The food and beverage industry is remarkably diverse. Thousands of different products and many types of processes (including fresh, frozen, chilled, and long-shelf-life goods) serve customers ranging from megaretailers to small chains, independent stores, catering services, restaurants, and exporters. Manufacturers must respond to the demands of retailers and customers, manage supply chain processes, and make sure delivery times and schedules are coordinated.
Microsoft Dynamics solutions offer a powerful set of applications for food and beverage manufacturers. These integrated applications can be deployed quickly and inexpensively, without complicated customizations and drawn-out implementation projects.
Anticipate consumer trends
Utilize real-time sales information to identify trends and opportunities for new products
Make accurate, real-time decisions based on accurate, centralized data
Adjust product mix to support changes in inventory and production planning
Make formula adjustments to accommodate changing batch sizes
Speed time-to-market by efficiently integrating recipes, manufacturing, financials, and procurement
Manage complex marketing plans and sales incentives
Improve supply chain management
Increase visibility into your global supply chain
Streamline supply chain and plant manufacturing processes to optimize manufacturing capacity, procured materials, and finished-product inventories
Deliver a single, real-time view of data from multiple facilities and departments
Respond proactively to inventory stock-outs
Improve efficiency through dock scheduling and distribution planning
Monitor food safety
Automate key safety requirements such as HACCP and legislative compliance acts
Automatically track raw materials and products at all stages
Enforce operational standards
Streamline and automate quarantine procedures
Enable fast, automated recalls through lot history
Decrease management response time