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TECH WATCH - ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
MONITORING TOOL
SCIENTIFIC MEMORY
ON THE INTRANET
There is no end to technical, scientific and
regulatory information. To such a point
that it is difficult to filter and find what
is really important for a particular field
of activities. And yet, to give a direction
to research, it is essential that we do not
“reinvent the wheel”. To simplify the
overview and make life easier for the Group’s
scientists, Tech Watch posts patent
summaries, a string of scientific publications
as well as legislation that are of interest
for the Group, all of this in English.
This pertinent information is divided into
different categories in a central database,
accessible via the Solia Intranet. Researchers
can access it wherever they are and can
search the base either directly or with the
help of specialists. They can also set up alerts
related to their specific interests and will be
alerted by e-mail of any new information
in their field. A monthly compilation can also
be printed out from the Intranet site.
If a publication is of interest to the researchers,
they can order it on-line (scientific literature)
or access it directly (patents, legislation).
The system will directly allocate them any
associated costs. Today, the database
contains around 680 000 entries, which are
available to users at a low cost and faster
than ever before.
> Antoine Amory; Luc Botte; Catherine Charlot;
Nathalie Decuyper; Alain Delroeux; Thierry
Depireux; Pierre Drijvers; Valérie Dufaye; Sylvie
Duret; Annie Fontaine; Marc Houtekie; Philippe
Jacques; Viviane Lambert; Christian Thiriaux;
Isabelle Thirionet; Martine Vaneenoo; Guy Verdicq.
> CC IAM
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SEA REGIONAL HUB-WAREHOUSE
AN ASIAN HUB
TO ACCELERATE DELIVERIES
OF OUR PRODUCTS
Deliveries of the Solvay Solexis products
being exported from Italy to Thailand
or Vietnam were taking too long: 35 days
for sea transport.
It was difficult in these circumstances to gain
the loyalty of clients when competitors
producing in Asia could deliver from their
local stock. For Solvay, air transport, which
is a faster option, or the setting up of a local
stock were too expensive to consider. Today
however, thanks to the use of a central
warehouse for South East Asia (SEA) based
in Singapore, these delivery times have been
reduced to less than 10 days.
This drastic reduction in delivery times was
made possible by an effective cooperation
between the Group’s companies in Thailand
and in Singapore. Solvay Thailand is
responsible for the customer care and
the technical support and submits the orders
of Thai and Vietnamese clients to Solvay
Singapore, which, in turn, takes care
of the delivery and invoicing. This chain
of responsibilities is based on an agency
agreement contract established between
Solvay Singapore and Solvay Thailand.
This new approach has already made it
possible to retain an important client
and to increase the competitiveness of Solvay
Solexis in South East Asia.
> Mangkonkarn Boonchana; Troy Peh.
> BSC ASIA – PACIFIC
Customer oriented projects
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