23.06.2009

FAST-Chemicals Ensures Growth at ADPO

By: Stefan Nicola

Streamlining the entire supply chain 

In 1999, ADPO decided to merge its systems into one. Delaware helped ADPO implement their SAP Business All-in-One solution with special features that serve as the basis for the FAST-Chemicals solution. ADPO streamlined with this new solution its order processing flow, warehouse management and invoicing, and optimized customer orientation and complaint handling.

“It really helped us make our entire supply chain function more efficiently,” Meeus says.

FAST-Chemicals provides a unique platform to optimize processes in the domains of

• sales forecasting;
• customer orientation and collaboration;
• production planning and quality;
• maintenance.

Examples of these processes include new sales channels, customer products, high info demand and government regulations. The solution delivers continuity, long-term functional fit, is compliant with the latest chemical industry requirements and is the next step to a professional IT environment with the lowest total cost of ownership.

Some outstanding features of FAST-Chemicals were first implemented at ADPO. One was the introduction of a real-time container monitoring system:

The company used to rely on paper-based reporting to track the movements of its stored containers – a method that was time-consuming, error-prone and easy to manipulate. “We really needed a real-time system,” Meeus says.

In 2001, the company installed Radio Frequency terminals into its forklifts to track the containers. The system has a direct connection to SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, and is immediately updated when a container gets a new location.

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