Overview

iCM IS FEATURE-RICH
& FULLY INTEGRATED WITH MICROSOFT DYNAMICS

Integrated Chemical Management (iCM) is an industry-first integrated solution for Chemicals in Microsoft Dynamics.

It’s a full-function product with business-critical features in –

  • SDS Management Authoring, Maintenance and Distribution with workflows and security
  • Label Management Automated label printing with workflows for all kinds of labels
  • System of Record (SOR) For Chemical & Regulatory data
  • DEA Management In compliance with GHS guidelines

iCM –
Integrated Chemical Management

  • Eliminates the need for expensive 3rd party software
  • A must-have for all chemical companies using Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 line of products
  • A validated solution for pharma & life sciences companies needing cGMP compliance
  • iCM is Microsoft’s preferred solution for the chemical industry

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iCM – Value Proposition

  • Integrated Label Management with automated label printing with workflows for all key operations including Shipping, Production, Receiving, Quality and more.
  • Label Management – No limits – including – Reusable label templates, Private Label & Distributor label printing and more.
  • Integrated full-function Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Management with workflows and built-in security roles.
  • System of Record for all Chemical & Regulatory data.
  • Eliminate cost of integration to 3rd party Label Management and other real-time integrations to Chemical regulatory software.
  • Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) / Operating Costs to maintain and control your regulatory data by eliminating too many disparate systems and integrations.


HIGH LEVEL FEATURES

iCM – Integrated Chemical Management

01.

LABEL MANAGEMENT

  • Label definition & setup
  • Label printers setup
  • Print Labels via Updated & Automated Workflows –
    1. Receiving
    2. Shipping
    3. Production (Incl. Packaging)
    4. Quality
    5. Transfer orders
  • Print Adhoc labels
  • View label log
    • & more..
  • DEA functionality
  • iCM Administrator functions
  • Group label printing
  • Group label printing to multiple printers
  • Multi-tray label printing
  • Set print destinations on label definitions
  • Placeholders for certification images such as kosher, halal, etc.
  • Language selection for sds sections such as; hazardous statements, precautionary statements, etc.
  • Additional physical properties such as; specific gravity
  • Finished goods label printing - by customer
  • Set print destination settings on label print form
  • Label printing option included on shipments screen
  • Workflows for label creation & setups
  • Print finished goods label on packing slip transaction, fg labels are now included in the post packing slip window
  • Label printing with storage, tracking and product dimensions
    •
02.

SDS MANAGEMENT

  • SDS Authoring & Approval with workflows
  • SDS Maintenance (create and maintain SDS Setups
  • SDS Distribution (Multiple items, Customers and Contacts)
    Note - End-to-end workflows have been built and enabled for Authoring, Maintenance & Distribution functions.
  • Create and maintain all master data elements related to SDS’s
  • SDS Templates
  • SDS Versioning (Maintenance of major and minor versions)
    • & more..
  • Maintain SDS Versions by Country & Language
  • Multi-language support for all languages supported by Microsoft
  • Auto-derivation rules to derive GHS Label elements by GHS Version
    Note - Auto derivation rules are currently available for Section 2 of the SDS. Automated derivations for other viable sections are in pipeline and will be available in future releases.
  • Ability to store and print pictograms
  • SDS Item Groups - Ability to link multiple items to a single SDS
  • Ability to print SDS with your customer’s logo on it (private labels)
  • Everything SDS (Logs, Workflow configurations etc.)
  • Enhanced logs for SDS Master, Labels and Label Printing
  • Mass updates of Safety Data Sheets with any statement or elements changes such as precautionary statements, hazard statements, signal words, pictograms etc.
  • “Mass Activation” and “Mass Deactivation” of SDS
  • Role-based security for key functions within SDS Management
    •
03.

ADDITIONAL iCM FEATURES

  • Electronic Signatures on Quality Orders, Picklists, Route Cards, Product Receipts, Transfer Order Receipts.
  • Sample Numbering for Multiple Tests.
  • DEA Holds on Sales Orders.
  • Released Products – Physical & Chemical Properties and other iCM Elements

* Refer to the licensing sheet for a full list of features

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A must-have for chemical companies using Microsoft Dynamics

1

Data Management

iCM solves the challenge of maintaining and accessing chemical & regulatory data in real-time. iCM acts as the repository / SOR for all regulatory data. Avoid any possibilities of data contamination and penalties thereof.

