Exton, PA — December 5, 2008 — Specialty materials manufacturer Rohm and Haas has implemented the Terminal and Warehouse (TW) solution from B2B supply chain execution network Elemica to gain visibility into inventory, orders and shipments, the solution provider has announced.

Rohm and Haas, which serves the building and construction, electronic materials, packaging and personal care industries, is looking to use the Elemica TW Solution to improve operating efficiencies and service capabilities, resulting in higher customer satisfaction levels, greater control over business processes and reduction of excess costs in the supply chain.

"The Elemica Terminal and Warehouse Solution drives efficiency by eliminating multiple entries of the same data, automating processes and removing transactional and communication barriers with our external partners," said Ed Beaver, business process manager at Rohm and Haas. "Terminals and Warehouses can reduce our time-to-invoice because we have faster data entry with fewer errors and better visibility into inventory and customer shipments."

Elemica's Terminal and Warehouse Solution is built on the Elemica Connected Solution, a hosted integration platform that utilizes a software-as-a-service (SaaS) architecture to connect and provide data exchange between Rohm and Haas' SAP system and their trade partners' computing environments.

The network provides a view of processes and greater visibility into interactions among partners. Carriers, suppliers, shippers, 3PLs, terminals, warehouses and other partners connect to the network to share real-time information, including global visibility of inventory and shipments, proof of delivery, exception management alerting and documentation. Performance metric reports of on-time deliveries, missed appointments and miscellaneous charges can help drive continuous improvement programs.

"As supply chains grow in complexity, and more parties are involved, the extended enterprise can be plagued by inaccurate or out-of-date data, discrepancies in on-hand inventory levels and non-optimal performance of terminals and warehouses," said Bill Wolfe, e-solutions manager at Elemica. "Elemica's Terminal and Warehouse Solution replaces manual approaches with automated processes that reduce costs in the logistics supply chain. Fewer errors, along with accurate data on inventory levels, results in less overtime and rush shipments to meet customer service expectations."

Rohm and Haas is able to maintain optimal inventory levels and eliminate stock-outs. Order/shipment cycle times are shortened, resulting in quicker invoicing of customers.

"With the Elemica Terminal and Warehouse Solution, Rohm and Haas gains a sharper view of their supply chain network and processes for better visibility into inventory, whether in the warehouse or en-route," said Mike McGuigan, CEO of Elemica. "Ideally, orders can be shipped faster and more accurately — in the right quantity, at the right time, to the right customer."