Vinnolit Case Study

The current global chemical industry landscape is one of volatility and risk due to continued instability in employment, nancial markets, natural disasters and energy. As an industry, we are also faced with slow growth in mature markets, demand shifts in emerging markets, industry consolidation, increased regulatory compliance (REACh) and asset-utilization decisions. All of these elements contribute to the complexity and challenges associated with Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) performance in the
chemical industry.

In partnership with Worldwide Business Research (WBR), the event organizer for LogiChem, Hitachi Consulting surveyed your peers in the chemical industry benchmarking key issues, initiatives, and technologies regarding S&OP.

Participants took a 17-question S&OP Survey which focused on areas such as S&OP Maturity, S&OP Ownership & Decision Making, S&OP Organizational Structure, Barriers to S&OP Success, S&OP Performance Management and S&OP Technology Tool
Adoption.

Survey respondents were from chemical companies that ranged from less than $1 billion in sales, to large, global industry leaders with sales in excess of $20 billion. Participating companies included DuPont, EMD Chemicals, Tata Chemicals, W.R. Grace, Sika, Milliken, International Flavors & Fragrances, Nova Chemicals, Merck, Akzo Nobel, Rhodia, Momentive, SABIC, Syngenta, PPG, Huntsman, Honeywell and more. Survey respondents ranged from Managers to VPs of Supply Chain, Operations and
Finance.

We would like to thank all participants for providing their perspectives on Sales & Operations Planning in the chemical industry.