Overcome New Challenges in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

• Manage inventory in multiple, concurrent units of measure where needed, and allow seamless processing in all units (e.g. pricing at the in-process scale)
• Manage all inventory formats, including customer-owned, customer-pegged (promised), made-to-order (private label), quarantined, pre-approved by quality, etc.
• Manage all traceability issues, lot track & trace, quality recall management, etc.

• Evaluate all options for improving the business
• Explore product mix, customer mix, supply planning with ingredients and dry goods sourcing, supply chain costs, and optimization of cost options to maximize margins
• Collaborate across all roles and functions to build the best plan

• Streamline PLM from product inception to disposal – and align the business’s product portfolio to its objectives
• Transition from R&D to production in a well-planned, thoroughly coordinated manner

• Manage complex customer pricing including deep top-to-bottom logic to accommodate complex contractual pricing component details
• Assign prices based on individual product characteristics
• Handle promotional pricing issues connected to the physical logistics planning cycles (inventory, transportation, etc.)
• Implement automated price optimization based on demand
• Compensate broker/distributor channels accurately, with links to the end customer where needed

One system to handle:

• direct
• indirect via brokers/distributors
• B2B and B2C e-commerce and online stores

• Align analytics with strategic needs throughout your business process
• Manage yield throughout the buying, production, storage, and logistics execution processes – focus this effort on critical control points rather than inefficient all-encompassing scope
• Increase visibility to key performance areas for business leadership, real-time, in-process (no closes needed)
• Streamline end-of-month and end-of-year processes for fast, accurate completion
• Leverage embedded analytics for real-time feedback on critical issues, such as yield

• Start with the right level of granularity to allow management of margin at the right level of detail for your business – most consumer products businesses need visibility at the customer and product level of detail
• Slice and dice your profitability analysis to see the effects of customer/revenue and product/cost mix, logistics execution, and other factors influencing profitability – use this information to improve the sales and operations planning process