Properly utilized data is a valuable resource. In our increasingly digital world, most efficiency gains, reductions in cost, increases in speed, and quality of decision-making come from the ability to put data to work...
Author - Maroye Marinkovic & Bing Xu
Expanding compliance processes and tools to better manage sustainability
Many companies voluntarily go beyond regulatory requirements, setting higher expectations and standards supporting sustainability initiatives. Many well-known organizations, some of which are household brands, are...
End-to-end material lifecycle management is key
When it comes to materials in products, what we call “end of life” is also the “beginning-of-life”. This idea isn’t new, but only around 20 years ago the mindset started to change and challenge the old-fashioned cradle...
From compliance to sustainability: a natural path to managing material lifecycles
Meeting all local and global regulatory requirements is a must for all companies doing business in the 21st century. Consequently, a robust material compliance process with sophisticated tools is necessary to ensure...
The current state of material compliance management
Materials and substances used in manufacturing plants need to comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations surveilled by authorities such as the EPA, OSHA, and ECHA , to name but a few. Regulations...
We are living in a material world
Materials and substances are the fundamental building blocks required to produce bigger components, then large assemblies, and finally complete physical products such as smart phones, medical devices, pickup trucks...