ChemSW Releases New Best Practices White Paper on How to Successfully Contract Chemical Tracking to Managed Services Providers

Contracting Inventory Management can Streamline Workflows and Control Costs
<PChemSW, Inc. today announced the release of a new in-depth white paper that examines best practices for contracting chemical inventory management to managed services providers. Titled “How to Successfully Contract Chemical Tracking to Managed Services Providers”, the white paper investigates the ins and outs of chemical inventory contracting.

The ongoing economic turmoil is driving many organizations to look for new ways to streamline workflows, refine process efficiencies, reduce operating costs and implement technology that increases productivity. Contracting chemical inventory tasks to a chemical management services firm or implementing an on-demand web-based SaaS solution are two means of accomplishing these goals regardless of the business type or size.

“If a solution or system is not one of an organization’s core competencies, then it’s often not in the best interests of that organization to invest people, time and money into a task that can be contracted to an organization that does provide that solution or system as a core competency,” explains Jon Webb, ChemSW Technical Support Specialist.

There are two ways to contract business tasks: utilize a managed services company or leverage a web-based on-demand solution through a Software as a Service (SaaS) vendor. In the case of a managed services company, the organization hires the managed services vendor to act as the on-site arm for chemical inventory management. The managed services company performs either a portion or all the logistics associated with chemical inventory. In the case of a SaaS solution, only the software management portion of the task is contracted.

“Managed services companies have been a part of the business operations scene for many years,” Webb states. “The best managed services organizations have deep knowledge of the products, processes and systems that their customers use, and provide a portfolio of service solutions that cover major processes in the supply chain. In the case of Chemical Management Services, such a portfolio includes procurement and Just-in-Time delivery as well as all key inventory management tasks associated with managing, tracking, and disposing of chemicals, solvents and reagents. ChemSW’s CISPro chemical inventory management solution is ideal for either situation. CISPro is a high-performance, relational database system that delivers all the necessary tools to accurately track chemicals and supplies and meet safety and regulatory requirements. It can be purchased both as a SaaS solution and through third party managed services providers.”

The white paper details the benefits to contracting chemical inventory management and what to expect from the managed services company or SaaS solution. For instance, one of the greatest benefits of the contracting business model is that it eliminates many IT costs associated with software management—from licenses to resources—a benefit that is quickly reflected in IT productivity gains.

About ChemSW

Founded over a decade ago, ChemSW is a leading provider of chemical and biochemical inventory management systems, MSDS systems and other chemistry laboratory software and services. ChemSW’s wide range of products streamline laboratory processes and reduce chemical purchasing and disposal costs. ChemSW supports over 15,000 customers in more than 40 countries throughout the world.

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