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Building Standardized, Streamlined Global Product Compliance

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Drom, a leading fragrance manufacturer, was facing challenges in ensuring product compliance of regulations and industry standards across 43 countries. The company was dealing with disparate regulatory and safety data management and documentation workflows. There was a need for data standardization across global operations and increasing customer transparency into regulatory and safety information. The company also needed to continue meeting the requirements of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Compliance Program, which requires “eco-labeling” and bans or restricts the use of 174 chemical substances in fragrance products. Read More
About Customer	Drom is a leading fragrance manufacturer with a history of over 100 years. The company has production sites spanning multiple continents and employs over 500 people worldwide. Drom's annual revenue is $133 million. The company prioritizes compliance with regulations and standards and provides customers with documentation and labeling to verify that its products are safe. Drom operates in 43 countries, making it a truly global business. Read More
Solution	Drom selected Sphera’s Product Compliance software to reduce the risk of non-compliance and provide transparency into material safety information for the company’s employees and customers. The software automates the creation of globally compliant and multi-lingual Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), labels, and hazardous summary sheets. It also streamlines and automates compliance processes with integrated technology solutions. The software provides comprehensive and current information that helps avoid compliance-related risk and maintain ongoing access to key markets. The software is continually updated by Sphera product compliance experts, ensuring that Drom managers stay current on ever-changing rules and standards. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Drom, a leading fragrance manufacturer, was facing challenges in ensuring product compliance of regulations and industry standards across 43 countries. The company was dealing with disparate regulatory and safety data management and documentation workflows. There was a need for data standardization across global operations and increasing customer transparency into regulatory and safety information. The company also needed to continue meeting the requirements of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Compliance Program, which requires “eco-labeling” and bans or restricts the use of 174 chemical substances in fragrance products.

About Customer

Drom is a leading fragrance manufacturer with a history of over 100 years. The company has production sites spanning multiple continents and employs over 500 people worldwide. Drom's annual revenue is $133 million. The company prioritizes compliance with regulations and standards and provides customers with documentation and labeling to verify that its products are safe. Drom operates in 43 countries, making it a truly global business.

Solution

Drom selected Sphera’s Product Compliance software to reduce the risk of non-compliance and provide transparency into material safety information for the company’s employees and customers. The software automates the creation of globally compliant and multi-lingual Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), labels, and hazardous summary sheets. It also streamlines and automates compliance processes with integrated technology solutions. The software provides comprehensive and current information that helps avoid compliance-related risk and maintain ongoing access to key markets. The software is continually updated by Sphera product compliance experts, ensuring that Drom managers stay current on ever-changing rules and standards.

Impact #1	Consolidated 7 systems into 1 centralized, global system for product compliance data
Impact #2	Standardized material safety data – including chemical names, measures, calculations, conversions, etc. – and work processes
Impact #3	Simplified data management and production of SDS documentation and labeling for Drom and thousands of industry customers

Impact #1

Consolidated 7 systems into 1 centralized, global system for product compliance data

Impact #2

Standardized material safety data – including chemical names, measures, calculations, conversions, etc. – and work processes

Impact #3

Simplified data management and production of SDS documentation and labeling for Drom and thousands of industry customers

Benefit #1	Saved up to 10 weeks of work that would have been required to cleanse and transform material safety data

Benefit #1

Saved up to 10 weeks of work that would have been required to cleanse and transform material safety data

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Building Standardized, Streamlined Global Product Compliance

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