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Repsol S.A. is a global energy and petrochemical company based in Madrid, Spain that operates three integrated petrochemical complexes, managed as a single hub. Repsol was looking for an end-to-end supply chain control tower that would provide economic and customer service trade-offs for planning across the entire chemicals value chain.

Sustainability remains top-of-mind for most executives as they work to balance environmental concerns with business performance. Digital solutions have emerged as a key enabler to help companies make progress toward their sustainability goals.

未来を定義するということは、過去に立脚するということです。世界が変化し続ける中、アスペンテックにはお客様の未来に向けた準備を支援してきた経験があります。アスペンテックは、AIの力を生かして信頼性、効率性、俊敏性を新たなレベルに引き上げることにより、お客様がより安全に、より地球にやさしく、より長く、より素早く企業活動を行えるようお手伝いをします。未来は今、始まります。アスペンテックと共に歩む未来とはどのようなものなのか、このビデオでお確かめください。

Agile has traditionally been used for software product development, however, it can also be applied as a key enabler for supply chain transformation. Hexion, a global specialty chemical company, has applied Agile to improve supply chain processes, driven by Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE), across 45 global production sites.

While most chemical companies have sustainability initiatives in place with varying reliance on digital technologies to achieve these goals, challenges remain. What are the key enablers to eliminate emissions and waste, extend material use and regenerate natural systems? How do new innovations accelerate this effort?

2015年《巴黎协定》和其他国际气候变化协定有助于提高全球对各国需要采取紧急行动应对气候变化的认识。随着企业继续关注可持续性，围绕数字化作为关键推动因素的作用，一个共同的主题正在形成。事实上，ARC咨询集团最近的一项调查显示，75%的受访者认为数字化转型对于实现可持续发展目标非常重要。

The 2015 Paris Agreement and other international climate change accords have helped raise global awareness of the need for countries to take urgent action to combat climate change. As companies continue to focus on sustainability, a common theme is taking shape around the role of digitalization as a key enabler. In fact, a recent ARC Advisory Group survey revealed that 75% of respondents rated digital transformation as highly important for achieving sustainability goals.

J.M. Huber has been leveraging Aspen Collaborative Demand Manager™ to improve forecast accuracy for over 3 1/2 years. During this webinar, Deborah Morris, supply chain process improvement and demand planning manager at J.M. Huber, will share how they evolved their demand planning process, leveraging demand segmentation analysis and other advanced forecasting techniques. The company also worked closely with the sales organization in a coaching and advisory capacity.