Distribution Management in a Warehouse for Hardgoods

Manufacturing Management

Food & Beverage

VAI's Manufacturing Suite empowers food and beverage manufacturers to streamline operations, optimize production processes, and gain real-time visibility into costs.

Key Features:

Work Order Management

  • Work orders to simplify production order creation for various production scenarios, including make-to-stock and custom batches
  • Recipe management for product formulations. Support multiple recipe variations for a single finished product, accommodating ingredient substitutions.
  • Full integration with inventory management to ensure you have the necessary ingredients to fulfill production orders. Identify potential shortages and substitute readily available ingredients if needed.
  • Create routing steps for clear instruction on completing finished goods
  • Track production costs to gain valuable insights into manufacturing costs with real-time production cost calculation and general ledger posting
  • Track ingredient, labor, and overhead variances, providing a clear picture of production efficiency and highlighting areas for cost optimization
  • View comprehensive reports for in-depth analysis of production performance, including standard vs. actual cost comparisons, ingredient variances, waste reporting, and labor efficiencies

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

  • Full MRP to eliminate inventory headaches by streamlining ingredient purchasing and scheduling
  • Analyzes sales orders, production orders, purchase orders, current inventory levels, and sales forecasts to generate precise ingredient requirements
  • Gain insights into future ingredient needs on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, factoring in seasonality and marketing promotions
  • Drill down capability to critical purchase order due dates, manufacturing order due dates, and specific customer orders associated with inventory commitments
  • Automated suggestions based on ingredient requirements and generated suggestions for production orders and purchase orders, which can then be adjusted and automatically converted into actionable work orders

Shop Floor Control

  • Record ingredient and labor usage on the shop floor using tablets, mobile devices, or handheld scanners
  • Track production progress, ingredient usage, and available machine capacity in real-time, facilitating informed decision-making regarding inventory adjustments and production scheduling
  • Analyze employee productivity, ingredient variances, and actual vs. standard costs

Food Safety and Quality

  • Manage testing procedures and maintain quality control throughout the manufacturing process
  • Establish an unlimited number of custom tests or grouped tests to adhere to specific food safety regulations and quality standards
  • Track ingredients throughout the production process by lot number to ensure quality and facilitate targeted recalls if necessary
  • Route production back to a previous operation or flag out-of-specification products based on quality control failures