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SAP ERP for the

Dairy Industry

Challenges, Strategies, and Benefits


The Solution

Challenges, Strategies, and Benefits


The Solution

The Dairy Industry Ecosystem

Farmer

Supplier
Dairy

Collect
Raw Milk

Tank
Truck

Dairy
Production

Raw Material, Packaging, Service


Add. Purchase of Raw Material / Raw Milk

Retailer
Distr. Centers
Wholesaler
Broker

Sell Raw Material and Ingredients

Cooperatives

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Authorities

External Laboratories

Dairy Companies Often Have


the Right Focus and the Right Strategies

Protect and
enhance
revenue
YOUR
FOCUS

Improve margins
Increase Shareholder Value
Drive for lower costs
Increase Revenue and Profit Margins
Get closer to the consumer
Operational Excellence
Improve
time-to-market
Product Leadership
Enhance operational efficiency
Improve Customer Satisfaction

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Business STRATEGY

YOUR FOCUS
Increase Shareholder Value
Increase Revenue and Profit Margins
Cost Leadership
Product Leadership
Improve Customer Satisfaction

But Mostly They Lack the Ability to Execute


Often employees cannot execute the companys business
strategy because the business platform is
COMPLICATED TO OPERATE
Complex and broken process flows
Incomplete or hidden information

DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
Lack of visibility
Lack of traceability

CHALLENGING TO CHANGE
Multiple costly integration points
Redundant and inconsistent data

A business enabler is required to


help the organization refocus on
business strategies!

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Business STRATEGY

Business
Enabler
Ability to EXECUTE

Market Forces and Business Needs


Market Forces

Retailer power (Wal-Mart effect)


Consumer concerns about food safety;
media attention
Increased legislation and regulations
around food safety by FDA and other
authorities (e.g., EU Dir. 178/2002,
the U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002)
Changing consumer demands due to
demographics and trends
Shorter product life cycles
Extreme price pressure and margin
erosion
Restrictive consumer spending pattern
Market consolidation (globalization, M&As)
Increasing competition
Emerging private labels
New technologies reshaping the industry

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Resulting Key Challenges


Develop new products faster
and more effectively
Optimize supply chain
Increase efficiency in
procurement
Optimize manufacturing
Ensure food safety and
regulatory compliance
Improve sales efficiency

Develop New Products Faster and More Effectively


Challenges

Strategies
Adapt to ever-changing

consumer tastes and


requirements
Develop product efficiently
Address increased demands

for new products

Enable collaborative

engineering
Consolidate product

development data and


documents
Reduce development effort

and time-to-market

SAP can help you


Integrate all product-related

information
Reduce data redundancy and

inconsistency
Integrate into manufacturing

process

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Benefits
Faster development by

creating reusable product


specifications
Reduced time-to-market
Ensured competitive

advantage

Optimize Supply Chain


Challenges

Strategies
Decrease process costs

Reduce costs

Create operational efficiencies

Streamline supply chain

and supply chain


transparency
Manage shelf-life-based

picking and distribution

processes
Improve supply chain control
Gain more supply chain

visibility

Ensure accurate and timely

shipments
Avoid out-of-stocks

SAP can help you


Optimize distribution

processes

excellence
Lower capital commitment

Improve asset utilization

Reduced operating costs

Fully integrate logistics

Higher customer satisfaction

Shorten order-to-delivery

cycles
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Improved operations

Optimize end-to-end planning

management, including
transportation and warehouse
and inventory management

Benefits

Increase Efficiency in Procurement


Challenges

Strategies
Cope with ever-changing

quantity and quality of the raw


milk
Manage complex payment

conditions
Cope with seasonal

fluctuation

Reduce costs
Streamline processes
Gain more visibility and

transparency
Improve relationship with

producers

Create operational efficiencies

and transparency

SAP can help you


Set up integrated and flexible

processes for procurement


Streamline raw milk collection

and reception
Ensure integrated quality

management

Track batches

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Benefits
Increased demand planning

accuracy
Consistent internal and

external procurement
reporting
Integrated processes

Optimize Manufacturing
Challenges

Strategies
Base plans on a non-

standardized raw material


Define optimal product mix
Create operational efficiencies

and transparency
Optimize production

Maximize raw material

utilization
Increase demand planning

accuracy
Streamline processes
Gain more visibility and

transparency

SAP can help you


Set up integrated and flexible

processes for manufacturing


Monitor raw material

utilization and losses


Ensure integrated quality

management

Track batches

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Benefits
Improved asset utilization
Increased profitability of

