Food & Beverage
Why manufacturers need to unshackle from outdated ERP
Download whitepaperIndustry-specific solutions and functionality that meet the needs of food and beverage companies.
Increasing regulations on traceability, clean labeling, the need to reduce salt and fats, and production costs and lead times, require the food industry to be more flexible today than ever before.
A broad, flexible and industry specific solution
More accurate forecasting and planning
Integrated Quality Management
Process-specific key capabilities
Manufacturing Strategy
Product Development
Project Management
Supply Chain
Sales and Service
Adapt your strategy to the evolving market
The food and beverage industry is constantly evolving when it comes to consumer choice and expectation. Flexibility is essential to meet consumer demand for high-quality products and healthier and more sustainable alternatives. This means that you need to regularly adapt your manufacturing strategy to this.
Features
- Manufacturing
- Catch Weight
- Yields and BY Products
- Units of Measure
- Shop Material Control
- Shop Floor Reporting
Respond to various trends and the customer's wants and needs
The challenges for product developers are increasing in a world where consumers are increasingly in control and retailers are becoming more demanding: organizations are asked not only to develop faster, but also to respond to the various trends, such as sustainability, health, local for local and traceability in the chain.
Features
- Costing/Pricing
- HACCP
- Material & Eco Compliance
- Substances & Formulations
- Quality Control/Specifications
- Recipe & Formula Management
Manage your projects, achieve goals and save time
Project management reduces project costs by improving efficiency, reducing risk and optimizing resources. With every trend, new objective and new regulation, a new project may be just around the corner. Most projects in the food and beverage industry are designed to achieve a specific business objective that falls within the realm of quality or continuous improvement.
Features
- Progress
- Project Planning
- Detailed Planning
- Revenue Recognition
- Budget & Forecasting
- Work Breakdown Structure
Manage all the stages that food products go through
A solid food supply chain is essential to produce food safety products that meet consumer needs for high quality food. The key to responding to consumer demand for high-quality food products begins with a well-managed food supply chain, and this will also help prevent problems from arising and causing loss over time.
Features
- Traceability
- Quality Analysis
- Multisite Planning
- SRM & Sourcing
- Transport Planning
- Shipment & Delivery
Closely follow the changing needs and wants of the consumer
The wishes and needs of consumers when it comes to food and drink are constantly changing. As far as Sales & Service is concerned, this means constantly adapting and re-responding to the wants and needs. In addition, there are many competitors in the market and therefore it is important to have early insight into the wishes and needs and the behavior of the consumer. In this way you stay ahead in the business.
Features
- CRM
- Pricing & Discounts
- Customer Orders
- Sales Planning
- Sales Quotations
- Customer Agreements
Trends to watch out for in the food & beverage industry
Higher demands for traceability and food safety
Responsible and ethical sourcing is an important part of becoming more sustainable, as is optimizing efficiency in the use of ingredients to avoid spoilage and other avoidable losses.
Big Data and IoT will be accelerated
Big Data applied to a large data set can lead to actionable insights. IoT devices scales and thermometers help collect data, automate the process and import readings in real time for an up-to-date picture of performance.
Cloud software solutions drive more growth
The greater security and reliability of cloud deployments contribute to healthy increases, as maintaining optimal uptime is critical to getting the most out of your materials, employees and equipment.
Supply chains become more resilient
We will never be able to predict in advance an event like the blockade of the Suez Canal or the Port of Los Angeles. Thanks to technologies, such problems can be detected more quickly and at the earliest possible stage.
Pukka Pies achieves 10% business growth
With the increasing challenges posed by food compliance, legislation and meeting customer demand, British food manufacturer Pukka Pies has implemented IFS to improve efficiency on the shop floor as well as financials, sales, purchasing and production recording.
With IFS’s food safety & management software Pukka Pies has achieved:
With IFS’s food safety & management software Pukka Pies has achieved:
10% increase in business growth
Reduced manual data entry
Traceability and quality assurance of product
IFS for Process Manufacturing
IFS process manufacturing software includes mixed-mode production capabilities for process, make-to-stock, make-to-order and batch-in combination with line-based repetitive production-or any combination of the above.
Formulation and recipe management
Batch balancing and multiple units of measure
Full traceability and batch tracking
Case study
Flamingo Flowers embarks on a journey of Digital Transformation
By standardizing, automating and organizing processes more efficiently, Flamingo Flowers and Eqeep have reduced logistics expenses while also eliminating unnecessary manual operations. Thanks to clever system integrations, the right information is also readily available within IFS, making export documentation quick and straightforward to compile.
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