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In our non-binding potential discussion, we will show you trends in production and supply chain planning, take a look at your processes and discuss the sensible use of software-supported planning.
Digitalisation in the Food and Beverage Industry
In this on-demand webinar, you will learn how you can achieve end-to-end digital mapping of your processes with software solutions from Siemens Digital Industries Software (SISW) and MCP, enabling you to continuously optimise your manufacturing costs. Using selected project examples and a live demo, we will give you a practical overview and show you the potential for optimising your planning within a few months through digital processes.
The Following Companies in the Food Industry Are Already Using Our Solutions for Production Planning and Supply Chain Planning
Food manufacturers from all sectors rely on Opcenter APS and FuturMaster: ultra-fresh producers, breweries and the beverage industry, dairies, confectionery, cereals and oil, mixed feed and pet food:
Other companies that use Opcenter APS for production planning in the food industry:
- Brasfrigo
- Chocoladenwerken Gudrun
- LaBan
- Natural One
- Yanghe Distillery
- Aunt Bessie’s
- Nicholl Food Packaging Ltd UK
- Twinings
- WOW Nutrition
The Solutions
Based on Opcenter APS (formerly Preactor APS), MCP offers customised planning to maintain supply security and detailed planning to optimise ongoing production.
Over 5,000 customers worldwide have already implemented Opcenter APS (formerly Preactor APS). With a team of 35 Opcenter experts, we offer you the centre of excellence for scheduling in the food industry with Opcenter APS.
With FuturMaster, MCP offers a comprehensive supply chain solution for medium-sized companies and corporations: Global companies such as Heineken, Bonduelle and PepsiCo rely on the data-driven solution to manage their supply chains.
FuturMaster provides modules specifically designed for planning the entire food supply chain: from statistical demand planning and forecasting for each product, taking into account promotions and new product launches, mapping complex distribution networks for retailers, to optimising your capacities, FuturMaster offers opportunities for optimisation and integration of modern machine learning algorithms.
Your Challenges in Production and Supply Chain Planning in Food and Beverage Manufacturing:
Your Advantages with our Production Planning Solution for Food with Opcenter APS (Formerly Preactor APS)
Your Advantages when Using FuturMaster’s Supply Chain Solution
Success Stories: Production Planning and Supply Chain Planning in the Food and Beverage Industry
Chocolates Valor is a Spanish food manufacturer. It produces chocolate bars, drinking chocolate, pralines and biscuits. Chocolates Valor decided to optimise its production with Opcenter APS (formerly Preactor APS).
Watch this video to find out how the company managed to accelerate the reduction of its production time from 24 hours per order to 8 hours with Opcenter APS (formerly Preactor APS). In addition, cross-departmental communication and service levels were improved to 98.5%.
Heineken: The world’s second-largest brewery has been relying on FuturMaster’s supply chain solution for years to optimise its entire supply chain. FuturMaster has been successfully implemented at nearly 40 subsidiaries worldwide and helps to continuously improve logistics costs, inventory levels, shelf-life losses and sales. Watch the video to learn more about how Heineken successfully manages its supply chain with FuturMaster.
Your production planning and supply chain planning deserve better! We would be happy to advise you in a non-binding consultation to discuss your potential.
Optimisation Task Extrusion
Production Planning for Food
- Production in bunkers/silos
- Logic of pipe connections
- Batch size optimisation for kibble production
- Batch size optimisation for packaging orders
- Setup optimisation on packaging lines
Planning Architecture in Production Planning for Food
PLANNING MPS (Master Production Schedule)
- Determination of production quantities per item per day or week over a longer period of time
- Opcenter APS (formerly Preactor APS) optimally adjusts the quantity per item whenever orders or forecasts change
- Distribution of production across resources
- Balancing between range and inventory optimisation
- Levelling of capacity utilisation
- Identification of measures for internal capacity adjustment
- Advance planning of personnel requirements Temporary workers
- Response to delivery date enquiries
- Reduction of inventories
SCHEDULING
- Detailed planning with realistic start times for set-up, work steps and maintenance
- Planning horizon for FMCG usually only a few shifts or days
- Consideration of dependencies between work steps
- Ongoing adjustment and optimisation of the detailed plan in the event of disruptions
- Precise scheduling of delivery date enquiries in the near future
- Daily (multiple) control loop with planning (MPS)
- Distribution of start times for each work step to all workstations, set-up teams and maintenance
- Transparent capacity utilisation
- Transparent personnel requirements