Successful MRO Procurement Automation Project for The Dow Chemical Company Verifies Impact on Efficiencies

Exton, PA - October 6, 2009 - Elemica, the industry-leading B2B supply chain execution network, announces winning the SupplyChainBrain Annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners Award. This is Elemica's first appearance on the prestigious list of vendors and service providers whose solutions have made a significant impact on a client company's efficiency, customer service, and overall supply chain performance. Elemica was recognized for an MRO procurement automation project with The Dow Chemical Company integrating hundreds of suppliers that resulted in significant error reduction, improved productivity, and lowered processing costs.

"Leaders in the industry are those companies that bring costs under control while improving productivity, without impacting the service levels they deliver," said Mike McGuigan, CEO of Elemica. "Elemica provides the framework to help companies gain efficiencies in procurement, order management, spend management, inventory and more. We are pleased to be recognized for our continued success helping customers achieve these goals."

"This list recognizes those vendors that have so impressed the publication's readers that they deserve to be singled out as examples for others in the industry," said Brad Berger, publisher of SupplyChainBrain. "These supply chain partners are celebrated for the results they have achieved for customers-whether that's in productivity gains, inventory turns, cost containment or increased customer satisfaction."

Using Elemica's Procurement Solution, The Dow Chemical Company replaced paper-based processes with streamlined automation of MRO procurement with suppliers around the world. The result has been a dramatic drop in costs and errors with enhanced operational efficiencies.

SupplyChainBrain received more than 2,700 nominations from small and large companies of every conceivable type of supply chain activity - from very specialized technologies, to a wide range of third-party logistics, transportation and consulting services. The top 100 companies that received the most qualified nominations were selected for the award.