Inventory ControlAdds transparency to your bulk inventory and optimizes your business operations

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Endress+Hauser is a leading supplier of industrial measurement and automation equipment, providing services and solutions for industrial processes the world over. We offer comprehensive process solutions for flow, level, pressure, analysis, temperature, recording and digital communication across a wide range of industries. Our solutions allow processes to be optimized with respect to economic efficiency, safety and environmental protection.

Automation solutions from Endress+Hauser will help you to optimize your production, logistics and maintenance processes. Our solutions are accurate, reliable and durable and are based on open standards, ensuring cost-effective implementation.

Optimize inventories with Endress+Hauser!Endress+Hauser‘s Inventory Control Solutions offer products, systems and services for all parts of the supply chain. Starting with the measurement of bulk inventory on site, through data collection and transmission, up to the integration into enterprise resource systems. We deliver online information about the availability and demand of bulk inventories and accept responsibility for all levels of integration. This enables our customers to collaborate with internal and external suppliers in order to optimise inventory levels and improve delivery performance.

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What is the value of automated Inventory Control Solutions? By sharing online inventory data not just internally but also externally, the true potential of your supply chain can be unlocked and your efficiency, quality and profitability transformed.

• Are you carrying too much stock today and tying up capital? • Do your suppliers know precisely what you will need from them

tomorrow? • Are you ready to replenish your customers’ stocks with the right

quantity at the right time?

When you rely on Endress+Hauser to measure, and constantly communicate this data to every link in the supply chain, the results can be remarkable. Inventory Control helps you develop the savings potential in your bulk solids and liquids in a targeted manner.

Inventory – your company’s best-kept secret?What can you achieve? Let our customers tell you:

• More transparency in processes along the supply chain• Reduction of inventory while increasing service levels• Higher availability with less risk• Better forecasting and demand planning• Early detection of delivery shortage, minimization of delivery

fluctuation• Better utilization of resources due to elimination of

administrational tasks• Improved customer relationship due to highly integrated logistical

processes (VMI/SMI)

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Maximizing supply chain effectivity

The competitiveness of a company can be significantly influenced by the choice of the appropriate inventory strategies. When excess stock is kept, deliveries can be processed at any time, however, inefficient processes are covered up and costs become increasingly difficult to control.

Keeping your inventory low reduces costs, but can affect your delivery performance. While companies strive for the right balance of inventory stocks they are confronted with changing customer requirements, uncertainties of demand and supply, as well as ever increasing market demands. In order to ensure competitiveness, processes must be continually optimized and supported by up-to-date information. It is only on the basis of up-to-date and transparent inventory data along the value creation chain that the planning and replenishment processes can measure up to the demands of the market.

The unknowns that logistics personnel face with warehousing and delivery schedules are usually compensated for by keeping a higher safety stock. The objective, however, should be to reduce inventory by applying a time-conscious and integrated inventory management process, which would make the prognosis for demands more accurate, and maximise the degree of service.

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Collaboration strategies along the supply chain fuelgrowth and success

“With continued, accelerating change, companies canachieve significantly more through collaboration. Thismeans the sharing of business information rapidly andeffectively with suppliers and customers – and perhaps evensuppliers’ suppliers and customers’ customers.Collaboration brings major benefits for all the companiesinvolved.

An effective enterprise collaboration solution must providethe technical systems links for people to work togetherin distributed, cross-organizational teams. Effective communications must be enabled across distance, time zones, and company borders, encouraging team members to discuss, analyze and review information collaboratively.”

Collaboration is the key

“Expand your horizons, by expanding the borders of your company through collaboration. The question is – who can your company collaborate with? The answer is relatively simple: your best suppliers, and your best customers. Collaboration increases revenues and profits for all the participants.

Industry experts and businesses that have implemented collaborative techniques claim that collaboration is a key enabler, allowing companies to react more quickly to changes in supply and demand. In the next few years your enterprise will be collaborative, or it won’t exist at all.”

