How food processing companies can build a resilient supply chain

A resilient supply chain is one that has the capacity to handle and recover from various disruptions. Disruptions may include changing market trends, inflation, and labor shortages. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many food processing companies were faced with supply chain challenges. 例如，美国陆军少校.S. poultry and pork processing plants faced closures to ensure workers' health and safety.

The 美国 Department of Agriculture has committed to providing technical assistance for meat and poultry companies to better conduct infrastructure upgrade projects. 另外, the 食物 Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program offers loans to fund these projects, 其中可能包括技术升级.

To prepare your business for supply chain disruptions and prevent waste, you can use technology to help build a more resilient supply chain.

支持弹性的技术

在食品加工业, it is vital to have visibility into the full supply chain—and technology can help. 例如, 微软的Power平台 can enable digital transformation which can help shift processes from reactive to proactive, as well as identify potential problems quickly by automating actions.

The Power Platform brings many tools together including Power BI, 电力的应用, 权力的页面, 电力自动化, 和电源虚拟代理. The connected applications bring in data from every area of the business to inspire increased insight and productivity, making it easy for users to develop efficient supply chain solutions.

Several of these solutions provide direct benefits to enhance supply chain processes. 例如, Power BI is a business intelligence solution that provides real-time data visibility, 交互式报告, 通过数据可视化获得可操作的见解. End users can access their data from reports and dashboards to solve problems before they arise. Companies can utilize live data dashboards and 交互式报告 of their food processing, 比如生产调度.

电力的应用 is a low-code application builder to empower users to quickly build and launch productivity apps. One can create applications like a user-friendly app to create purchase orders. 电力自动化 can turn a company's manual tasks into automated workflows and connect to enterprise resource planning systems like 微软 Dynamics 365. 例如, if a record changes, an email could be sent to a production manager about the change. 该平台可以将数据可视化, 创建用户友好的应用程序, 自动化重复的过程, 然后连接到ERP系统或其他数据源.

此外，ERP软件喜欢 Dynamics 365支持供应链可见性 通过库存、仓储和资产管理. The built-in mobile application allows warehouse workers to receive, 选择, 包, 并在运输货物的同时实时记录这些交易. The platform also has the capability to connect to Internet-of-Things sensors providing actionable data to optimize production. Companies can also manage their assets to improve productivity and prevent downtime by proactively scheduling maintenance.

In addition to having extensive experience with the features readily available from Dynamics 365, RSM also understands lot tracing for food safety and load handling to accurately locate inventory.

当利用各种技术能力时, your business can be better informed and prepared to handle future disruptions. 

提高你的适应力

Over the years we have partnered with numerous companies in the 食品和饮料 为他们的转型策略提供建议, 帮助他们实现解决方案, 并进行长期管理. 你能自信地回答以下问题吗?

• 你是当今供应链中有弹性的一部分吗?  
• Are there areas where you know you have room to grow but are not sure where to start? 
• Are you lacking the visibility to see what is going on in your internal supply chain? 

如果你需要帮助回答这些问题, reach out to us and we can show you how we can help you become more resilient and be ready for the next disruption.