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Title: Sigma Chemical's environmental management system -- A case study

Abstract

Sigma Chemical Company (Sigma) is a world leader in the production of biochemicals and reagents for life science research. The Environmental Services requirement to be able to handle a wide variety of environmental data is challenging. To meet this task Sigma turned to develop in-house a state-of-the-art environmental management system. Sigma's environmental management system is a custom developed intranet web and PC-based Windows system. The system utilizes the company's intranet to allow individuals in a web application to fill out a request form to alert Environmental Services of material ready for pick-up. Environmental Services personnel collect and contain the material and use portable handheld barcode scanners to record the information. The system is then used to track material in different storage locations as well as to build and print manifests. A costing module also allows processing and disposal charges to be issued back to the various departments from which the materials were collected. The fluid integration of this system into the Environmental Services business practices has allowed this department to streamline their operation and to process and manifest more material than thought was possible. The system is also very dynamic and easily modified to incorporate new modules to help increasemore » efficiency.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO (US)
OSTI Identifier:
20003295
Report Number(s):
CONF-990608-
TRN: IM200003%%130
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Air and Waste 92nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, St. Louis, MO (US), 06/20/1999--06/24/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, '95, '98 and NT; Macintosh; and UNIX; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Air and Waste 92nd annual meeting and exhibition proceedings, [9500] pages.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WASTE MANAGEMENT

Citation Formats

Evans, R, Takacs, J, and Olsson, P. Sigma Chemical's environmental management system -- A case study. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Evans, R, Takacs, J, & Olsson, P. Sigma Chemical's environmental management system -- A case study. United States.
Evans, R, Takacs, J, and Olsson, P. 1999. "Sigma Chemical's environmental management system -- A case study". United States.
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abstractNote = {Sigma Chemical Company (Sigma) is a world leader in the production of biochemicals and reagents for life science research. The Environmental Services requirement to be able to handle a wide variety of environmental data is challenging. To meet this task Sigma turned to develop in-house a state-of-the-art environmental management system. Sigma's environmental management system is a custom developed intranet web and PC-based Windows system. The system utilizes the company's intranet to allow individuals in a web application to fill out a request form to alert Environmental Services of material ready for pick-up. Environmental Services personnel collect and contain the material and use portable handheld barcode scanners to record the information. The system is then used to track material in different storage locations as well as to build and print manifests. A costing module also allows processing and disposal charges to be issued back to the various departments from which the materials were collected. The fluid integration of this system into the Environmental Services business practices has allowed this department to streamline their operation and to process and manifest more material than thought was possible. The system is also very dynamic and easily modified to incorporate new modules to help increase efficiency.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999},
month = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999}
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