How SAP B1 support Food and Beverage Industry
How SAP B1 support Food and Beverage Industry
The global food and beverage industry have flourished mostly in recent years involving more and more customers to participate. This industry is exploding the global demand and thereby leading to a rapid rise in food prices. The key challenges faced by this industry include increased demand for variety and innovation, low-profit margins, product traceability, and quality governmental regulation. SAP Business One for Food and Beverages helps in all aspects of manufacturing and distribution in the industry. This ERP software looks upon the current specific requirements of the food industry and provides industry-specific solutions.
People expect more when it comes to information about health and safety, with an increased demand for plant-based, dairy-free, gluten-free, reduced sugar, and ‘natural’ products. Both consumers and regulators are putting more scrutiny on what’s inside food and drinks, and how they’re produced.
Process Force enables precise ingredient calculations and declarations so you can:
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Confidently and accurately declare ingredients for products and revisions.
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Identify the country of origin, nutrients, calories, fat content and daily values on products.
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Highlight special qualifiers such as vegan, kosher, and halal.
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List allergens, trace allergens and set up alerts and warnings.
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Manage pack serving sizes, portions and volumes.
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Include special storage conditions on labels.

Following business functions of Food and Beverages Companies are covered in SAP Business One Solution:
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Recipe Management and Formulation
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Production Scheduling
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Inventory and Warehouse Management
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Bin Management
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Automatic Data Collection
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Yield and Scrap Management
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Quality Control
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Material Requirement Planning
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Product Costing
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Co-Products Management
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Complaints and Service Management
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Import and Export Management
SAP Business One Business Benefits for Food and Beverages:
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Accountability of the entire supply chain from vendor to customer
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Favorable cost calculation
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Flexible multi-level margin calculation
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Support for GMP guidelines and industry-specific legal standards
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Easy management of by-products and co-products
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Reduced errors and ordering time which leads to on time delivery Increase in customer satisfaction level.
In the competitive and highly regulated food and beverage industry, there comes a need for a solution that can automate packaging and labeling, ensure compliance and meet complex challenges of the food and beverage industry.
Precisely, the software which helps to-
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View and track information throughout the entire supply network
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Preserve the right formulas for each product and minimize time to
market
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Provide one version of truth to rest confident and prompt decision
making
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Maintain consistent, complete, and accurate product information across
business
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Manage product formulations and reformulations
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Reduce product costs by reducing the number of errors
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Automate workflows and ensure that specifications are aligned with
ingredient and nutrition labelling requirements