SUPPLY CHAIN management is the very large number of different customers the company serves and the wide variety of products it sells into a range of industries . “ No single customer provides us with more than three percent of our revenue ,” says Duty . “ We touch a little bit of everything !” The largest customer industry is consumer goods , where Momentive ’ s silicone elastomers products provide heat resistance , flame retardancy and moisture / dirt protection , for everything from bakeware and kitchen utensils , to keypads and infant care products .

Tire manufacturers use a lot of Momentive ’ s technology and patented NXT * silanes , which can help manufacturers improve tire rolling resistance and traction while improving wear by enhancing the coupling of silica to tire tread . Currently ,

– William Duty

AspenTech is a leading supplier of software that optimizes process manufacturing and engineering across oil and gas , chemicals , polymers , pharmaceuticals and other industries that manufacture and produce products from a chemical process .

With integrated aspenONE ® solutions , companies across the process industries can implement best practices for optimizing supply chain operations . As a result , process manufacturers can achieve supply chain efficiencies , navigate supply chain complexity , and improve the visibility of plans and schedules , all while reducing costs and sustaining commercial excellence .

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