WAM SYSTEMS PARTNERS WITH SKYCHAIN TO ADD REAL-TIME INVENTORY METRICS TO ITS SOLUTION
Remote Inventory Visibility Now Part of Leading Supply Chain Solution
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — December 8, 2006 — WAM Systems, a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions to the chemical industry, today announced the formation of a solution partnership with Air Products’ Skychain, LLC, provider of real-time tank and inventory storage metrics.
“Many of our customers have existing VMI solutions that offer revenue improvement potential when scrutinized for efficient maintenance methods,” said Jack Weiss, CEO of WAM Systems, “Partnering with Skychain’s real-time tank-level data collection and management software allows us to incorporate much-needed decision-making data into our Picaso planning suite to allow for more efficient re-supply and storage health planning.”
The Skychain network, which consists of electronic communications support over both wired and wireless networks, maintains a fully-staffed Network Operations Center in Chicago to provide 24/7/365 support for data collection from storage tanks and trucks with inventory to be tracked and monitored through real-time data collection.
“WAM’s Picaso software is an excellent complement to what we offer the market through inventory data gathering and inventory management,” commented Patrick Kuchevar, vice president of Business Development for Skychain. “It is exciting to be able to offer these deeper capabilities and increased value to our customer base and the rest of the chemical industry.”
The data are fed into Picaso to provide high-level insight and low-level detail for decision support involving inventory re-supply, vendor-managed inventory status and consumption analytics.
About Skychain, LLC
Skychain was formed to address the increasing demand to optimize the supply chain in the chemical, fuels and related industries. Built from the rich history of supply chain innovation at Air Products (NYSE: APD), Skychain delivers tailored supply chain solutions that are practical, proven and deliver an attractive return on investment. Created in 2005, Skychain, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., is a fully owned subsidiary of Air Products. For more information, visit www.skychainsolutions.com.
About WAM Systems
WAM Systems delivers advanced supply chain planning solutions designed specifically for process manufacturers.
WAM's supply chain solutions are used throughout the global process industry, providing a broad set of visualization, decision support, and optimization tools that address the unique challenges found in managing complex supply chains. The company has an established track record of deploying its supply chain decision support and optimization technologies across a wide variety of process manufacturing markets including polymers, chemicals, CPG, pharmaceuticals, and oil & gas refining.
The company and its worldwide partners also provide a full range of consulting, support, training and implementation services.
Headquartered outside of Philadelphia, WAM's customers include Arkema, Celanese, Chevron Phillips, EvonikDegussa, Eastman, FMC, Honam, Indian Oil, Ineos, LyondellBasell, Kraton, Lonza, Oxea, PetroRabigh, Sasol and Solvay.
For more information on WAM Systems, visit
www.wamsystems.com.
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