Our Recipe for Success

Challenges in the Food Industry

The food and beverage industry has taken up the challenge of identifying and managing risk factors that can have a negative impact on performance within the company. Sales pressure is high and there is always a tension between stock availability, shelf life and market demand. Companies in this sector are constantly looking for the best balance between availability and cost reduction for their food and beverage supply chains.

In addition, the food and beverage sector face a globalized market. In order to survive here, it is necessary to better organize the internal management of resources to react to changes in a timely manner. Whether shelf life, availability, cost pressure, reaction to consumer trends or resource management: the central success factor is the creation of a reliable sales forecast!

Therefore, this requires greater integration and sharing of existing information through food and beverage industry software. The high demand dynamics require tools that enable a high reaction speed so that sudden market changes, trends and unforeseeable events can be reacted to quickly.

Our SCM software tools for the food and beverage industry offers the possibility of reliably calculating seasonal fluctuations, special effects, and external information (e.g. advertising campaigns) and thus creating a realistic sales forecast. In this way, the desired service level can be achieved while simultaneously reducing costs. Our SCM software solutions are fully integrate with and are certified by SAP.

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Our SCM Software Solutions

Food and beverage products are constantly flowing between suppliers and customers. To ensure the freshest products reach destinations, companies need full visibility and tracking capabilities in their software solutions. They also need to know whether existing supply chain management food and beverage strategies are suitable for present operations.

Our solutions are tailored for the food and beverage industry to help increase production, market products, and maintain the right inventory levels to meet changing customer demand. The SAP integrated solutions allow companies to get the add-ins running immediately without delays in operations.

Forecasting & Demand Planning

Understand customer demand, sales history, and food supplier information in seconds with the SAP Demand Planning add-in. The food and beverage industry software provides real-time data instantly, so you understand perishable and non-perishable products sales to spot demand trends, track sales promotions, and identify potential bottlenecks.

Inventory Optimization

Due to the temperature and time-sensitive nature of products, a company needs to strictly track a food and beverage supply chain. The SAP Inventory Optimization add-in allows companies to develop and simulate inventory strategies to develop the best storage solutions. Lower inventory costs and reduce turnover rates while optimizing inventory operations.

Supply chain management in food industry requires versatile and robust software solutions that can handle any obstacle or hiccup that may occur. The biggest challenges faced in this industry involve storing and shipping time-sensitive and temperature-sensitive products to companies.

Our supply chain solutions for the food and beverage industry are specially designed to meet the needs of manufacturers and suppliers. The software suite offers demand planning, inventory optimization, manufacturing/supply/financial planning, and sales and operations planning — all in one add-in suite that is compatible with SAP ERP and S/4HANA.

It takes a plan to succeed for any type of supply chain, but especially for a highly complex supply chain like within food and beverage. Our SCM software tools for SAP ERP have enable hundreds of companies to gather all the important data they need to make strategic decisions, enhance operational processes, and improve execution of day-to-day supply chain tasks. Ready to learn more? Preview our full suite of supply chain solutions or reach out today to discuss our approach to SAP consulting.