How F&B Companies Can Leverage Demand Planning And Supply Chain Coordination

It’s a classic scenario in food and beverage manufacturing— struggling to coordinate the opinions of sales and marketing with manufacturing and supply chain initiatives on what should be produced, when it should be produced, and where it’s needed.

The lack of good supply chain coordination can lead to frequent changes in production schedules, expedited transfers and shipments in distribution, excessive stock-outs, erratic levels of customer service, lack of visibility into future demand, and inventory in the wrong place and at the wrong time.