Jim PintoFounder of Action Instruments Technology, Futurist, Angel Investor, Speaker,Writer, Industrial Automation Commentator, Analyst and Consultant

Meeting is the beginningCooperation is progressCollaboration is success

Henry FordFounder of the Ford Motor Company

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Evolution to a cross-company collaboration modelIn the past, companies have recognized the amount of potential that exists in the optimization of an integrated flow of goods along the value-added chain. The integration of the entire supply chain must be regarded as a control cycle crossing the borders of the company. At the end of such an integration process, transparent, flexible and integrated business processes beyond company borders must be possible. Thus, allowing a win-win situation for all companies involved.

On-hand Stock Monitoring (Inhouse)• Monitor stock performance• Improve replenishment• Reduce stock levels

Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI)• Outsource replenishment• Consignment stock, pay on consumption

Materials management/purchasing Marketing and salesVendor Managed Inventory (VMI)• Provide value-added service• Tighten customer relationship• Improve sales planning

A company’s supply chain can be split into three partsInboundReceiving of raw materials from suppliers, that is warehoused in the receiving storage location.

InhouseIntermediate storage of semi-finished products.

OutboundDelivery of finished products, either directly to a customer or to a distribution center.

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Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) ... ... as an integral part of collaborative and demand driven supply chain. The automation and efficient management of business processes must not be confined to the company alone. By collaborating with business partners, more efficient business models can be evolved. One such model is Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), where the supplier is responsible for the replenishment and delivery of the material to the customer.

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Prerequisites for successful implementationProcess• Well-developed and stable processes• High data quality• Reliable Inventory Control Solution

Soft skills• Qualification of participants

- Understand win-win - Process design

• Willingness to cooperate with suppliers and/or customers• Trust in the business partner• Common quantitative and qualitative objectives and KPIs.

MotivationThe motivating factors for both partners to run a VMI business model are:• More transparency in processes along the supply chain • Reduction of inventory to lower the employed capital • Reduction of safety stock, higher availability with less risk • Better forecasting and demand planning • Better control of downstream process in

production and inventory management• Early detection of delivery shortage,

minimization of delivery fluctuation• Better utilization of resources; avoid spikes in

production and distribution • Fewer disturbances of processes through changes in orders• Improved customer relationship due to highly integrated

logistical processes• Reduced transportation costs• Less Process costs due to elimination of

- Material planning and disposition - Order processing and tracking - Inventory monitoring and management

The close collaboration necessary for VMI requires a high level of trust and understanding between the partners. Responsibilities and competencies must be clearly regulated. If this readiness exists, then VMI certainly offers great potential for optimization along the supply chain.

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Inventory measurement

Endress+Hauser offers a full range of instrumentation for measuring bulk solids and liquids. Mass or volume in tanks, silos, pipes and pipelines can be calculated from measuring various parameters, such as level, temperature, pressure and flow. Instrumentation is also available for special applications, such as overfill protection and leakage detection.

Chemicals• Certificates and approvals, including

ATEX, SIL, FM and CSA

Food• FDA and EHEDG approvals,

meets �A standards

Primaries• Dust-proof housings, built to resist

corrosion, abrasion and extreme temperatures – ATEX approved

Water / waste water• Approved for use in fresh and waste

water applications

With Endress+Hauser, there are no compromises in inventory measurement. Only reliable instrumentation provides reliable measurements to optimize your storage and supply processes. For over �0 years, Endress+Hauser has designed and developed process instrumentation. We are not only at the heart of the market worldwide with our products, but also determine the pace of innovative engineering. Take any process material, solid or liquid, or process condition, hazardous area or sanitary environment, and you will see that Endress+Hauser has the know-how and instrumentation to meet your application requirements.

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Oil and Gas• Meets international standards such as

API, ISO, SIL and IP• International and local Weights and

Measures approvals for custody transfer applications (e. g. NMi, PTB)

In the oil and gas industry, Endress+Hauser provides high accuracy radar and servo level gauges, average temperature and water bottom instrumentation for inventory control and custody transfer applications. Typical applications include fixed roof tanks, floating roof tanks, spheres and bullets.

