About Huayi Group
Shanghai Huayi Group is dedicated to becoming a world-leading chemical enterprise group with international competitiveness and influence. With a focus on building a new industrial system for production, manufacturing, and service, Huayi aims to accelerate digital, networked, and intelligent transformation across its operations. The company is committed to enhancing its chemical R&D technology platforms through advanced knowledge-sharing, intelligent development, and high-level analysis.
Challenges Faced by Huayi Group
- The existing stage-gate system lacked integration between project progress and experimental data, making it difficult for leadership to monitor real-time progress and issues.
- Experimental records varied greatly between individuals, leading to inconsistent data quality, readability, and compliance, which hindered technical handovers and historical data analysis.
- Inefficient materials and reagents management due to incomplete lifecycle tracking, resulting in excessive procurement, difficulty in managing valuable reagents, and accumulation of expired chemicals in laboratories.
- Information silos across platforms resulted in low efficiency and hindered data accumulation necessary for high-level analysis.
Our Solutions
To address these challenges, Huayi partnered with Neotrident Technology to implement a comprehensive R&D information system based on the iLabPower platform, integrating project management (PM), Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), Chemical Inventory Management System (CIMS), Compound Management System (CMS), and Instrument Management (IM).
- Project Management (PM): Scientists can create projects, manage tasks, and oversee resources within the PM system, allowing project leaders to track progress, manage risks, and access project data in real-time.
- Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN): The ELN module standardized experimental records, enabling online submission, approval, and retrieval of historical data, enhancing data utilization and reducing time spent on record keeping.
- Reagents & Materials Management: The CIMS and IM modules enabled comprehensive lifecycle management of materials, including inventory tracking, approval workflows, and efficient utilization, significantly reducing costs and security risks.
Results & Benefits
The digital transformation across Huayi’s eight subsidiaries was completed in three stages, yielding significant improvements:
- Enhanced Project Management: Integrated project portals and real-time tracking enabled project leaders to monitor progress and make informed decisions quickly, improving communication and operational efficiency.
- Streamlined Experimental Records: Online approval and standardized templates for different experiment types improved data quality, reduced manual workload, and facilitated easy access to historical records.
- Optimized Reagents & Materials Management: The system provided real-time inventory visualization, automated alerts, and electronic tracking, reducing reagent wastage, enhancing safety, and cutting procurement costs by at least 20%.
By integrating its R&D and material management into a single, unified platform, Huayi Group has set a new standard for digital transformation in the chemical industry, enhancing its ability to innovate, streamline processes, and maintain a competitive edge in the global market.
