| | February 20169CIOReviewaffected by the 2018 deadline will be much higher than for either of the previous phases and many of these SMEs will have little to no experience of registering under the REACH initiative. For phase 3, Elementis expects to register four times more substances at lower volume thresholds than for prior deadlines, multiplying the amount of resources necessary to complete registration projects. Each substance demands a thorough dossier including product descriptions, test methods, study reports and certifications, forcing the necessity of automation for project definition, process management, automated workflow and documentation repository. Companies like Elementis are quickly coming to the realization that the former approach to managing registrations is inappropriate and inefficient for the 2018 deadline which requires 21st century digital techniques. Although there is a plethora of project management tools available, software developer xTensegrity identified through chemical company and contract research benchmarking, a clear deficiency in applications tailored to address this compliance challenge. xTensegrity approached Elementis to be an early adopter of their new application, EUPHOR, which combines our chemical industry knowledge with their software expertise. Although this application was primarily designed to meet the immediate REACH challenge, it can be applied to other regional compliance initiatives that global businesses will face in the coming years.EUPHOR is a comprehensive Registration Management System (RMS) which is designed to enhance the capability of project and process management in one easy-to-use web-based platform available on either cloud or premise with SharePoint integration. The application allows our internal and external REACH registration teams to confidently manage, collaborate and track the registration workflow from start to finish. It has become our primary workbench to ensure that REACH activities are managed, error-free and completed on-time and on-budget.By implementing such digital application, our registration process is now simplified and straightforward thanks to four elements that we find essential for successful compliance:- Workflow Generation: automated workflow generation allows our teams to proactively plan the different steps involved in the registration process;- Automatic Alerts: activity alert system reminds collaborators of upcoming or missed tasks and ensures all activities are completed on time;- Monitoring: dashboard component allows our Compliance Project Managers to quickly review the status of each registration at BU and enterprise levels;- Traceability: document repository functionality permits sharing and accessing documents throughout the registration process.Over time, Elementis anticipates using EUPHOR as a source for useful compiled data to be cross-utilized in other compliance programs, as well as to facilitate future audits and business analysis. Compliance is a daunting subject but nevertheless essential for the success of chemical companies in today's highly regulated world. By implementing an innovative software application, we have turned the REACH challenge into a digital opportunity for business process and project management improvement across our organization. Our registration teams can prepare for the 2018 deadline with a higher level of confidence that all dossiers will be accurately and successfully completed, ensuring Elementis' brand is enhanced in the markets we serve. Compliance is a daunting subject but nevertheless essential for the success of chemical companies in todays highly regulated world.DIGITAL INNOVATIONENERGIZES GLOBALCOMPLIANCE MANAGEMENTDaniel Hughes
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