Food & Beverages Industry

The challenges range from regular supply which may affect the overall chain to communications which is an integral part of the whole cycle. If the regular supply of goods is interrupted, the whole cycle gets affected. For keeping the supply constant and meet the demand, a system should be in place which may inform the decision makers about the change in demand and accordingly the supply can be maintained. It requires careful monitoring of the demand to produce accordingly. Excess or lack of production may adversely affect the supply chain and may lead to losses.

On the other hand, distribution network should be well connected so as to minimize he procurement time and keep up with the pace of F & B industry. Modern systems facilitates the faster communication. With Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, communication becomes easier with functions like auto email sending, notifications, approval workflows etc.

With Microsoft Dynamics Business Central SMS integration is also possible which ensures notifying the senders and the receivers to get regular updates on the deliveries.

Another important aspect of the Food & Beverage industry is tracking of items with batches so as to identify the returns, consumption and storage of the products. Microsoft Dynamics Business Central offers item tracking with lot number and serial numbers. There are multiple functions such as items can be received in lots and sent or sold in serial numbers. This flexibility makes Business Central as the top product for the Food and Beverage industry to handle and monitor the daily operations.

Vast array of reporting features such as consumption of raw material, production of finished goods, cash forecasting, trial balance etc. add on to the ease of usage and suffices the need from compliance point of view. Monthly / Quarterly / bi-annually and annually reports can be submitted to the Government agencies to meet different compliance levels.