ION Commodities WAM supply chain optimization solution goes live at Eramet Marketing Services
Summary
EMS, a global mining and metallurgy group headquartered in Paris, required an enterprise solution to optimize demand and supply plans and synchronize purchasing, distribution, manufacturing, and delivery to customers. ION’s WAM solution now enables EMS to forecast sales more accurately and minimize delivery costs across its global manganese supply network, while maintaining optimal finished, intermediate, and raw material inventory positions despite market volatility. It enables the creation of optimized plans and schedules, provides visibility into global inventories and trades, and generates predictive analytics to guide operations and maximize profitability. “ION’s WAM solution will improve coordination of our global manganese operations related to ore extraction, transportation, and refining, along with alloy manufacturing and the distribution of finished products to our 1,500 customers worldwide,” said Grégoire Castagna, Value Chain Manager, Eramet. “WAM will provide EMS with better visibility of its global manganese operations and performance of its supply chain, enabling it to seamlessly execute its role within Eramet as the vital link between the mining teams, the processing plants, and the customers.” About ION Group ION Group provides mission-critical trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics and insights, and strategic consulting to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and corporates.
