Software Services, Pricing Software Tools, Pricing Strategy, Profit Visibility, PROS, PROS Pricing, Target Pricing, Tom Monheim, Value Pricing, Walt Sepaniac

Calling All Engineers: Beyond Form, Fit and Function for Formulated Products

March 1st, 2011 | by Lee Peterman

Like most engineers, I learned about rules of interchangeability back in school. These rules help companies decide whether a product change should require a new item number or simply a revision of the same item number. The standard “form, fit and function” (F/F/F) definition has served the needs of discrete manufacturers well for a long time. But what about formulated products? Read More

Topics: Chemical Industry, Chemical Manufacturers, Chemicals, Engineering, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Formulated Products, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, PLM, PLM for Process, Product Development, Product Development Data, Product Information, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Rules of Interchangeability, Traceability