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For 15 years, Actio has produced software for risk management, quality assurance, and environmental, health & safety compliance in a product supply chain. Automating the collection and maintenance of supplier data is central to the Actio difference. Finally, automated compliance is possible with global regulations such as REACH, TSCA, RoHS, WEEE, GHS, Asian versions, GADSL, Lacey Act and your own customized parameters for quality and compliant products. Actio's "Material Disclosure" management software is one private, secure platform-agnostic SaaS solution that works with any PLM or BMS, e.g., SAP or Oracle.

Automated data collection, parsing and storage in a central relational database allows you to analyze supply chain data and risk. The results include lower operational costs, increased profits, assured product quality and safety, and enhanced market differentiators. With Actio, companies acheive not just compliance but also competitive advantage and added value for their products and their company brand.

With Actio, your risk management programs have the supporting infrastructure they need -- often up and running within weeks. Compliance, stewardship and higher quality are natural by-products of supplied material management at the chemical ingredient level. Learn more first hand.

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The Actio SaaS platform provides optimal core functionality with optional satellite modules. Below are the details. A consultation will clarify the solution with the highest value-add for you.

Risk management, enterprise:

Robust GHS, SDS and MSDS management software is necessary for compliance today. Companies also require up-to-date chemical databases that automate the tracking, analysis and reporting of substance-level product material data that is being used in product manufacturing facilities, often dispersed around the world. Modules that work best here include:

	Gatekeeper – a process work flow platform for requesting, screening, authorizing, and purchasing materials
	MSDS Vault – a web-based material safety data sheet management module for storing and distributing SDS and MSDS data
	Regulator – a material tracking and reporting system that provides substance-level inventory tracking of raw materials, processing chemicals, and finished goods, automatically generating regulatory reports.
	MSDS Author – an efficient authoring tool that produces MSDS sheets in a variety of languages and formats based upon substance information contained in MSDS Vault and Material Disclosure.
	ChemQuik – ChemQuik is an enormous centralized database providing on-demand access to continually updated, mission-critical MSDS.

Business Benefits:

Prevent hazardous, banned or incompatible materials from being used in products (during the development phase)
Prescreening of materials down to the substance level before purchase to support lean manufacturing
Manage the approval and track the usage of product materials used in facilities globally to leverage existing inventories and prevent unnecessary purchases
Substances are evaluated against Actio’s extensive global regulatory content to support corporate sustainability initiatives
Extensive location hierarchy of substance data that is consistent and can be “rolled up” according to business unit, division, legal entity or geography
All regulatory issues can be pin-pointed, whether global, national, or local, and acted upon instantly for best practices in material management

Risk management, supplier collaboration:

Besides supporting “internal” customers across the enterprise, Actio’s supplier management platform means compliance with chemical regulations and related agencies from ECHA to EPA. Actio Supplier Management solutions let manufacturers collaborate with (and scorecard) both suppliers and customers. Modules include:

	Material Disclosure A supply chain collaboration software platform for reliable data collection and management. This software manages risk, reporting and proprietary information related to the products, ingredients, uses, and potential compliance issues in a supply network.
	BOMtracker – supply chain communication hub for acquiring B.O.M. material information. This module is for managing, producing and distributing material declarations for compliance with RoHS, REACH and WEEE utilizing IPC and JIG standards.
	REACHtracker – supply chain collaboration for determining supplier REACH intentions, acquiring exposure scenarios, CLP notification data, and registering substances in IUCLID 5 and REACH IT.

Business Benefits:

Collaborative communication infrastructure between manufacturers and suppliers ensures quick, accurate information dissemination
Automates the management of data requested and expedites response rates from suppliers
Substance or component data is automatically pushed into the Actio Supply Chain Materials database for quick analysis
Data is immediately available in Actio’s Materials Information Management Modules enabling informed decision-making across the enterprise
Expedites material evaluation and approval time, and in turn, globalizing products
Integrates external and internal regulatory data in one consistent platform

Actio has invested over 15 years perfecting web-based, on-demand Software as a Service (SaaS) technology for supplier collaboration -- and Actio continues to build on that solid foundation as new technologies become available. Some of Actio's larger and more recognizable clients include Stanley Black&Decker, Green Mountain Coffee, Behr, Textron, MeadWestVaco, Florida Light & Power, AstraZeneca, Honeywell and more, while hundreds of smaller companies also rely on Actio every day.

Benefits of Actio Quality Management Software

The Supply Chain Management Software from Actio is delivered as software-as-a-service over the Internet. This is what most people mean when they say "cloud technology," although technically it is slightly different. With SaaS, you need just an Internet connection and a password, and you have very secure 24 / 7 / 365 access to the power of the platform and its capabilities – from all locations in the world, regardless of current hardware or software configurations. It works universally.

No hardware or software to buy, install, configure or maintain
Pay-as-you-go pricing model – less financial risk by eliminating large, up-front capital expenditure
Faster time to benefit – dedicated account manager to assist in set up, as well as client services throughout contract
Reliable – leveraging multiple data centers globally, Actio ensures “five nines” of reliability so that your system is “always on”

IndustryWeek, InformationWeek, eWeek, NetworkWorld, ComputerWorld, Environmental Leader, Circuits Assembly magazine, PCI, Supply Chain Brain, Managing Automation, SAE Aerospace, Chem.Info, Control Engineering and many more have published stories about Actio's groundbreaking thought-leadership and innovative technology and how it helps companies and supply chains manage compliance while these companies administer globalization, risk, and resources. Find out more.

Operating daily in more than 35 countries in multiple languages, Actio software can be your bridge to risk management and higher quality products. Email us at contact@actio.net or phone toll-free 1-866-522-8102 or fill in a few fields here: Contact us.