In recent years, the market competition in the chemical industry has become more and more fierce, requiring products with high quality, fast delivery and reasonable
price, and the production and delivery pressure of enterprises is enormous. In addition, the chemical industry is affected by both upstream and downstream, and the
business volume fluctuates greatly. For example, the recent rise in international energy prices, coupled with high transportation costs, has brought pressure to the cost
control of chemical enterprises; On the other hand, affected by the local international situation, the prices of some chemical products (such as chemical fertilizers) have
risen sharply, and the market demand has changed rapidly. Chemical enterprises need to know the changes in the end-use demand of products in time and adjust their
business strategies quickly. Specifically, the current challenges faced by chemical enterprises are as follows: In the previous supply process,
There are many kinds of chemical raw materials, the price of bulk futures fluctuates greatly, the limiting factors of material demand and supply batch are various, the
distribution mode is complex, and the demand of different production lines is also different, so it is difficult for enterprises to plan procurement and supply;
The demand for medium-term production, continuous production and production capacity is saturated, but the demand fluctuates, and factors such as environmental
protection policy, power restriction measures and on-site logistics are superimposed. How to meet the market demand, rationally allocate production capacity and
produce appropriate types of products to maximize revenue has become a top priority;
Back-end sales, one-way information flow, lack of information sharing and coordination between departments, independence of each department's plans and inability
to fully understand the business situation; How to make use of existing resources and get the best results, increase income and promote growth in the shortest time.
These challenges put forward higher requirements for all aspects of business decision-making quality of chemical enterprises, such as production resource allocation,
production scheduling tracking, refined process management, marketing system and coordination between production and marketing. The traditional business
decision-making method based on business rules and empirical decision-making can no longer meet the needs of enterprises, so a more intelligent decision-making
mechanism is urgently needed.