produced product mix


Consistent cross-stages

monitoring
Integrated processes

Ensure Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance


Challenges

Strategies
Align with governmental

regulations (EU 178/2002, the


U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002,
import/export)
Enable fast, effective product

recalls
Track and trace from cow to

Support mid- and long-term

company success by ensuring


regulatory compliance
Set efficient processes in

place to enable traceability


Allow targeted product recalls

to minimize costs

consumer

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Track, monitor, and trace

batches and inventory


Streamline procurement,

production, and sales


Manage sales returns
Enable targeted product

recalls

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Benefits
Reduced penalty risk
Decreased risk of food-safety

compensation payments
Reduced risk of bad

reputation
Lower operating costs

Improve Sales Efficiency


Challenges

Strategies
Protect market share
Meet increased service level

expectations of customer
Get visibility in the sales

process
Manage quality-based price

determination for raw material


sales

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Plan, track, control, and

optimize sales performance


Expand service processes
Strengthen collaboration with

partners and key customers


Track indirect sales and

customers
Ensure correct handling of

rebates

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Obtain first-hand information

about the market


Optimize process settlement

in sales
Increase customer service

offerings
Increase customer

satisfaction

Benefits
Higher sales volume
Better account retention
Closer customer relationship
Optimal sales force operation
Higher customer satisfaction

Challenges, Strategies, and Benefits


The Solution

SAP ERP packaged solution for the dairy industry


Description
Focuses on key business processes that create a baseline for future growth
Delivers immediate benefits by solving the need for system heterogeneity
Enables significant business process automation

Business
Objectives

Analyze,
Plan, and
Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Define business
strategy and
goals

Realize savings
in aggregate
purchasing

Improve
manufacturing
efficiency

Understand
company
performance and
profitability

Improve
purchasing
efficiency

Ensure tracking
and traceability

Ensure quality
management in
manufacturing
process

Market
and Sell

Improve marketing
effectiveness

Increase sales
effectiveness

Deliver and
Service

Establish closer
contact with
customer

Enhance control
over delivery
process

Complete logistical and financial integration

Key Performance Indicators

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Gross Profit/Total Net Sales

Order Fulfillment Rate

Demand Forecast Accuracy

Raw Material Utilization and Losses

Inventory Turns

Warehousing/Distribution Costs

SAP ERP packaged solution for the dairy industry


Suppliers &
Partners

Analyze, Plan & Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Sourcing & Procurement


Milk Procurement from Producer
Additional Raw Material Procurement
Procure to Stock
Internal Procurement
Product
Development
Recipe Management

Manufacturing

Dairy Production
Planning
Dairy Process Control
Sell & Deliver
Sales Order Processing
Raw Material Sales
Returns
Operational End-to-End Scenarios
Traceability & Food Safety
Inventory Management
Quality Management
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials
Financial Accounting

Cash Management

Asset Management

Controlling

Standard Cost & Profit Center


Accounting

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Product Cost Planning

CO-PA for Consumer Products

Cost Object Controlling

Customers (e.g.
Retailers) &
Channel
Partners

Generic Food Scenarios


Suppliers &
Partners

Analyze, Plan & Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Internal Procurement

Sell & Deliver


Sales Order Processing
Returns
Operational End-to-End Scenarios
Traceability & Food Safety
Inventory Management
Quality Management
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials
Financial Accounting

Cash Management

Asset Management

Controlling

Standard Cost & Profit Center


Accounting

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Product Cost Planning

CO-PA for Consumer Products

Cost Object Controlling

Customers (e.g.
Retailers) &
Channel
Partners

Procure to Stock
Supports price comparison of vendors offers

Suppliers & Partners

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Third Party
Plan &
Manufacture
Production Planning
Production

Provides tools to gain greater spend visibility in procurement

Sell & Deliver


Sales Order Processing
Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Rebate & Bonus Management
Commissions
Indirect Sales
Returns
Empties Processing

Helps to manage quotations, contracts, batch handling and quality

Industry Pain Points

Improving purchasing activities efficiency

Realizing savings in purchased value

Allowing visibility on vendors conditions and


services

Ensuring tracking and traceability

Business Benefits

Automate operational tasks

Improve vendors selection and prices comparison


through quotation handling

Formalize agreements by contract management

Guarantee quality check through goods receipt


inspections

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Operational End-to-End Scenarios


Inventory Management
Quality Management
Traceability & Food Safety
Cross Company Transactions
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials & Controlling
Excise Duty (Beverage) G65

Solution
Procurement of
Stock materials

Procurement
Contracts

Request for
quotation
Prices Comparison
Purchase
requisition
Purchase order
processing
Goods receipt
Inspect goods
Batch number
assignment
Stock update
Invoice verification

