December 2019
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Petrochemicals: Petrochemical data management using cloud-based digital solutions
Petrochemical companies face significant commercial pressure to offer high-quality products at competitive prices. To boost operational efficiency and support regulatory compliance, many businesses operating in the petrochemical sector use informatics tools, such as laboratory information management systems (LIMS), to organize their data.
The Author
Kevin Smith is the Senior Director for customer services for the digital science business unit at Thermo Fisher Scientific. During his 35 yr with the organization, his career has focused on the development and deployment of enterprise laboratory informatics solutions for the process, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. Mr. Smith previously held positions at Ciba Geigy and BP, and holds a BS degree in physics and computing from the University of Canterbury in the UK.
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