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Food & Beverage ERP Articles
- Dynamic solution to optimise the fruits of labour
Laurence Olins, chairman of Poupart Ltd, a leading international supplier of fruit and vegetables to supermarkets and the non-retail sector, tells Will Stirling why the right ERP system has been critical to its fast moving, low margin business model where information control is everything.
- How many times have you seen, or for that matter been involved in a product recall? (pdf)
Article written by Tectura for the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. This article explores the legal and business implications of product recalls. It examines the product tracking technologies available and the key to a successful implementation.
- Sustaining a competitive advantage in the food and beverage industry (pdf)
Strict compliance standards, low profit margins, intense competition, high customer-service expectations—when you’re in the food and beverage distribution industry, these conditions define your business. As a player in the industry, how effectively you meet the challenges determines whether or not your company is successful.
There are tough issues on many fronts. First, you need fast and effective sales ordering processes to ensure customer needs are fully understood and addressed quickly.
You also need flexibility—the kind that can help you respond to customer demands and market trends as soon as they’re identified. You have to be able to see information across all facets of your operations, and possess efficient delivery mechanisms that will get product where it needs to be, when it needs to be there.
You also have to react quickly to issues such as food safety and recalls before they can damage reputations, and closely monitor compliance with a range of regulations, whether from the FDA, the EU, or the International Food Standard. Put together, these conditions can present obstacles—or opportunities. Having the right business solution in place can help you not only succeed in the industry, but excel.
- Food safety and your small to medium sized business (pdf)
The food industry is facing a number of external pressures, including greater dependence on fewer (but larger) customers, increasing raw material costs, limited supplies, increasing labeling costs, and a shift in consumer diet demands and product preferences.
The ranking of food safety as the No. 1 concern is justified. The outcry against Salmonella, E. coli, SARS, mad cow disease, genetically modified organisms, and other food safety concerns is front page news every day throughout the world.
This paper looks at the driving principles of Regulatory Compliance, how to prevent food safety incidents, or respond to them quickly if they occur.
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