Create contract:
Quantity contracts;
Value contracts;
Delivery schedule
Create purchase
requisition
Assign vendor to
contract

Customers,
Consumers, Channel
Partners

Internal Procurement
Encompasses cross-plant internal procurement of products including
creation of all required documents for both with or without delivery
Provide functions to monitor stock in transit

Suppliers & Partners

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Third Party
Plan &
Manufacture
Production Planning
Production
Sell & Deliver
Sales Order Processing
Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Rebate & Bonus Management
Commissions
Indirect Sales
Returns
Empties Processing
Operational End-to-End Scenarios
Inventory Management
Quality Management
Traceability & Food Safety
Cross Company Transactions
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials & Controlling
Excise Duty (Beverage) G65

Industry Pain Points

Improving internal purchasing activities

Ensuring tracking and traceability

Solution
Stock transfer
with delivery
Create stock
transport order
Process delivery
Post goods issue

Business Benefits

Automate operational tasks

Increased visibility of stock and stock transfers

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Stock transfer
without delivery
Create stock
transport order
Post goods issue

Customers,
Consumers, Channel
Partners

Sales Order Processing


Manage the entire customer order process variable pricing, delivery,
invoicing, and payment.

Suppliers & Partners

Long order cycle times

Meeting customers requests for


improved services

Managing sales returns cost effectively

Sales
Process sales
order
Billing
Payment

Business Benefits

Improve sales execution timeline

Improve order fulfillment rate

Provide the customer with alternative services and


methods for invoicing and payments

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Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Customers,
Consumers, Channel
Partners

Plan &
Manufacture
Production Planning
Production
Sell & Deliver
Sales Order Processing
Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Rebate & Bonus Management
Commissions
Indirect Sales
Returns
Empties Processing
Operational End-to-End Scenarios
Inventory Management
Quality Management
Traceability & Food Safety
Cross Company Transactions
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials & Controlling
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Solution

Industry Pain Points


Managing variable pricing conditions

Procure

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Third Party

Includes Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), handling of consignment sales,


and foreign trade

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Distribution
Picking &
distribution based
on shelf life
expiration date
Freight settlement
Handling unit mgt.

Inbound/Outbound
EDI Processing
Inbound sales
order via EDI
Outbound billing
document via EDI

Returns
Focuses on the processing of credit memos if no goods are sent back.

Suppliers & Partners

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Third Party
Plan &
Manufacture
Production Planning
Production

Includes quality evaluation for returned goods and appropriate stock


movement.

Sell & Deliver


Sales Order Processing
Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Rebate & Bonus Management
Commissions
Indirect Sales
Returns
Empties Processing
Operational End-to-End Scenarios
Inventory Management
Quality Management
Traceability & Food Safety
Cross Company Transactions
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials & Controlling
Excise Duty (Beverage) G65

Solution

Industry Pain Points

Efficient handling & document


complaints.

Managing sales returns cost efficiently.

Returns and
Complains
Process credit
memos
Quality evaluation
Goods movement
to blocked or
unrestricted stock.

Business Benefits

Enable corporate compliance strategy

Effective batch-specific returns processing

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Returns
Processing
Ship pallets
Return pallets

Customers,
Consumers, Channel
Partners

Traceability and Food Safety


Capability to track and trace products at all stages of production,
processing, and distribution

Suppliers & Partners

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Plan &
Manufacture
Production Planning
Production
Sell & Deliver
Sales Order Processing
Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Rebate & Bonus Management
Commissions
Indirect Sales
Returns
Empties Processing

Allow fast and efficient recall of a defective product batch

Operational End-to-End Scenarios


Inventory Management
Quality Management
Traceability & Food Safety
Cross Company Transactions
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials & Controlling
Excise Duty (Beverage) G65

Industry Pain Points

Complying with food regulations

HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points)

EU (Article 18 of Regulation 178)

US (the US Bio-terrorism Act 2002)

Addressing growing food-safety concerns from


consumers

Business Benefits

Professionally managing a possible product


recall

Minimize risk of non-compliance with food &


beverage regulations

Effective batch-specific returns processing

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Deliver & Service

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Third Party

Solution
Quality
Management
Quality planning
Quality inspection
Recording of
laboratory analysis
Quality reporting
Quality
improvement

Batch
Management
Batch creation and
determination
Batch-where-use
lists
Recall batches and
create follow-up
activities
Manage batchspecific return
processing
Manage batches
based on shelf life
expiration

Customers,
Consumers, Channel
Partners

Inventory Management
Consists of the whole procurement and delivery cycle with warehouse for
the storage management, including quality inspection