Tank farms and terminals

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Inventory data acquisition

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By providing access to measured inventory data, Endress+Hauser creates the basic precondition for optimizing storage and supply processes. Measured data can be accessed and made available worldwide within the shortest possible time. Endress+Hauser makes full use of Internet technology: an on-site Web-server and data transmission unit, provides worldwide access via private and public communication networks. Only a commercially available Internet browser is needed for inventory monitoring. Different transmission methods, such as Ethernet, modem and GSM/GPRS may be used and combined as desired, depending on the available infrastructure on site.

Fieldgate FXA��0 provides worldwide connectivity to �...�0 mA devices, and Fieldgate FXA��0 to HART devices via:• Ethernet TCP/IP: LAN, Intranet or Internet• Telephone lines (analog): Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN)• Mobile communications (GSM/GPRS): Wireless via cellular phone

Both Fieldgate FXA��0 and FXA��0 retrieve measured values and set-up parameters, managing them in an internal database. They not only transfer current measured values, they can also be used to monitor device status, gather information and alert the responsible standby personnel, if required via e-mail or SMS.

FieldgatesFieldgate FXA��0 connects worldwide to PROFIBUS devices via:• Ethernet TCP/IP: LAN, Intranet or Internet

Fieldgate FXA��0 is available with one, two or three channels, each allowing the connection of up to 1�� PROFIBUS devices. It can be configured to operate as a transparent Ethernet/PROFIBUS DP gateway or to scan the devices connected to it. In scan mode, the measured values and status of each connected device can be read from the embedded Web-server with any Web-browser. In gateway mode, host applications such as SupplyCare, have direct access to connected devices.

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As a standardized platform for collaboration, the Tankvision System is highly modular, resulting in a scalable solution adaptable to your needs. The system is truly PC software independent; you are no longer dependent upon patches and updates.

Tankvision - flexible, functional and profitableLevel and other measured and calculated data, such as temperature, mass, pressure, density, rate of flow as well as gross and net standard volumes are displayed at the local operator workstation. Full API/ASTM compliant calculations ensure accurate and real-time measurement of your liquid hydrocarbon stock for inventory control and custody transfer.

Features• Volume correction• Historical trending• Oil movement capabilities• “What if” tank calculations• External alarm management• Remote systems support• Online configuration and diagnostics• Overfill protection

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Inventory monitoring and management

SupplyCare - Online inventory data for material management and logisticsWith SupplyCare Enterprise you can:• View the current product levels in your

tanks and silos at your desk• Assign warning and alarm limits to all

monitored inventory data• Send or receive e-mail notification,

e.g. that replenishment is necessary• Export inventory data in universal

or standardized format• View trends, historical data and events• Manage tanks, groups of tanks, customers

and productsAssign specific viewing rights to suppliers, vendors and internal users

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ExportData transfer via CIDX (Chemical Industry Data eXchange)Download of measurement data (CSV export)

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Together with measurement instrumentation and telemetry, SupplyCare is the logical step to bringing business intelligence to the entire solution. Data generated by SupplyCare are based on the

CIDX standard. This allows tank master data, including “Tank Partners” and “Location Details”, along with B�B reports to be easily integrated into your ERP system for effective planning.

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SupplyCare Hosting SCH�0 is resident on Endress+Hauser’s own network. It is hosted on a redundant server infrastructure operated by Endress+Hauser Infoserve, a certified SAP hosting partner. With global IT support and local agents, you can be confident in the availability and quality of service that you will receive.

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Each layer of Endress+Hauser’s Inventory Control Solution is based on open standards, ensuring seamless implementation and integration. Just as important, it gives you long term protection of your investment. This also applies to our SupplyCare software. No matter if you start with a system that is hosted by Endress+Hauser or if you run it in your IT environment, you have always the flexibility to change from one to another or even a combination of both.

