Food and Beverage Distribution

Help drive down costs for distributing manufactured goods by integrating business and financial systems

Why Microsoft Dynamics for food and beverage manufacturers?

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

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