Improving bottom-line performance requires effective supply chain management - making the right products the right way, and making them available when needed.

Effective supply chain management (SCM) and true business optimization require integrated information between the supply chain execution process and the supply and distribution processes. Honeywell’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) products integrate ERP systems, such as the SAP system, with Honeywell’s Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS). This establishes a robust, bi-directional integration link to ERP systems in order to synchronize enterprise business systems, such as order entry and fiscal accounting, with process plant operations.

The following benefits are realized through integration of Honeywell solutions with ERP and SCM systems:

• Tighter supply chain by bringing production orders directly to plant-level scheduling systems
• Improved planning and financial analysis by reporting corrected inventories of products, such as liquid and gas products, instead of inconsistent raw measurements
• Improved product quality by distributing master recipes and product specifications for plant use
• Improved customer satisfaction by tracking product batch genealogy, along with a link to laboratory results
• Reduced unplanned maintenance by reporting equipment that runs lengths to maintenance systems
• Increase visibility of key business goals such as on-time product shipments, excess inventory, and capacity utilization.

Business Hiway vertical and horizontal integration