Suppliers & Partners

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Customers,
Consumers, Channel
Partners

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Third Party
Plan &
Manufacture
Production Planning
Production
Sell & Deliver
Sales Order Processing
Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Rebate & Bonus Management
Commissions
Indirect Sales
Returns
Empties Processing

Return rejected goods to the vendor

Operational End-to-End Scenarios


Inventory Management
Quality Management
Traceability & Food Safety
Cross Company Transactions
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials & Controlling
Excise Duty (Beverage) G65

Industry Pain Points

Maintaining low inventory levels

Avoiding out-of-stock situations at retailers

Establishing visibility to inventory levels


throughout the entire supply chain

Business Benefits

Reduce working capital by keeping


inventory levels low

Increase sales by reducing out-of-stock


situations

Improve consumer retention due to


product availability

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Solution
Inventory
Management
Integration with
supply chain
accounting
Goods receipt
Goods issues
Managing different
stock categories
Inventory valuation

Warehouse
Management
Storage
Management
Quality
Management
Quality Inspection
Return of goods

Transportation
Management

Plan transports
Monitor execution
Calculate costs
Manage
transportation
settlement

Financials and Controlling


Helps to get an insight into all aspects related to accounting and
controlling

Suppliers & Partners

Meeting local legal and fiscal requirements

Improving administrative activities efficiency

Maintaining focus on most profitable customers


and brands

Business Benefits

Implement an ERP solution fully compliant


and continuously updated with local legal
and fiscal requirements

Improve efficiency in accounting activities


due to a seamless process integration

Enhance company profitability analysis


through profit and loss calculation

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Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Deliver & Service

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Third Party
Plan &
Manufacture
Production Planning
Production
Sell & Deliver
Sales Order Processing
Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Rebate & Bonus Management
Commissions
Indirect Sales
Returns
Empties Processing

Provides streamlined functionalities that allows visibility, increases


productivity and regain control of their business processes

Industry Pain Points

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Operational End-to-End Scenarios


Inventory Management
Quality Management
Traceability & Food Safety
Cross Company Transactions
Enterprise Management & Support
Financials & Controlling
Excise Duty (Beverage) G65

Solution
Financials
General Ledger
accounting
Accounts payable
accounting
Accounts
receivable
accounting
Bank accounting
Closing activities
Cash management
Assets
management

Controlling
Standard cost and
profit center
accounting
Profitability analysis
Product costs
planning
Product cost
controlling

Customers,
Consumers, Channel
Partners

Our Specific Solution Offering for the Dairy Industry


Suppliers & Partners

Analyze, Plan &


Develop

Procure

Manufacture

Market & Sell

Sourcing & Procurement


Procure to Stock
Internal Procurement
Milk Procurement from Producer
Additional Raw Material Procurement

Product
Development
Recipe Management

Deliver & Service

Dairy
Food
Manufacturing
Dairy Production
Planning & Process
Control
Sell & Deliver
Sales Order Processing
Returns
Raw Material Sales

Operational End-to-End Scenarios


Traceability & Food Safety
Inventory Management
Quality Management

Enterprise Management & Support


Financials
Financial Accounting

Cash Management

Asset Management

Controlling

Standard Cost & Profit Center


Accounting

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Customers (e.g.
Retailers) & Channel
Partners

Product Cost Planning

CO-PA for Consumer Products

Cost Object Controlling

Product Development with Recipe Management


Managing the fast and efficient product development by structured reusable product specifications
Seamless integration into the production planning and execution process

Industry Pain Points

Slow and inefficient product development

Changing consumer tastes and


requirements

Increasing demand for new products

Business Benefit

Reduce development cycle time & costs

Ensure company-wide consistent product


information

Reduce time-to-market to gain competitive


advantage

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Solution
Product Data
Management
Maintain product
specifications
Label Management
Multilevel recipe
mgt.
Define Batch
Management

Product Lifecycle
Management
Document
Management
Change
Management
Integrate Recipe
into production
process
Create master
recipe
Create process
order

Milk Procurement from the Producer


Encompasses the efficient procurement and collection of raw milk
Ensure compliance with high quality standards and traceability requirements
Calculate payments based on quantity and quality characteristics
Monitor procurement and payment process

Industry Pain Points

Managing the complex payment conditions

Coping with seasonal fluctuation and


changing demands

Complying with the high quality standards


and traceability requirements

Business Benefits

Enable accurate payment both for


producer and transport service provider

Provide payment reporting to the producer

Streamline raw milk collection & reception


process

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Solution
Milk Collection

Milk Reception

Maintain standard
Dairy reception
routes
cockpit
Provide route list to Process purchase
truck driver
Order
Automatic creation
of inspection lot
and batch number
Batch management