2

SDS Management

With iCM, you no longer need to maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) outside your core ERP.

3

Labels Management

iCM eliminates the need to develop and maintain labels outside of your ERP. Most importantly, your labels can now print automatically with build-in workflows.

4

Eliminate expensive regulatory software

Maintaining a 3rd-party compliance software outside Dynamics is expensive. Its even more cumbersome to build customizations between 3rd party systems and Microsoft Dynamics. With iCM, you can have all of this data accessible as an integrated module within Dynamics.

– Cost savings using iCM

We have set the bar high for iCM. It has been developed by experts with deep hands-on expertise in chemicals and highly-regulated industries.

01

Built-in Automated Workflows

iCM’s Label Management eliminates the cost of customizing workflows in Microsoft Dynamics 365.

  • Shipping
  • Shipping
  • Receiving (Raw Material Receipts)
  • Quality
  • More

Note – You will save 50 hours or more for a full lifecycle deployment of each customized workflow. This development lifecycle consists of Specs, Development, Testing & Production.

02

Pre-Developed Labels

List of pre-designed & developed labels / label templates that you can choose from. (The minimum estimate for label development is 15 hours).

Note – Even if these labels are not used ”as-is”, using label templates will save significant time in development.

03

Infrastructure to House Chemical Data

Tables, screens and related development

You will require these processes & infrastructure to minimize dependency on external 3rd party regulatory software. Scalable design & architecture allows you to maintain chemical & regulatory data within Dynamics and gives you the ability to use this data in real-time transactions.

04

Full-function SDS Management

This includes screens, processes & infrastructure for all 16 sections of SDS, built-in workflows and security

Cost savings for the comprehensive SDS Management functionality – 100’s of hours for a full lifecycle of design, development and deployment.

Our customers have experienced a minimum cost savings of at least $50,000 for Label Management alone in their first year of iCM.
* Cost savings are higher with SDS Management and Label Management together.

iCM –
Return on
investment
(ROI)

  • Estimated Cost savings (only for Label Management) > $50,000 (1st year)
  • Integrated Safety Data Sheets Management with automated workflows and built-in security
  • Real-time safety data sheets and label data management, that are consistent and GHS complaint
  • Integrated Label Management with automated workflows
  • Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) across multiple dimensions:
    • Time and labor to print, maintain and automate labels
    • Eliminate time and resources to maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
    • Eliminate cost of integration to 3rd party labeling and SDS systems
    • Eliminate cost of redundant and expensive customizations
    • Eliminate the need to maintain chemical safety documentation and data in disparate systems
  • iCM can be your System of Record for Chemical data. Connect iCM with industry leading chemical data sources. (Requires interfaces & development)

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Experience Our Industry and Product Expertise First-Hand

HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS COPE WITH THE NEW NORMAL

Covid-19 has been a challenge for most companies. To help our customers cope with the new normal, we are offering 1 week no-obligation pilot.

iCM FAQ’s

  • 1. What is Integrated Chemical Management (iCM)?

    1. Integrated Chemical Management (iCM) is an industry-first integrated solution for Microsoft Dynamics that offers comprehensive functionality for SDS-Authoring and Maintenance, Label Management (including Private Labels) and DEA Management in compliance with the GHS guidelines.
    2. iCM is integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Supply Chain, providing impeccable security and seamless connectivity to your regulatory data for use in real-time transactions within Microsoft Dynamics.
    3. iCM eliminates the need for 3rd-party integrations to Label Management and other real-time integrations to Chemical regulatory software.
    4. iCM will be your System of Record (SOR) for all chemical and regulatory data.

  • 2. What are the high level features of SDS Management?

