Chemical manufacturers make decisions every day that have safety and security implications. Even delivering products to their customers involves selections of mode, route, shipping, and packaging alternatives. VRT provides software tools, subject matter expertise, and management-level (executive?) training to inform those decisions.
- Risk Assessment, Modeling, and Research
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- VRT was formed in the late 1980s to assist chemical companies with their responsible care initiatives and distribution risk management needs and today, VRT continues its legacy of assisting chemical manufacturers and shippers with their complex routing decisions. VRT provides leading subject matter expertise, including recognized industry experts, to help our clients assess different transportation modes, routes, and a multitude of other key distribution decisions. VRT equips our clients with a rational and defendable decision making process that minimizes safety and security risks, while considering differing options to ensure the best alternatives are chosen.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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- For the chemical industry, VRT provides unique distribution risk management approaches utilizing GIS data and analytical techniques that allow the representation, evaluation, and visualization of different alternatives.
- Software and Technology Development
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- Throughout its history serving the chemical industry, VRT has pioneered software tools that allow managers to assess and mitigate distribution risks based on intuitive user interfaces and rational workflows. Whether developing complex in-house decision support systems or facilitating risk management via online tools, VRT offers software and technology solutions to address critical chemical safety and security issues.