Case Study: Dow Chemical eliminates raw material management errors with Aspen Technology's aspenONE MES Suite

Dow Chemical Eliminates Raw Material Management Errors for Two Years Running

Dow Chemical faced frequent misidentification of visually similar raw-material containers across its global specialty-chemicals operations, which risked process upsets, quality failures and safety incidents. To reduce that risk and move the work process from two sigma toward six sigma performance, Dow engaged Aspen Technology and its aspenONE MES suite, specifically Aspen Production Execution Manager and Aspen InfoPlus.21, to authenticate and control raw-material movements.

Aspen Technology implemented an MES-based high-integrity material flow: automated work orders, barcode-enabled mobile HMIs, and integration between Aspen InfoPlus.21 and plant/warehouse systems to validate materials before use. The solution has completely eliminated raw-material management errors over the last two years, driving the process from two sigma to near six sigma and enabling Dow to roll the approach out to additional sites.

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