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Managing expiry and waste
We can help your turn your food manufacturing waste into an advantage.
 | Analyse each stage of your production line to pinpoint where waste is happening most and act upon it |
 | Introducing IoT (Internet of Things) to the processes within production lines improves supply chain performance, as the freshness of food can be tracked efficiently to avoid the spoilage of perishable foods |
 | Create co- and by-product formulas based on any batch size and automatically resize the formula for batch(es) based on demand and equipment |
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Complex route planning
We can help you simplify route planning and master supply chain challenges.
 | Lower transport costs by maximizing vehicle utilization and improve operational efficiency with better routes and more accurate arrival times |
 | Replace legacy planning tools with smart solutions that allows your planners to tackle the most complex planning scenarios |
 | Conduct journey analysis to improve route plans |
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Forecast-driven production
With evolving tastes, tight profit margins and ever-changing consumer demands, the need for accurate projections is a vital component of business success. We can help you:
 | Manage data from complex food supply chains to help make better decisions in the moment of need |
 | Boost sales by combining historical data with demand drivers such as seasonality, pricing information and holidays |
 | Automate data collection for better estimates among the various factors related to demand forecasting |
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Data management and analytics
Transform your data into valuable insights to drive significant improvements across your operations, customer and employee relationships, and ensure profits.
 | Adopt a robust data and analytics strategy and steer your food & beverage organization towards a data-driven culture |
 | Improve data visibility to enable your leaders to make effective data-driven decisions |
 | Build scalable, future-proof data platforms customized to address your present and future needs |
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Multiple integrations to production & MES
We can help you operate more efficiently and become agile to always evolving priorities.
 | Enable unique controls in goods receipt and production processes |
 | Ensure correct storage based on attributes, such as allergens or temperature constraints to boost quality control |
 | Gain insights into everything received on the line and precisely track distribution and delivery at any given moment |
 | Correct cost calculations in production for better decision making and optimize contribution margins |
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Preventive & predictive maintenance
We can help you maximize asset performance to increase reliability and availability, minimize cost and reduce operational risks.
 | Ensure the highest level of maintenance in your facilities to tackle unnecessary food waste and save water and energy |
 | Identify and fix asset issues before they become major problems |
 | Accurately budget and predict the assets your organization will need to buy or replace depending on operating conditions |
 | Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance to avoid unnecessary downtime |
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Track & trace end-to-end
Our specialized food and beverage solutions can help you take control of food safety and compliance.
 | Gain access to a single source of data, allowing for full transparency and traceability throughout your operations |
 | Ensure the overall safety of the food you produce |
 | Optimize your compliance efforts and be confident you’re following food safety regulations |
 | Ensure fast and easy recall and block of goods in case of non-compliance |
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Sustainability
With sustainability top of mind in the food and beverage industry, we can help support your organization’s sustainability efforts.
 | Effectively manage inventories and expiry dates through tracking and automation to eliminate the chances of human error and ensure you get the most out of your stock |
 | Integrate all your operations to better evaluate sales history and create reliable forecasts, helping you plan purchasing accurately and minimize waste through unsold products |
 | Gain full visibility into your raw materials, enabling you to find and fix inefficiencies in ingredient management and sales forecasting |
| Optimize resources in the supply chain to lower idle time and transport capacity |
 | Register and analyse resource consumption to target improvement efforts efficiently |
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Customer journey
Create and deliver personalized experiences that consistently engage and delight your customers.
 | Gain a deeper understanding of your customers, from the content they're looking for and the right time to reach out to their previous interactions with your company |
 | Deliver consistent, connected, omnichannel support that earn and keep customers for life |
 | Create end-to-end customer journeys based on individual customer-triggered activities |
 | Run A/B and multivariant tests to optimize content for your customers and ensure marketing KPIs are aligned with business goals |
Webinar: Acquiring the Taste for AI—Niche Applications for Food and Beverage
New standards are being set at the intersection of AI and agriculture. Food Safety Magazine and Columbus have teamed up to discuss how to position your production process and learn about the high impact applications of AI.
Key Takeaways:
- Reduce Contaminants: foreign matter and microbial risk detection, improved recall efficiency and traceability/transparency.
- Streamline Compliance: Automated high-volume document review, monitoring real-time deviations, internal training and education of recent changes.
- Predictive Analytics: Early warning fault detection, shelf-life prediction, and consumer sentiment AI analysis for demand forecasting and product development.
- Disease Mitigation: Livestock management and crop protection, machine vision based quality inspection systems, and AI success cases for food & bev.
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Food for thought: The future of the food industry
In our new industry guide we explore:
- How the top players in the food industry are adapting their operations to newest trends
- The importance of choosing the right technology for your specific needs
- Business value and why food businesses need to look beyond system implementations and innovation projects
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