Industries
MetaChain has helped more than 120 customers in more than 15 countries streamline operations, cut costs, increase profitability and improve customer service. Our Supply Chain Services support enhanced business processes, driving value throughout the enterprise. With offices in the Americas and Europe we have supply chain experts ready for your company across the following industries:
Chemical & Pharmaceutical
The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is continually investing in research and development and the distribution of their products. These companies are subject to a variety of laws and regulations that need to be taken into account for their supply chain. Supply chain initiatives are often driven by profits which could focus on reduced inventory costs and more efficient ways to get products to the market.
Consumer Goods
The consumer goods market has a variety of complex problems to overcome.
There might be international trading with its regulatory requirements and the dealing with international suppliers. Producers of consumer goods need to respond to retailer demands in pricing and distribution. Seasonality combined with customer service needs to be overcome. For the consumer goods market the supply chain is the core of business issues.
Food & Beverage
The food and beverage industry is the complex collective of businesses in the farming and food production. The core business focus is often in marketing efforts, the packaging and the distribution. Product promotions combined with shelf-life requirements are an essential part of the business. The supply chain visibility is a key factor to the success that products are delivered at the right time to the right place.
Healthcare & Life Science
The healthcare and life science industry faces enormous opportunities and challenges due to changing dynamics in the modern healthcare environment. In order for medical companies to effectively respond to these changes and grow their businesses they are constantly seeking better ways to manage complexity, comply with regulations, cut costs, and boost productivity. A supply chain management solution supports these efforts to be competitive in today’s market.
High-Tech
High-Tech products are part of a fast changing market. Each year new products are introduced to the market while old products become obsolete. Product life cycles are decreasing and the window to get the merchandise to the market is getting smaller. For these high value products it is important to monitor inventory levels in a fast and efficient supply chain.
Industrial
The industrial manufacturing has never been so challenging. Efficiency and profitability are key words in the industry. In a competitive environment companies are faced with excess inventory which often drives sales incentives. Parts manufactures need to deal with shorter and faster lead times. While product quality is increasing companies need to deal with lower profit margins. In this industry a smooth running supply chain is essential of doing business.
Pulp & Paper
The pulp and paper industry has some unique characteristics. The planning horizon ranges from long-term (raw materials) to short term (finished product). While only a couple of raw materials are being used there are multiple different finished products that differ in volume and size. The industry shows industrial competition with different vendors, environmental issues with regulations, and transportation costs that increase the total raw material costs. A supply chain solution will integrate these different decision levels.
Retail
The retail industry is selling finished goods and products to end users in the general public. Retail companies are often navigating in a complex environment with global sourcing and localized assortments. They rely on logistics information as they are at risk losing revenues due to abbreviated selling cycles, shifting season and changing shopping habits. For this reason lean inventories and strong cash flows are important to manage increased freight costs and constrained network-wide capacity.
