Swiss Chemical Company

Optimising combination of different ingredient batches to maximise molecular composition consistency of products overtime

Challenge

• Ingredients have changing molecular compositions depending on season, supplier and other factors
• Need to blend together different batches to keep molecular composition consistent over time
• Desire to monitor changes in quality and alert business to allow quick response if needed

Solution

• Optimisation problem with trade-off between quantity produced and molecular composition precision
• Implemented frontend with 6-step optimisation process to attain highest possible molecular composition consistency

Business impact

• All steps for composition optimisation neatly packaged into same user-friendly frontend
• Savings from rolling stock and lead time reduction of approx. CHF 400k per annum