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    Manufacturers · Chemicals

    Chemical manufacturing software for the whole operation.

    Worldover connects MRP and ERP for chemical manufacturers with R&D, quality, regulatory and SDS authoring. Plan from usable stock, including part-drums of solvent, and keep charge weights, yields, QC results and CoAs tied to each batch.

    Without Worldover

    A customer wants a price and an SDS for a blend you haven't made yet, this week.

    Composition, classification, raw material pricing, vessel capacity and the cleaning sequence all live with different people, so the answer takes days.

    • MRP and ERP hold the order but not the composition, so classification, labelling and the SDS are rebuilt outside the system.
    • Traceability from customer lot back to raw material lot is reconstructed by hand, which is exactly the question an audit or a recall asks.
    • Every customer wants their own documentation pack and questionnaire answered, and each one is answered from scratch.

    Quotes go out slowly and priced on stale raw material costs, cleaning and changeover eat capacity nobody planned for, and one recall question takes weeks to answer.

    With Worldover

    Worldover connects the enquiry, the blend composition, classification and SDS, raw material pricing, vessel and line capacity and the compliance screen in one workflow.

    You can quote, classify and schedule the job from the same record.

    • Blend composition, classification, SDS and label output come off one record, so the document always matches the version you make.
    • Quoting runs off qualified raw materials with live pricing, so the margin you quote is the margin you get.
    • Vessel and line capacity, cleaning sequence and campaign order sit in the same plan as the order.

    MRP is the starting point, not the whole system

    Sell it. Plan it. Make it. Release it.

    Plan campaigns, not just quantities. Worldover MRP connects released compositions, intermediates, usable lots, supplier lead times and vessel capacity, so purchasing and production work towards the same customer dates.

    1. 01

      Sell it

      An order becomes a plan.

      How it works

      Orders and demand become production requirements from the approved formula and BOM. A revised order stays connected to the affected jobs and material requirements.

    2. 02

      Plan it

      Stock and capacity are checked.

      How it works

      Usable stock, supplier lead times, equipment and shifts determine what's feasible, before you promise the date. A solvent delivery slips while three grades share a vessel. See which campaigns and orders depend on it, check usable part-drums, and review a revised sequence with the cleaning time and customer commitments in view.

    3. 03

      Make it

      Buying and production move together.

      How it works

      Purchase proposals and manufacturing jobs connect to the same customer commitment. Consumption and yields are recorded against the plan.

    4. 04

      Release it

      The batch earns its release.

      How it works

      QC evidence and release decisions stay linked to the batch and order. A completed batch isn't shippable until quality releases it.

    MRP · Planning and production

    Carry the plan into the batch.

    A revised order, delayed delivery or changed yield stays connected to the affected jobs, material requirements and customer commitments.

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    ERP · Orders, purchasing and inventory

    Run the order, not the handovers.

    A receipt doesn't make a quarantined lot available. Purchasing sees the shortfall, planning sees the constraint and sales can review the customer date. Keep your finance system where it makes sense.

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    Build your setup

    These are the modules we typicallyoffer to chemicals manufacturers.

    Start with MRP: production planning and inventory. Build the wider operation around it with ERP, batch execution, R&D, PLM, quality and regulatory. The same product and lot records follow the work from brief to released batch.

    Configuration
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    01

    MRP / MES

    Making and moving the product. Batch execution, planning, stock and the warehouse.

    Recommended

    Production Planning

    Plan vessel capacity, campaign order and cleaning sequences from material availability and released lots.

    • Production order management
    • Scheduling and capacity planning
    • Labour costing and allocation
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    Recommended

    Inventory Management

    See usable part-drums of solvent by lot and quality status before purchasing more, with live supplier pricing.

    • Inventory overview
    • Stock and non-stock items
    • Request stock
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    MES

    Capture charge weights, actual yields and lot history on the batch record, with in-process checks and release approvals.

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    02

    R&D / PLM

    The product and formulation foundation. Where most customers start, because everything else reads from it.

    Recommended

    PLM

    Versioned substances, mixtures and specifications, with every affected batch and document linked to a composition change.

    • Products
    • Product specific workflows
    • Product table management
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    Recommended

    R&D Lab Software

    Blend trials, raw material compositions, impurities and live costs, with regulatory screening before scale-up.

    • Raw materials workflow management
    • Composition management
    • Table management
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    Recommended

    Quote Management

    Quote drum, IBC or bulk supply from live raw material prices, charge weights, yield and delivery costs.

    • Central costing matrix
    • Detailed costing breakdown
    • Costing modules
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    Project Management

    Track blend development, scale-up and approvals against the current composition and customer specification.

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    Testing Management

    QC results and certificates of analysis linked to the lot, specification and release decision.

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    QMS

    Deviations, CAPA, change control and approvals linked to batch evidence, supplier qualifications and the audit trail.

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    CRM

    Keep enquiries, samples, quotes and technical questions beside the blend, specification and customer order.

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    Recommended

    Regulatory · SDS authoring & classification

    Classify mixtures and author multi-language SDSs from live composition, with CLP/GHS labels and reissue on change.