    1. SDS Authoring & Approval with workflows
    2. SDS Maintenance (create and maintain SDS Setups
    3. SDS Distribution (Multiple items, Customers and Contacts)
      – Note – End-to-end workflows have been built and enabled for Authoring, Maintenance & Distribution functions.
    4. Create and maintain all master data elements related to SDS’s
    5. SDS Templates
    6. SDS Versioning (Maintenance of major and minor versions)
    7. Maintain SDS Versions by Country & Language
    8. Multi-language support for all languages supported by Microsoft
    9. Auto-derivation rules to derive GHS Label elements by GHS Version
      – Note – Auto derivation rules are currently available for Section 2 of the SDS. Automated derivations for other viable sections are in pipeline and will be available in future releases.
    10. Ability to store and print pictograms
    11. SDS Item Groups – Ability to link multiple items to a single SDS
    12. Ability to print SDS with your customer’s logo on it (private labels)
    13. Everything SDS (Logs, Workflow configurations etc.)
    14. Enhanced logs for SDS Master, Labels and Label Printing
    15. Mass updates of Safety Data Sheets with any statement or elements changes such as precautionary statements, hazard statements, signal words, pictograms etc.
    16. “Mass Activation” and “Mass Deactivation” of SDS
    17. Role-based security for key functions within SDS Management

  • 3. What are the high level features of Label Management?

    1. Label definition & setup
    2. Label printers setup
    3. Print labels via updated & automated workflows –
      1. Receiving
      2. Shipping
      3. Production (incl. Packaging)
      4. Quality
      5. Transfer orders
    4. Print Adhoc labels
    5. View label log
    6. DEA functionality
    7. iCM Administrator functions
    8. Group label printing
    9. Group label printing to multiple printers
    10. Multi-tray label printing
    11. Set print destinations on label definitions
    12. Placeholders for certification images such as kosher, halal, etc.
    13. Language selection for sds sections such as; hazardous statements, precautionary statements, etc.
    14. Additional physical properties such as; specific gravity
    15. Finished goods label printing – by customer
    16. Set print destination settings on label print form
    17. Label printing option included on shipments screen
    18. Workflows for label creation & setups
    19. Print finished goods label on packing slip transaction, fg labels are now included in the post packing slip window
    20. Label printing with storage, tracking and product dimensions
      & more.

  • 4. What are some of the job functions that need access to iCM?

    1. Anyone that requires a view or update of of Chemical / Regulatory data of an item or formula in the Product Information Management (PIM) module.
    2. Anyone that defines and configures labels for different transactions
    3. Anyone that prints labels in the back-office or on the shop-floor
    4. Anyone that maintains chemical regulatory data
    5. Anyone that authors, views or distributes Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or related information
    6. Anyone that works with DEA customers or contacts
      Note – Refer to iCM FAQs, iCM Implementation Guide and iCM Product Specifications for more information.

  • 5. Can iCM connect to a Global regulatory database like Ariel, LOLI or similar?

    1. iCM provides the system, processes and infrastructure to house the chemical regulatory data and does not include a global regulatory database out-of-the-box.
    2. We are able to build interfaces to 3E (Ariel), LOLI (or similar databses) via approved and subscribed APIs. The APIs exposed by the global chemical databases are dependent on the level of subscription specific to the customer.
    3. iCM has the ability to house regulatory data and distribute to real-time transactions within Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance & Supply Chain (AX, Finance & Operations).
    4. We will be able to extend iCM to include any chemical / regulatory information that does not exist currently. By virtue of iCM, we will be able to integrate any regulatory content into iCM and Microsoft Dynamics 365. iCM will be the system of record (SOR) for all regulatory content.
      Note – Interfaces to both 3E or LOLI require custom development specific to the customer and will be estimated separately.

iCM FAQ’sSee All

  • 01.What is Integrated Chemical Management (iCM)?

    1. Integrated Chemical Management (iCM) is an industry-first integrated solution for Microsoft Dynamics that offers comprehensive functionality for SDS-Authoring and Maintenance, Label Management (including Private Labels) and DEA Management in compliance with the GHS guidelines.
    2. iCM is integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Supply Chain, providing impeccable security and seamless connectivity to your regulatory data for use in real-time transactions within Microsoft Dynamics.
    3. iCM eliminates the need for 3rd-party integrations to Label Management and other real-time integrations to Chemical regulatory software.
    4. iCM will be your System of Record (SOR) for all chemical and regulatory data.

