| | January 20156CIOReviewCopyright © 2014 CIOReview, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewJANUARY 02 - 2015CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 January 02 - 2015, volume SE 39 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Editor-in-Chief Pradeep ShankarEditorial StaffSalesT:510. 565. 7627VisualizersSukirti AgnihotriStephen ThomasChemical Technology SpecialCIOReviewAlex D'Souza Ava Garcia Joe Philip Matthew JacobLawrence Tse lawrence@cioreivew.comDaniel Craigdaniel@cioreview.comKevin Morriskevin.morris@cioreview.com Sonia SacharArun KantJem ElizabethJudy ChristinRaj Kumar Chemical industry is facing significant logistics and supply chain challenges. Along with this, there is continued pressure on companies to reduce carbon emissions and comply with global regulations. Companies are moving in and out of markets as their strategy dictates, so portfolio churn is an issue. While companies do have a basic ERP system, they are looking upstream and downstream in their value chain, trying to find ways to reduce costs and increase margins. They are also looking for a more efficient path to take products from R&D to the market as some segments like coatings and ink companies introduce hundreds of products each year requiring quick commercialization. These factors all converge to increase risk and add to the unpredictability of chemical production. Chemical companies are turning to digital technologies to respond to these market shifts thereby changing the way they operate and improve the safety of their operations, driving efficiency and reducing costs. Trends like big data, cloud computing and social media have begun to exert an influence on the industry. To drive business value, companies have started to invest in data and advanced analytics capabilities that allow them to make better, faster and more-informed decisions, while using cloud computing to improve the efficiency of this data and systems management. There is a lot of interest around machine-to-machine communication, smart manufacturing capabilities and predictive maintenance. Industrial Internet of Things, where sensor-driven technology and intelligent machine applications enable communications between a company's assets, products and systems have started to make inroads into the enterprise. This helps companies connect the dots between what's happening on the floor with analytics on top of that, identifying optimum production levels and getting early warnings. All of that improves operational effectiveness, reduces unscheduled downtime and drives higher returns on investment. On that note, we present to you this special edition on technology for Chemical industry. We are featuring 20 most promising Chemical technology solution providers. Over the last few months, our editorial team has evaluated several technology companies and their innovative solutions. The chosen 20 are the ones that help customers in the chemical industry to optimize their technology investments and deploy new capabilities. Hope this list will help you in formalizing strategies for your organization. Pradeep Shankar Editor-in-Chief editor@cioreview.comEditorialTechnology: Catalyst to Tackle Market Shifts
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