Utilisation of ERP Software in Food Manufacturing Industry for Productivity Improvement

Productivity comprises various factors like quality, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and so on. For any industry to flourish, productivity improvement plays a key role. Needless to say, this improvement largely depends upon inherent factors mentioned above.  

Let us discuss these factors and understand how a food manufacturing ERP software helps to uplift them individually, eventually contributing to an increase in productivity.

Role of ERP in uplifting quality of product- An ERP software for food manufacturing, like BatchMaster ERP, helps to apply quality checks at every stage of supply chain- from procurement, to warehouse in, to production, to WIP, to finished goods to picking and packing to shipping. This ensures that only quality products travel throughout, and substandard products are out, impacting positively on productivity of the organisation.  

Role of ERP in enhancing customer satisfaction- A ERP for food and drink manufacturing Industry positively uplifts customer satisfaction by:  

• Maintaining consistent product quality 

• Meeting demand vs supply ratio 

• Facilitating timely delivery  

• Finding out budget friendly price of product  

• Meeting regulatory compliance  

• Providing traceability, so that customers can track the journey of product  

Satisfied customers become brand custodian and pull their peers as new customers. New customers infuse more money in the organisation, which the conglomerate can utilise to enhance productivity.

Role of ERP in enhancing efficiency- Efficiency directly relates with minimising wastage and maximising output. Food ERP software achieves this by:  

• Allowing departments to share data for quick updates and decisions 

• Automating various redundant tasks to save time and cost involved 

• Avoiding ambiguity by streamlining workflows of production processes 

• Allowing organisations to manage inventory effectively 

• Supporting scalability 

• Enhancing Customer Relationship Management 
  

Role of ERP in saving costs- Every organisation tries to minimise costs. An ERP software for UK based industries gives deep insight into wastage, labor, resources used, time involved, material etc., so that organisation can find out ways to save costs; because one can save only what one can analyze.  

The software helps to save costs by:  

• Helping in efficient inventory management and reducing inventory costs 

• Boosting resource utilisation upto its optimum level 

• Allowing material substitution, to allow cheaper in price and equal in quality material to be used 

• Setting up costs target and measure the deviation between actual and targeted costs, and facilitates necessary actions to bridge the gap 

• Staying compliant to regulatory norms  

• Helping with proper co-product and by-product management  

• Enhancing supplier management 
  

Role of ERP in boosting innovation and product development- A food ERP can make organisations competent by helping them to innovate. It facilitates:  

• New product development  

• Reducing time -to-market 

• Multiple size and multiple variant production to meet market trends  

• Achieve property and cost targets through intensive “what-if”analysis 

In conclusion, a ERP software helps to enhance productivity of a food manufacturing organisation in many ways. Therefore, to be competent in the market a food ERP is not a wish, it is a must! 

BatchMaster ERP has been there in the market for last 30+ years and has been serving food manufacturing organisations across the globe. If you are also looking for a manufacturing ERP software in UK, contact on sales@batchmaster.co.in