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Datacor Helps Brown Chemical Grow Its Business For Over 23 Years

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Chemicals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Brown Chemical Company Inc. was founded in 1936 with only 4 employees. By 1980, Brown had grown to 15 employees with a significant number of products and customers. The demands for their products and services were outpacing their ability to perform. They needed a way to do more with existing resources. Many of their internal processes were labor-intensive and they needed the ability to streamline work processes and satisfy their growing base of customers. Read More
About Customer	Brown Chemical is a family-owned company that specializes in distributing industrial, fine and specialty chemicals such as a range of inorganic acid and bases, food grade chemicals, latex additives, selected organics, phosphate derivatives. Brown also offers contract packaging, custom blending, and product search services. As a regional distributor, Brown sells, and distributes over 1000 products representing 25 major domestic and international chemical manufacturers. Read More
Solution	The company chose Datacor’s Chempax software. According to Doug, “Not only were we the first Chempax customer, but Datacor has been with us continually over the subsequent 23 years. Datacor’s Chempax software has evolved with the changes in the industry and our company to continue to meet our needs. We have grown many times in revenue since we started using Chempax in our business and Datacor has adapted to meet our needs all along the way. The software is flexible, stable and powerful. Datacor is truly there for the long haul to support growing companies.” Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Chemicals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Brown Chemical Company Inc. was founded in 1936 with only 4 employees. By 1980, Brown had grown to 15 employees with a significant number of products and customers. The demands for their products and services were outpacing their ability to perform. They needed a way to do more with existing resources. Many of their internal processes were labor-intensive and they needed the ability to streamline work processes and satisfy their growing base of customers.

About Customer

Brown Chemical is a family-owned company that specializes in distributing industrial, fine and specialty chemicals such as a range of inorganic acid and bases, food grade chemicals, latex additives, selected organics, phosphate derivatives. Brown also offers contract packaging, custom blending, and product search services. As a regional distributor, Brown sells, and distributes over 1000 products representing 25 major domestic and international chemical manufacturers.

Solution

The company chose Datacor’s Chempax software. According to Doug, “Not only were we the first Chempax customer, but Datacor has been with us continually over the subsequent 23 years. Datacor’s Chempax software has evolved with the changes in the industry and our company to continue to meet our needs. We have grown many times in revenue since we started using Chempax in our business and Datacor has adapted to meet our needs all along the way. The software is flexible, stable and powerful. Datacor is truly there for the long haul to support growing companies.”

Impact #1	The software has helped streamline work processes, satisfy their growing base of customers, and adapt to meet their needs all along the way.

Impact #1

The software has helped streamline work processes, satisfy their growing base of customers, and adapt to meet their needs all along the way.

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Datacor Helps Brown Chemical Grow Its Business For Over 23 Years

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