  • 02.What are the high-level features of SDS Management?

    1. SDS Authoring & Approval with workflows
    2. SDS Maintenance (create and maintain SDS Setups
    3. SDS Distribution (Multiple items, Customers and Contacts)
      – Note – End-to-end workflows have been built and enabled for Authoring, Maintenance & Distribution functions.
    4. Create and maintain all master data elements related to SDS’s
    5. SDS Templates
    6. SDS Versioning (Maintenance of major and minor versions)
    7. Maintain SDS Versions by Country & Language
    8. Multi-language support for all languages supported by Microsoft
    9. Auto-derivation rules to derive GHS Label elements by GHS Version
      – Note – Auto derivation rules are currently available for Section 2 of the SDS. Automated derivations for other viable sections are in pipeline and will be available in future releases.
    10. Ability to store and print pictograms
    11. SDS Item Groups – Ability to link multiple items to a single SDS
    12. Ability to print SDS with your customer’s logo on it (private labels)
    13. Everything SDS (Logs, Workflow configurations etc.)
    14. Enhanced logs for SDS Master, Labels and Label Printing
    15. Mass updates of Safety Data Sheets with any statement or elements changes such as precautionary statements, hazard statements, signal words, pictograms etc.
    16. “Mass Activation” and “Mass Deactivation” of SDS
    17. Role-based security for key functions within SDS Management

  • 03.What are the high-level features of Label Management?

    1. Label definition & setup
    2. Label printers setup
    3. Print labels via updated & automated workflows –
      1. Receiving
      2. Shipping
      3. Production (incl. Packaging)
      4. Quality
      5. Transfer orders
    4. Print Adhoc labels
    5. View label log
    6. DEA functionality
    7. iCM Administrator functions
    8. Group label printing
    9. Group label printing to multiple printers
    10. Multi-tray label printing
    11. Set print destinations on label definitions
    12. Placeholders for certification images such as kosher, halal, etc.
    13. Language selection for sds sections such as; hazardous statements, precautionary statements, etc.
    14. Additional physical properties such as; specific gravity
    15. Finished goods label printing – by customer
    16. Set print destination settings on label print form
    17. Label printing option included on shipments screen
    18. Workflows for label creation & setups
    19. Print finished goods label on packing slip transaction, fg labels are now included in the post packing slip window
    20. Label printing with storage, tracking and product dimensions
      & more.

  • 04.What are some of the job functions that need access to iCM?

    1. Anyone that requires a view or update of of Chemical / Regulatory data of an item or formula in the Product Information Management (PIM) module.
    2. Anyone that defines and configures labels for different transactions
    3. Anyone that prints labels in the back-office or on the shop-floor
    4. Anyone that maintains chemical regulatory data
    5. Anyone that authors, views or distributes Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or related information
    6. Anyone that works with DEA customers or contacts
      Note – Refer to iCM FAQs, iCM Implementation Guide and iCM Product Specifications for more information.

  • 05.Can iCM connect to a Global regulatory database like Ariel, LOLI or similar?

    1. iCM provides the system, processes and infrastructure to house the chemical regulatory data and does not include a global regulatory database out-of-the-box.
    2. We are able to build interfaces to 3E (Ariel), LOLI (or similar databses) via approved and subscribed APIs. The APIs exposed by the global chemical databases are dependent on the level of subscription specific to the customer.
    3. iCM has the ability to house regulatory data and distribute to real-time transactions within Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance & Supply Chain (AX, Finance & Operations).
    4. We will be able to extend iCM to include any chemical / regulatory information that does not exist currently. By virtue of iCM, we will be able to integrate any regulatory content into iCM and Microsoft Dynamics 365. iCM will be the system of record (SOR) for all regulatory content.
      Note – Interfaces to both 3E or LOLI require custom development specific to the customer and will be estimated separately.

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