Case Study: Cooper Standard achieves faster chemical compliance decisions with Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions (Enablon)

Cooper Standard - Customer Case Study

Cooper Standard, a global automotive supplier, faced significant challenges in managing product compliance across its complex international supply chain. The company needed to respond to frequent customer declaration requests and manage changing regulatory lists for substances, a manual process that was extremely time-consuming and risked business interruptions. They turned to Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions and implemented its Enablon software, specifically the Chemical Management and Action Plan applications.

Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions' software automated the screening of materials against regulatory lists and streamlined communication with suppliers and customers. This solution dramatically reduced the time required for key compliance processes from two weeks down to just one hour. The efficiency gains allowed a single person to handle the tasks, enabling proactive decision-making and ensuring Cooper Standard could meet all global regulatory and customer requirements without delay.

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