Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for construction chemical manufacturers.
A checklist built from how construction chemical manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Formula and version register
- Raw material lots and stock
- Batch and blending record
- QC release before filling
- Filling, labels and expiry
- Dealer orders, returns and documents
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For owners
- For chemists and analysts
- For blending operators
- For store and filling staff
- For the sales desk
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Batches by product, vessel and operator
- QC results and holds by batch
- Raw material lots and the batches that used them
- Stock by pack size and expiry date
- Complaints by product and batch
- Datasheet revision issued to each buyer
- Dealer orders, returns and dues
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Barcode label printers
- Handheld scanners
- Accounting export
- Spreadsheet import
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can a formula change be controlled?
- How does it trace a complaint?
- Can it stop us filling an unreleased batch?
- Does it handle different pack sizes for one product?
- How are expiry dates worked out?
- Do we keep the datasheets here?
- Can we manage returns from dealers?
- What does it cost and how do we see it?
- Can records leave the system later?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Formulas are copied and edited by hand
- Raw material lots are not linked to batches
- Quality checks sit on lab sheets
- Expiry is learned at the dealer
- Technical and safety documents drift
Prefer to talk it through? See the construction chemical manufacturers page.