Elemica Facilitates Connectivity With Road Carriers For BASF, Driving Inefficiencies...

Elemica Facilitates Connectivity With Road Carriers For BASF, Driving
Inefficiencies Out of the Value Chain

Elemica Logistics Solution Integrates Transportation Parties & Processes for
Lower Spend

EXTON, Penn., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Elemica, the industry-leading B2B
supply chain execution network, announces that BASF, one of the largest
producers of chemicals in North America, has implemented the Elemica Logistics
Road solution to facilitate collaboration with its carriers. The successful
project, which seamlessly connects, standardizes, and automates logistics
processes with more than 100 North American road carriers of all sizes, was
implemented in less than six months. Elemica's next-generation logistics
platform provides the flexibility and scalability carriers need to connect to
the network regardless of their technical infrastructure. Streamlining
connection through Elemica to its North American road carriers, who transport
several hundred thousand shipments annually, means BASF can expect to yield
short-term results and build strong relationships with their carriers to drive
sustainable value.

"In an effort to respond to erratic market conditions, manage capacity
constraints, contain escalating freight rates and demanding vendor
requirements, companies like BASF turn to Elemica to get the job done right
and to keep their supply chain flowing much more cost effectively," said Mike
McGuigan, CEO of Elemica. "With Elemica's Logistics Solution, companies gain
real-time insight into the status of their shipments, automate processes,
ensure compliance with customer needs, and cut freight expenses."

"Elemica keeps costs of external communications down by handling all of our
outside connections. Rather than interfacing with a couple hundred customers
and suppliers, we only have to connect once. Elemica is the middleman that
sits between all of us, ensuring we're all coordinated in the electronic
playground," said Tom Warner, BASF Manager of e-Commerce Systems Integration.
"BASF gains by streamlining processes for lower transportation costs and
improved customer service levels."

BASF is using the Road module of Elemica's business process network to garner
visibility into carrier activities, ensuring shipments are correct, the right
carriers are selected for order requirements, and shipment turnaround time is
greatly enhanced. The Elemica network integrates completely with BASF's ERP
system, improving invoice and shipment accuracy. Carriers can view the loads
and bookings that BASF has tendered to them, respond to tender offers, set
pickup and delivery appointments, communicate shipment status information, and
submit freight invoices.

Benefits of the Elemica Logistics implementation include collaborative
planning and execution with carriers for "right carrier at the right time"
scenarios, higher on-time delivery, single point of visibility and real-time
access to information for better, faster decision making, reporting for
trending and performance management, reduced transportation spend with optimal
carrier selection, and more.

Carriers no longer have to support multiple shipper systems in their back
office environments, enabling better responsiveness to shipper demands. Per
Tom Warner of BASF, "This is a win-win for both sides. The whole process just
works better."

"Electronic connectivity increases data accuracy and timeliness which prevents
rework for us and our customers, especially in our freight invoicing.
Overall, an 18 percent reduction in administrative costs is possible with full
integration. Elemica provides us with that possibility in the chemical
industry," said George Grossardt, VP and GM, at Schneider National Bulk.

About Elemica
Elemica was founded by 22 leading global corporations to deliver best-in-class
integration of trade partners in the external supply chain for seamless
execution of business processes such as order management. Elemica's
leading-edge technology unites global trade partners and provides a true
framework of 'Connect Once. Connect To All.' The sophisticated hub
automates the execution of key business processes, removes transactional and
communication barriers, and integrates the information flow between business
partners, resulting in reduced cost of operations and faster process execution
with fewer resources.

From order entry to invoice processing for logistics, planning, and
purchasing, the Elemica network enables real-time data exchange, improves
productivity, decreases errors, and increases customer and business partner
satisfaction. Elemica has connected more than 1900 companies across multiple
industries and processes over $50B in annual transactions. Clients include
Dow, BP, Rohm and Haas, Shell Chemicals, BASF, and Lanxess. For more
information, visit http://www.elemica.com

SOURCE Elemica

Becky Boyd of MediaFirst PR - Atlanta, +1-770-642-2080 x 214,
becky@mediafirst.net, for Elemica