Supply chain software eases Reach compliance

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 25, 2008

Reachtracker initiates supply chain co-operation using structured e-mail communications and secure on-line questionnaires that facilitate gathering supplier substance registration intentions

Actio has released Reachtracker, a system for managing supply chain communication and substance inventory for pre-registration and registration obligations under Europe's new Reach legislation.

Reachtracker enables companies to initiate supply chain co-operation using structured e-mail communications and secure on-line questionnaires that facilitate the otherwise complex, time-consuming process of gathering and managing supplier substance registration intentions - the critical first step towards Reach compliance.

"Reach poses significant supply chain risk for companies selling products and raw materials into and within the EU", said Russ McCann, Actio's President.

"If a company is unaware of the registration status of their raw materials, they could face manufacturing disruption or worse, prohibition".

"Reachtrackereliminates this risk by providing a collaborative environment to capture substance data and Reach intentions, on an ongoing basis, throughout the supply chain".

Reachtracker enables companies to build email campaigns that direct suppliers to enter substance information and declare their Reach registration intentions via a secure on-line questionnaire that links directly into a substance information management database.

The progress of each supplier can be tracked and follow-up email campaigns can be conducted for nonresponsive suppliers.

Reachtracker also provides a dashboard to manage supplier contact information, as well as sophisticated parametric reporting tools that enable data to be rolled up into an unlimited number of custom reports.

Once all substance information is collected, Reachtracker automatically generates and uploads pre-registration XML files.

"Atrion is very pleased to have been able to continue the collaborative nature of our partnership with Actio", said Patrick Lavoie, President at Atrion.

"By providing Atrion's regulatory insight and market validation, Reachtracker is a viable Reach solution for companies facing the complexities of the European Union's Reach Legislation".

Reachtracker fully supports Verisign's Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to ensure security of data flow throughout the supply chain.

The solution is also fully integrated with Atrion's Chemical Manager Solution enabling the automatic pre-screening and authorisation of new chemicals, SDS management, inventory tracking using ERP systems, storage and dissemination of raw material information.

Reachtracker is currently available in both the North American and European Union and is co-marketed by Actio and Atrion International.

Reachtracker is the Reach compliance module of the Atrion Product Compliance Solution, which is comprised of software products and expert regulatory content.