Milk Payment

Reporting &
Analysis

Calculate payment Monitor raw milk


for producer
quantity & quality
characteristics
Calculate payment
Payment reporting
for transport
service provider
Settle payment
Maintain payment
calculation scheme

Milk Analysis
Gather results of
inspection lots from
producer samples
Gather results of
inspection lots from
tank truck samples
Create usage
decision for
inspection lots

Additional Raw Material Procurement


Supports the additional purchase of raw materials from other companies on
the determined shortage in the demand planning process
Calculate vendor payment based on the raw material quantity and quality
characteristics.

Industry Pain Points

Determining demand for additional


required raw material due to everchanging quantity and quality of collected
raw milk
Managing the vendor payment based on
raw material quality characteristics

Business Benefits

Increase demand planning accuracy

Handle the quality-based payment for the


vendor

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Solution
Raw Material
Demand
Planning

Raw Material
Reception

Determine required Post goods receipt


additional raw
Automatic creation
materials
of inspection lot
Create purchase
and batch number
order
Batch management

Raw Material
Payment

Reporting &
Analysis

Calculate vendor
Monitor raw
payment for
material quantity &
additional
quality
purchased raw
characteristics
material
Payment reporting
Settle payment
Maintain payment
calculation scheme

Raw Material
Analysis
Gather results of
inspection lots
Create usage
decision for
inspection lots

Dairy Production Planning and Process Control


Manage the multilevel manufacturing processes including seamless batch
and quality management
Incorporates the ever-changing quantity and quality of the raw material
Provide powerful tools to gain a cross-stages raw material controlling

Industry Pain Points

Production Planning based on a nonstandardized raw material


High cost of the raw material comparing to
the total production costs
Defining optimal product mix in order to
maximize utilization & profitablity

Business Benefits

Optimize and streamline production process


Increase profitability by improved visibility
to raw material utilization and losses
Comply with the high quality standards and
traceability requirements

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Solution
Production
Planning
Demand planning
based on historical
data
Production
planning
synchronous to
sales
Material resource
planning (without
shelf-life)
Simulate planning
Graphical capacity
planning

Controlling &
Analysis
Cross-stages raw
material controlling
Product costing
Batch information
cockpit
Production
information system

Process Control
Maintain product
master data &
recipes for multilevel
production
Batch management
across all stages
Separate raw milk
into components
Material valuation
Manage shelf-life
expiration date for
final products

Quality
Management
Create inspection
lots for semifinished and
finished goods
Gather results of
inspection lots
Create usage
decision for
inspection lots

Raw Material Sales


Supports the sales of raw materials between dairies based on the raw
material requirements and the available surpluses
Pricing and distribution are based on the raw material quality characteristics

Industry Pain Points

Managing variable pricing conditions


based on quality characteristics

Solution
Production
Manage process
order
Create inspection
lot

Business Benefits

Simplify price determination by using


the integrated batch and quality
management system
Improve sales execution timeline

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Billing
Invoice processing
Price determination
based on quality
characteristics

Sales
Process sales
document

Distribution
Picking based on
quality
characteristics
Create inspection
lot for picked raw
material
Usage decision
and goods issue

SAP ERP for the Dairy Industry Provides Increased


Shareholder Value for Your Business

Business Objectives

Revenue
Growth

Business Areas

Improve customer
satisfaction

Business Opportunities
Improve order fulfillment

Improve sales execution timeline


Improve customer understanding

Increase sales

Shareholder
Value

SAP Scenarios
(SAP ERP for the Dairy Industry)

Sales and Customer Order


Indirect Sales

Distribution

Improve order fill rate


Reduce operating costs and
increase efficiency

Recipe Management

Finance

Enable detailed profitability


analysis

Financials and Controlling

Raw Material Sales

Improve efficiencies in
accounting activities

Reduce
Cost

Customer service
Procurement

Increase efficiency for sales


returns
Improve transparency in dairy
procurement

Milk Procurement

Lower raw materials costs

Procure to Stock

Realtime access to production


cost information

Production
Reduce
Working
Capital
Reduce
Risk

Returns

Product Cost Controlling

Improve yield and reduce waste


Calculate and monitor production
costs seamlessly

Manufacturing

Inventory

Optimize inventory usage

Inventory Management

Comply with food


regulations

Utilize full track-and-trace


capability

Food Safety

* For further details, please refer to the SAP ERP for the Dairy Industry Brief.
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