Following are industry related publications and references that provide valuable information related to improving supply chain performance in the chemical industry.
 

			2007 Global Chemical Industry Best Practices Study Executive Summary The Accenture 2007 Global Chemical Industry Best Practices Study is helping participants identify where they and their competitors stand on a best practices continuum. An Executive Summary of the initial findings of this study is available by clicking the link above.
			Achieving High Performance in the Chemical Industry – Sourcing of Complex Categories Accenture successfully helped a large chemical company achieve high performance by sourcing its liquid bulk transporting requirements in Europe and less-than-truckload transport requirements in North America. Using this approach helped the client exceed its saving expectations and reduced the total cost involved in transportation management.
			A Global Study of Supply Chain Leadership and its Impact on Business Performance (Whitepaper) This report contains findings and analyses associated with a research project seeking to understand how companies derive competitive advantage from their supply chains.
			A Global Study of Supply Chain Leadership and its Impact on Business Performance (Presentation) Accenture teamed with INSEAD and Stanford University to study how companies around the world use the supply chain for competitive advantage.
			Outsourcing Lifts Chemical Company Performance By lowering and stabilizing controllable costs, BPO has the potential to offer relief from the impact of challenges facing the chemical industry.
			Extreme Makeover – Supply Chain Edition Findings suggest that transforming supply-chain operations can have a substantial impact on growth in market capitalization. This will enable improvement-driven companies to catch up with and even outpace the growth of traditional supply-chain leaders that do not continually improve their capabilities.
			Managing for High Performance in Maturing Chemical Markets Accenture conducted a year long study in conjunction with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) to understand how maturity impacts various industry segments. The whitepaper details how current trends are shaping new chemical industry business models and what strategies will help executives maneuver successfully in rapidly maturing chemical markets.
			Accenture Procurement Survey 2004: Sourcing in low cost countries Accenture conducted a global, cross industry survey on low-cost country sourcing among 238 companies.  These results provide insights into the patterns of successful sourcing in these low-cost countries.
			Delivering Fulfillment Excellence: A Global Survey on Fulfillment Trends and Performance In one sense, fulfillment is an old-school discipline – a logistics corner-stone.  However, many companies are using fulfillment to help enhance their performance in the marketplace.  This report examines the successes, challenges and aspirations associated with fulfillment leadership..
			Dynamic Supply Networks: Insights on Transforming the Chemical Industry Supply Chain To gain competitive advantage, chemical companies need to develop Dynamic Supply Networks. This allows them to rapidly evaluate and respond to changing market and operating events by focusing on agility, visibility and speed.
			Is the tightness here to stay? A statistical review of the 2004 freight transportation market prepared by Schneider National.  Fifteen measures are examined to answer one important question: "Is the current transportation market tightness simply a function of the economic recovery or is there evidence of a lasting change in market behavior?"
			SCOR Supply-Chain Reference – Model Process reference models integrate the well known concepts of business process reengineering, benchmarking and process measurement into a cross-functional framework which becomes a powerful tool in the hands of management.
	The Supply Chain Council (SCOR) The Supply-Chain Council was organized in 1996 by Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM) and AMR Research, and currently has nearly 1,000 voluntary member companies.  Supply-Chain Council (SCC) members support SCOR as the standard process reference model for communicating supply-chain management practices across companies.
			Chemical Industry Services in China - Trends and Opportunities China's economy has exploded, expanding six-fold since 1985 and becoming the world’s 6th largest economy. China’s economy has grown so fast that the country has encountered, and continues to deal with, challenges.
			Supply Chain Excellence in the European Chemical Industry This report summarizes the results of a series of "think tank" discussions on the future of the European chemical supply chain convened by EPCA and Cefic.
	The Association for Operations Management (APICS) APICS builds operations management excellence in individuals and enterprises through superior education and training, internationally recognized certifications, comprehensive resources, and a worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.