SUPPLY CHAIN new production expansion is being planned to double supply capability of these products .
The quartz side of the business produces high purity fused quartz and ceramic materials that go into semiconductors , lighting and consumer electronics . Now free from the burden of debt , the company has money to invest , and upgrading the plants and equipment as well as growth will be a priority . The efficiencies this will deliver will go straight to the bottom line and rapidly turn Momentive into a larger more profitable organization , Duty predicts .
However , for now he is very much tied up with transforming the supply chain function throughout the company . Before the combination , Hexion had invested heavily in supply chain tools and expertise . He was able to bring these across , including a team of people thoroughly versed in the tools used within the 15-strong Momentive Supply Chain Center of Excellence that he now heads . These are the people who carry out advanced scheduling , planning , and linear programming work , alongside core process experts responsible for supply and demand planning .
This team works globally and is hired globally . Its most recent addition was hired in Japan where an advanced scheduling implementation is underway , and someone who could speak the language was needed on the ground . Every region has its own challenges , he says . “ One good thing that we started a couple of years
‘ Now free from the burden of debt , the company has money to invest , and upgrading the plants and equipment as well as growth will be a priority .’
Growth is now a priority to Momentive Chemicals
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