Food production allows for some variation in the manufacturing process, particularly in the blending of ingredients. This provides an opportunity to optimize costs, sourcing and ingredient mixes. However, this flexibility comes at the price of complexity. How do you determine the optimal recipe and method?
Even simple recipes with limited ingredients require planners to model and evaluate millions of potential combinations of ingredient amounts, costs, and supply sources. Traditional planning methods, such as legacy solutions or spreadsheets, are simply ineffective, making it hard—and sometimes impossible—to compare the impact of alternative sourcing options and respond to changing conditions.
So, how can blending optimization help you minimize cost and waste while retaining the high levels of quality, taste, and texture your customers expect? How can you maintain business continuity during periods of disruption? Read this e-book to learn about:
- The flexibility and challenges that come with blending
- How optimization can provide valuable decision support
- How to unlock supply chain synchronization with an integrated planning solution