Sustainable Solutions forSupply Chain Planning

Cut inventory levels. Lowerdistribution costs.

Reduce cash flow cycles. Improve customer service.

— Sales & Operations Planning

— Collaborative Planning

— Demand Management

— Inventory Management

— Production Planning & Scheduling

— Distribution & Logistics Planning

These are examples of benefits that Supply Chain Consultants (SCC) delivers

to clients every day and just a sampling of what we can do for your business

through supply chain planning. SCC has the people, the technology, and the

track record to guarantee business value by helping you leverage the

information you need to make better decisions in your internal supply chain.

Founded in 1993, SCC has developed some of the supply chain industry’s

most advanced modeling technology that is now in place in major

corporations throughout the world. We are constantly developing new

technology and have built a remarkable organization of supply chain

specialists who exhibit a rare mix of business understanding, technical savvy,

and commitment to the highest standards of customer satisfaction.

Whether you want to re-engineer your entire internal supply chain, improve

specific operations, or just want to know what advanced planning and

scheduling can do for you, we can help. We offer consulting, software, and

support for all of the following key areas of your supply chain:

ConsultingYour supply chain is too important to trust to just anyone. You need people who can understand the intricate details of your business. You need people withthe scientific and engineering expertise to model the complex web of variablesthat define your business. You need people who can work with you to producesolutions that your people will use – day in and day out — to sustain thesehard-won benefits over time. You need SCC.

Just about everyone at SCC has an advanced degree in operations research,mathematics, engineering, or business. Most have more than 10 years of experience in applying supply chain planning in real-world settings. Many have earned the CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) designation from APICS, the Educational Society for Resource Management. All of our consultants are required to advance toward CPIM certification andmaintain current credentials. This ensures that each team member stays abreastof the most current thinking in production and inventory management. Ourclients gain the benefit of that knowledge.

Although each consulting engagement is unique, we follow a structured processthat we have refined through years of experience and tailor to the specific circumstances, resource constraints, and timetable of your business. This ensuresthat we touch all the bases in helping you gain the maximum benefit from ouryears of supply chain planning success.

SoftwareWhen consulting engagements call for software, we offer solutions in two areas:Zemeter implementation, and MIMI® implementation.

Zemeter™: implementing supply chain planning on a Microsoft® platform. Zemeter is powerful technology that SCC has developed to enable manufactur-ers of all sizes to realize the business improvement benefits of supply chainplanning. Zemeter technology provides collaborative decision support to sales,operations, and logistics end-users. It equips them to understand customerdemand patterns, monitor inventory health, consolidate forecasting intelligence,balance supply and demand, synchronize scheduling, and streamline distribution.Zemeter technology integrates a rapid, risk-free implementation methodology;

SCC Solutions

“ Supply Chain Consultants

helped us through some difficult

times — helping us keep some

models running, resurrecting a

few from the ashes, and taking

many to new levels .”Fortune 500 Chemical Company

- December, 2000

TrainingEducating your organization is a key component of truly sustainablesupply chain planning. We offer seminars in supply chain and relatedtopics, software development, and installation-specific user issues. Wehost training classes and seminars at our Delaware headquarters, at your location, or on the Internet. It’s likely that we already have or can quickly develop an appropriate seminar or training session to meet yourorganization’s educational needs in the supply chain arena.

SupportImplementing advanced planning and scheduling is one thing: sustaining themis another. SCC offers a wide range of support packages to help keep yoursupply chain viable as your business changes and grows. We work with you to establish the minimum necessary service level, regionally and globally.Offerings include ongoing general support and maintenance, telephone help line, and more customized arrangements as required by your business situation. We also have the experience, background, and knowledge base totake your third-party or internally developed solution and provide ongoingsupport and maintenance. This ultimately allows you to outsource the supportof the existing solution and concentrate your resources on other more criticalbusiness issues.

a fully integrated, Microsoft component-based software package; and a company-specific business knowledge repository. The resulting solution hasthe affordability and ease-of-use of a packaged application, the analyticalmuscle of an enterprise application, and the business-fit and flexibility of acustom solution.

MIMI® – implementing Aspen Tech’s supply chain technologyMIMI is a powerful supply chain management technology that is marketed byAspen Technology. We are a development partner of Aspen focused on MIMI’sdemand management, inventory management, and transportation planningcapabilities. As an implementation partner, we have built more than 100 MIMIapplications and remain the world’s premier implementer of demand manage-ment, inventory management and planning, and bulk transport optimization.

“ Over the last 8 years, we have

successfully completed more than

100 major supply chain projects

for our clients, ranging from plant

level scheduling to integrated

applications. We pride ourselves

on the quality, capability, and

depth of experience that our

consultants bring to bear

on projects. However, the key

ingredient of our success is

that all of us approach every

engagement fully committed

to helping our clients succeed.”Dr. Bibi Singh

Co-Founder and President

Why SCC?

People – Our people have the credentials to take on thetoughest supply chain planning challenges and the proven dedication to work them through to the optimal solution.

Complete Solution Set – From point solutions for demand and inventory management to end-to-end re-engineering, we have everything you need to extract maximum value from your supply chain.

Customer-driven Technology – We take great pride in the power and versatility of our technology, but its greatestattribute is that it has been created from the ground up aroundcustomer needs.

Track Record – Our clients span the chemical, specialtychemicals, petrochemical, electronics, and pulp and paper industries. Some of the largest and most successful companies in the world use our technology to reduce costs and improvecompetitiveness.

Business Practices – Our consultants work hard to ensure that every customer is an enthusiastic business reference for us.

UnderstandDemandPatterns

ManageInventory

ConsolidateForecastingIntelligence

Balance Supplyand Demand

SynchronizeScheduling

StreamlineDistribution

LocationsWith offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific, SCC is uniquely positioned to provide value to global companies as well as local or regional companies.

AmericasSupply Chain Consultants, Inc. World Headquarters5460 Fairmont Drive Linden Green Center Wilmington, DE 19808 Tel 302 738 9215 Fax 302 454 7680

EuropeSupply Chain Consultants n.v.Bredestraat 4B-2000 AntwerpenBelgiumTel +32 3 232 23 91 Fax +32 3 233 5106

Asia PacificSupply Chain Consultants7F-1, No. 104Tein-Yui Street, 111 TaipeiTaiwan, R.O.C.Tel +886 933 891 573

SCC Clients

Akzo-NobelAtmel

BP AmocoBridgestone-Firestone

Chevron ChemicalsDuPontElenac

EngelhardExxon Chemicals

HerculesIBM Microelectronics

InfineumNorsk Hydro

NOVA ChemicalsPhilip Morris USAPhillips Chemical

RhodiaRhodiaster

Rohm & HaasSiliconix

WedgwoodWeb www.supplychain.com

Supply Chain Consultants is a registered trademark of Supply Chain Consultants, Inc. Zemeter is a trademark of Supply Chain Consultants, Inc. All other marks are trademarks of their respective companies.