food & beverage

Food and Beverage is a very wide industry that challenges often demand fluctuations in terms of product quantity and quality. Population and prosperity advances have caused demand risings and higher expectations regarding food and beverage quality. Therefore, companies have to add extra value for their products and speed-up the supply chain processes in order to deliver higher quantity of products in a shorter time with losses and costs reduction. In order to survive in a high demanding market with fierce competition, food and beverage supply chain members should closely collaborate to improve their adaptability, flexibility and agility.

The needs of the food & beverage industry companies

- Consistent product information
   - Accurate information about customer demand
   - Accurate forecasts
   - Flexible production lines
   - Extended and optimized business networks
   - Real time information about product availability and easy tracking
   - Efficient and fast communication processes
   - Collaborative supply chains
   - Integrated innovation in all business processes

Coena and the food & beverage industry companies

- Product information management, inventory management, business communication and global marketplace in one single application
   - Standard product information, universal for the entire supply chains
   - Real time product tracking and easy allocation
   - Transparency in all supply chain processes
   - Integrated online business communication and communication archiving
   - Access to potential business partners and customers belonging to a global marketplace

Benefits of using Coena in the food & beverage industry

- Reduced human errors in product identification and product information management
   - Reduced time in allocating and tracking products
   - Reduced inventory losses and costs
   - Accurate and relevant market information to support forecasting activities
   - Shared information, risks, benefits and technologies within the supply chain
   - Business processes synchronization between all supply chain members
   - New opportunities in network developing and customer targeting
   - Raised awareness of your products in a worldwide audience