Evonik's Enhanced Risk Analysis and Improved Planning with IoT
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
- Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries
- Chemicals
- Transportation
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Traffic Monitoring
- Transportation Simulation
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Evonik Industries AG is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. The company's services unit, Evonik Technology & Infrastructure GmbH, is responsible for managing site operations, utilities, waste, technical services, and logistics. The Logistics department manages the complete supply chain, including the receipt of raw material, warehousing, and the shipping of finished products. In 2015 alone, the company transported 5,531,000 tons of hazardous goods by air, sea, rail, or road. The company is committed to the Responsible Care Initiative for the global chemistry industry and aspires to continuously improve and ensure the safety of all parties and supply chains involved.
The Challenge
Evonik Industries AG, a leading specialty chemicals company, has a critical need for risk management due to the nature of its operations. The company's services unit, Evonik Technology & Infrastructure GmbH, is responsible for managing site operations, utilities, waste, technical services, and logistics. The Logistics department manages the complete supply chain, including the receipt of raw material, warehousing, and the shipping of finished products. In 2015 alone, the company transported 5,531,000 tons of hazardous goods by air, sea, rail, or road. The company has its own transport risk analysis system, but it needed a more comprehensive solution to ensure the safety of all parties and supply chains involved. The transportation of hazardous goods needs to be well planned and monitored to minimize the impact of disturbances such as traffic jams or accidents on route. To keep risks under control, Evonik needed a full picture of the status of goods in transit and the ability to intervene with the best alternative solution if necessary.
The Solution
Evonik adopted Everstream Analytics, a cloud-based supply chain risk management platform, to improve transparency and responsiveness in its logistics processes. The solution complements the organization’s existing tools by supporting the evaluation of different transportation options and optimizing current risk monitoring procedures. It provides a way to visualize and evaluate vulnerabilities at every point in the supply chain, along with 24/7 near real-time monitoring of relevant incidents. The system assesses more than 35 different risk categories, from operational risks like customs delays to climate-related factors like blizzards and other severe weather events. Evonik has integrated all its relevant supply chain data into the Everstream Analytics platform. Using aggregated data from an extensive database of historical incidents, Everstream generates heat maps and visualizes the incident density and severity to highlight risk hotspots. Incident Monitoring also gives near real-time notifications should accidents, delays, strikes, or other disruptions arise.
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