At this year’s IFFA, industry ERP specialist CSB-System will present a multitude of technology solutions to help meat companies optimise their business processes and meet the growing challenges faced by the industry, including global competition, complex supply chains, rising prices and the need for detailed traceability.
CSB’s Meat Management Matrix will demonstrate the opportunities of introducing an ERP system that is tailor-made for the meat industry, making it easy to reconcile the specific requirements of a business with the multifaceted capabilities of a comprehensive solution. Various system configurations and special features are available for the different areas in the meat industry, with solutions tailored to individual requirements using the company’s BASIC ERP for small businesses, FACTORY ERP for single production facilities, or comprehensive INDUSTRY ERP for an entire group.
CSB says the introduction of an ERP system with specific functionality for the meat industry is vitally important to allow businesses to keep a firm grip on their entire value chain. Alongside competitive markets and more complex supply chains, retailers are placing further requirements on supply capability and quality. Increasing material prices are adding to pressures on profit margins. Meat businesses also need to open up new sales channels while ensuring compliance with stringent legal requirements.
An effective ERP system will help companies maximise the potential of the Smart Meat Factory, but effective optimisation often has to satisfy divergent requirements and varying starting conditions.
Typical entry points to the Smart Meat Factory include detailed data to meet both legal regulations and consumer demand for traceability back to the producers. Accurate decision making is also based on data and the ability to create fast evaluations. Functions such as smart production scheduling, reporting on defined KPIs, information from finance and controlling, or the optimisation of inventory management are therefore important requirements.
To meet the challenges of rising costs in the supply chain and the volatile export market necessitates a fast response, accurate planning, the efficient use of resources, and reducing losses in supply chains. Businesses also need to be able to adapt their product range to consumer demands, such as regional and natural products, while enhancing vertical integration in the areas of convenience foods and snack products.
Automating production is also key with the primary focus being the integration of ERP, MES, and CIM. Predictive maintenance and robotics will further enhance processes. The smart design of operations will open up new optimisation opportunities.
In addition, equipment that enables M2M communication, OEE reporting, and the integration of online stores is the prerequisite for an integrated information and materials flow. By harmonising the data all the way from the slaughter process to consumers, companies can make their operations more resilient and more competitive to initiate further growth.
While meeting such varying requirements will not be possible without investments, CSB says these do pay off if they are tailored to the needs of a meat processing business. The company’s experts will on hand on Stand C30 in Hall 11.1 to discuss each visitor’s specific requirements.
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