    • SDS generation
    • Multi-language support
    • Multi-jurisdiction support
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    03

    ERP

    The financial backbone, running on the same substance-aware records.

    ERP

    Orders, purchasing and finance on the same substance and lot records as production and dispatch.

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    FP&A

    Compare quoted and actual margins using raw material costs, charge weights, yield and delivery costs.

    Only if: You're reporting to a board or an owner who wants margin by customer and by job.

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    Your setup

    Production Planning + Inventory Management + PLM + R&D Lab Software + Quote Management + Regulatory · SDS authoring & classification

    6 of 19 connected32%

    What it connects

    Substance data, formulations, classification, safety data sheets and the versions customers have already been sent.

    How the workflow changes

    Documents are generated from the live composition rather than retyped, so a raw material change reissues the affected sheets instead of leaving old versions in customers' hands.

    Scope note

    Scientific simulation and molecular modelling are out of scope; the focus is operational chemical management.

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    The modules you've selected, what each one covers and how they connect, written up as a document you can share internally.

    Worldover supports connected regulatory workflows, product documentation, approvals and the operational data behind them. It isn't a regulatory consultancy service.

    Willow finds answers, prepares work and routes decisions using the live operating record. Material actions remain governed by permissions, approvals and audit history.

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    Willow

    The AI colleague insideyour chemicals manufacturer operation.

    Willow works from your orders, formulas, usable stock, supplier data and batches. It flags planning issues, prepares buying and production work, and helps quality and regulatory teams respond, with your people approving the decisions.

    Meet Willow

    Checks the plan

    Finds the material, capacity or release constraint behind an affected job or customer order.

    Prepares the work

    Prepares purchase proposals and manufacturing jobs from the current formula, usable stock and supplier context.

    Connects the response

    Drafts the QC follow-up, document update or customer reply against the affected records.

    Gets approved

    Scoped permissions, human approval for anything material and a full audit trail of every action.

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    Deployment success
    125+
    Enterprise customers across cosmetics, chemicals and supplements
    4 to 7
    Point systems typically retired
    12 to 16 weeks
    To a live Phase 1, not a multi-year programme

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    Common questions

    What chemicals manufacturer teamsask us most.

    A supplier has changed a raw material. What is affected?

    The substance record links to every mixture, classification, SDS, batch, stock lot and customer, so the impact list is produced in a search rather than assembled by hand.

    Is our classification and labelling still correct?

    Classification runs from the current composition, so CLP and GHS outcomes, labels and hazard statements are recalculated against the change instead of being rechecked manually.

    Which SDSs need reissuing, and to which customers?

    Worldover holds which version of which SDS went to which customer, so reissues and customer notifications are generated from the record.

    Can we still ship the stock we already have?

    Lot level data connects composition, test results, release status and market obligations, so you can see which lots remain sellable and where.

    Is Worldover for own-product manufacturers as well as toll and contract manufacturers?

    Yes. Own-product manufacturers manage their portfolio, production campaigns and market obligations. Toll and contract manufacturers also manage customer-owned recipes, briefs and quotes, with permissions keeping each customer's IP separate. Both work from the same substance, batch and lot record.

    Can we start with SDS authoring without replacing our ERP?

    Yes. Start with composition, classification and SDS authoring, then connect quality, planning and operations as needed. Your existing ERP can stay in place while the agreed integrations keep product and operational records aligned.

    How do QC results become certificates of analysis?

    QC results sit against the lot and its agreed specification. Certificates of analysis are generated from those results rather than retyped, with release approvals and lot history kept on the same record.

    How should we choose chemical manufacturing ERP software?

    Check whether the system connects formulations, charge weights, expected and actual yields, lot inventory, QC results and certificates of analysis to orders and production. Worldover adds R&D, regulatory and SDS authoring to that operational record rather than keeping chemical data in attachments.

    Can Worldover replace our chemical MRP and production spreadsheets?

    Yes, Worldover can bring material requirements, purchasing, manufacturing jobs and stock onto one record. Your team reviews the plan and release decisions, and existing finance or specialist systems can remain connected where needed.

    Does Worldover support toll, contract and own-product chemical manufacturers?

    Yes. The operating record can connect customer specifications and commitments for toll and contract work, or your own formulations and portfolio for own-product manufacturing. Drums, IBCs, bulk orders and their lot and document history stay in context.

    What software do chemical manufacturers need?

    Chemical manufacturers need production planning (MRP or ERP) that understands recipes, yields and by-products, quality and LIMS data tied to the lot, and regulatory tooling for REACH registration, CLP classification, SDS authoring and poison centre notifications. The deciding factor is whether classification and labelling update automatically when a raw material or composition changes.

    How do you keep safety data sheets current across markets?

    You keep SDSs current by authoring them from the substance and composition record rather than editing documents, so a change to a raw material re-triggers classification, regenerates every affected language and market version, and flags which customers received the superseded version. Manual document control is where most multi-market SDS programmes fail.

    Can ERP handle chemical production planning?

    Generic ERP handles the money and the stock but usually not potency, variable yields, co-products or quality holds, so planners rebuild the schedule in spreadsheets. Chemical production planning needs the formulation, quality status and regulatory status of a lot in the same model as the plan.