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SupplyCare EnterpriseSupplyCare Enterprise SCE�0 is installed in your enterprise and offers all basic functions required for inventory management. You can choose to configure the software yourself or have it engineered and installed by our IT experts.

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In order to offer an effective Inventory Control Solution, you need a partner that provides a full-range solution, from inventory measurement to inventory management. You need the appropriate equipment at your customer’s site for gathering the right inventory information and communicating it effectively. You need a partner that provides a safe, secure connection to inventory information on a professional infrastructure. You need a partner with a global service support network, with local contacts providing on-site support at a moment’s notice.

Worldwide service and support

How much service do you need? Most process instruments have no moving parts. As such, modern automation equipment needs little servicing in terms of oiling and repairs. Some processes are quite tough, however, and with abrasion, aggressive chemicals and sticky substances, even our instruments need maintenance or spare parts from time to time. In addition, every modern process plant requires calibration and recalibration, legal certification, constant improvement of efficiency and technology migration.

How much service do you want? Plant maintenance teams know their process and equipment by heart. They can take care of daily tasks better than anyone else. Nevertheless, some maintenance and service jobs have to be carried out at longer intervals and often they are highly specific - such as the calibration of flow meters. It can be a lot more efficient to get outside experts to perform specific tasks. It is a question of company and plant policy how much maintenance is performed internally and how much service work is left to external specialists.

Find the right balanceThe right balance of services As a supplier of field instrumentation and automation solutions for over fifty years, we constantly work with our customers to ensure that we competently support you in all situations. Be it trouble shooting, emergency spares, calibration or straightforward advice, we pride ourselves on understanding what you require of us and have evolved our organisation such that it is aligned to help you achieve your operating objectives.

Your task is to deliver optimum product quality in a safe and profitable way. Ours is to support you with just the right balance of services to ensure you achieve this with the maximum of process uptime, the optimum amount of maintenance and the minimum of cost. This is the guarantee that we offer all our partners.

A full service portfolioEndress+Hauser offers a broad range of services focussed on industrial measurement and process automation. From highly specific tasks like commissioning or calibration to full maintenance packages like our comprehensive Instrument Management Solutions (IMS), our service support is well structured to supply whatever is required.

Choose what you want and get what you need!

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Our network of service engineers spans the globe, ensuring that wherever you are based, you can benefit from our technical expertise and support. Our service departments offer comprehensive maintenance contract agreements, Instrument Management Solutions (IMS), workshop repairs, spares management, on-site commissioning, trouble shooting, small installations and a technical service helpline providing telephone advice and support.

At Endress+Hauser, customer service does not end with the sale

Training: investing in peopleIn today’s competitive marketplace, it is vital that companies invest in their employees to ensure continuing success. A key component is a program of effective and professional training. Endress+Hauser can help you satisfy this requirement by offering sound, professional advice for all your training needs. Our training programs can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.

Customer service at a glance• Commissioning and installation• Project management• Preventive maintenance• Spare parts• Training• Helpdesk• On-line documentation

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Features• Reliable instrumentation to measure silo

and tank inventory• Worldwide access to measured

inventory data• Individual visualization of inventory data

with the software of your choice• Option to host at Endress+Hauser or

run the system in own environment• Integration of inventory data into your

ERP or SCM• Use of open standards at each level• Worldwide service and support of your

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Inventory control at a glance

Benefits• Secure inventory data to optimize storage

and supply processes• Data available to authorized users

worldwide and at any time• Current, accurate overview to allow for

quick and reliable decision making• Fast implementation, no infrastructure or

know-how required• Freedom to switch from Endress+Hauser

hosting to internal hosting• Joint evaluation with book data to

optimize logistical processes• Long term protection of investment• Endress+Hauser takes the responsibility

for your inventory control projects at each level so that you can fully concentrate on your business

Inventory monitoring and management

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Endress+Hauser provides Inventory Control Solutions based on open standards at each level,step-by-step from simple monitoring up to a highly integrated solution in your ERP/SCM system.