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More efficient with thesupplier-managed inventorybusiness model
Inventory and supply chain
solution across depots for achemical producer
Inventory solution across storages for a chemical producer

Benefits at a glance
The SupplyCare inventory
management platform
supports our customer in :• Monitoring inventory levels
in tanks anywhere, anytime
through standard webinterface• Viewing status information oftanks and react on it (alarm,events management)• Coordinating the material andinteraction flow along thesupply chain• Improving forecasting
through complete visibility
and planning related
replenishment easily• Protecting from productlosses/thefts• Integrating relevant field data
into ERP system

SupplyCareEnterpriseor HostingInternetor LAN

SupplyCare Accesson mobile / PCstations

Ethernetor WiFi or Cellular
Modbus TCP over Ethernet
can be used as server and client
Fieldgate
FXA42Barrier

4x Digital In
with pulse counteror via Modbus RS485
or via 4 ... 20 mA(active or passive)
analog input

Nowadays, businesses are exploring
new areas due to increasingneeds to reduce costs and accessnew business opportunities. Our
customer can collect real timeinventory information acrossdifferent production sites and has
the best chance to use existingmaterial stocks and to reduce
locked-in inventory costs.
Four challenges to get fulltransparency• Manual dipping, which is commonlyused to determine the level in thePowersupply24 V DC

Modbus to HART
(multi drop)
converter

Barriertank is expensive and dangerous
technique for employees• The tank levels are entered indifferent systems manually. That is
why the manual work is high andthere is no overview over all theinventories• Overfill via manual operation isquite common and dangerous• Need to have daily scheduled
reports on inventory• Need to have a transparent
overview of the quantities of
product “in”, “used” and “out” ofSupplyCare
One new business model is thesupplier managed inventory(SMI), where the chemical
producer is responsible for the
replenishment of its stocks anddelivery to its customers. It
typically has from one to thirtytanks both for raw materials
and final products distributedin one or more production anddistribution locations.

the facility to ensure zero loss in thecompany.
SupplyCare is the solution• Continuous measurement with ourLevel devices and the data is send
automatically to SupplyCare – noneed to climb up the tanks.
• SupplyCare collects all the data andprepares it according to customer
needs. Customer has full visibility,
anytime if a tank is full or low. So
no tank will be overfilled due to lackof information.
• Report module of SupplyCare
offers a flexible, easy configurable

and comprehensive reporting
integrating data from level, flowin, flow out comparing them todetermine the yield.
• Fieldgates and the SupplyCare
software provide you with thereliable information you need forin-depth decision-making evenacross different locations andregions of a company.
• SupplyCare Hosting service does
not require investments in ITinfrastructure, because we care forthe application.

Components
Go to www.easc.endress.com/chemical-producer for the detailed list of alldevices used in this solution.

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