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Benefits of today’sERP solutions

90%

Complete and on-time delivery

Improvement in schedule compliance

Reduction inoperational costs

Inventory accuracy93%

11%

10%

12%

15%

Reductionin inventory

Reduction inadministrative costs

of Leaders standardize procedures for productionplanning and execution (in comparison to 38% of All Others)

69%of Leaders integrate and coordinatemanufacturing operations with customer service and delivery (in comparison to 56% of Followers)

38% Leaders see improved performance

Leaders are

86%

more likely to have the ability to forecastand plan for demand

60%

Leaders are almost

as likely to be able toshare data with theextended enterprise

more likely to have enabled real-time visibility into the status of all processes

85%more likelyto have the ability to monitor regulatory compliance

Leaders are

Leaders are

2X

of Leaders can do a mock or real recall

38%

In order to run their business efficiently and effectively while maintaining the traceability necessary to maintain compliance and avoid public relations blunders, leading food and beverage manufacturers modernize and simplify their technology infrastructure. This means a complete and integrated ERP solution. Follow this path to achieve success.

Sharing with the extended enterprise gives food and beverage manufacturers real time visibility into processes, and enables demand planning an product recalls. These are keys to maintaining customer satisfaction and profit margins.

Top strategies in food and beverage 49%

32%

Standardize business processes

Reduce the number of disparate systems

18%

19%Optimize the use of current capacity

Streamline and accelerate processes to improve efficiency and productivity

25%

Modernize technology infrastructure and applications

59%

58% Decreasing or unpredictable demand

36%Inadequate business systems

Top pressuresin food and beverage

38%

Market perception of your company/ competitors

As food and beverage manufacturers struggle to manage demand and stay ahead of the competition, many are hindered by inadequate business systems that do not provide full visibility into the supply chain.

Top performing food and beverage manufacturers modernize their business systems through Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), which helps them standardize processes, identify gaps and shortages, and promote efficiency.

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ERP in food and beverage: Tracing the path to success

Crucial ERPcapabilities