Transforming Supply Chains to Enable More Agile Operations for a Leading Food and Beverage Manufacturer

Food and beverage (F&B) companies face various challenges, from changing consumer preferences to stringent regulations and intense competition. Adapting to these dynamic market conditions while maintaining high standards of quality and safety is no easy task. As a result, building agile and resilient supply chains is more crucial than ever. 

This article explores how a leading food and beverage company collaborated with Argano to revolutionize their supply chain operations using SAP’s advanced supply chain solutions.

Laying the foundation for high-performance operations

Despite leveraging SAP ERP solutions for over two decades, the food and beverage company’s existing systems struggled to keep up with the rapid changes in the market, leading to inefficiencies in planning processes, resource allocation, and customer order fulfillment.

Recognizing the need for continued growth to keep up with challenging market conditions, they decided to adopt SAP’s next-generation solutions – including SAP S/4HANA, SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) – as their technology framework to enable high-performance operations.

The company partnered with Argano to implement system and process improvements aligned with their business objectives. Using SAP Hybrid project management methodology, Argano conducted process roadmap workshops and business process initiatives and identified areas for improvement while ensuring alignment with the organization’s goals.

Leveraging advanced SAP technology and focusing on specific areas within supply chain planning, the company achieved the following improvements.

Enhanced planning and decision-making

Integrating SAP S/4HANA and Integrated Business Planning streamlined the company’s planning processes. With a single source of truth, the company can now conduct rapid scenario analysis and make informed decisions more quickly and drive operational efficiency.

Improved performance metrics

The company saw a significant improvement in customer on-time fill rates to more than 98%. This improvement was driven by enhanced resource allocation efficiency and increased forecast accuracy, leading to improved customer satisfaction.

Strengthened supplier collaboration

Collaborating with suppliers through the SAP Business Network enabled the company to achieve greater supply certainty and maintain positive customer ratings. This enhanced collaboration ensured seamless operations and contributed to the company’s growth success.

Enhanced operations planning

Integrating SAP PPDS and IBP Supply Planning Optimizer brought significant improvements to the company’s supply chain. Enabled by this integration, the company was able to streamline sales, planning, finance, and procurement processes and establish a structured sales and operations planning (S&OP) framework.

Are you ready to build more responsive, efficient, and resilient supply chains? Contact us today for an assessment of your current supply chain and recommendations for improvement with a strategic, tailored transformation plan.