Manufacturing & LOgistics
Why Supply Chain Optimization?
Because not all areas agree on what they need and/or want.
These opposing forces added to the increasing highly customized demand
creates an environment full of complexity that you could either get rid of (very difficult) or, as we suggest, use it to
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Materials
Lead Time
Storage
Supplier
Sales
# of SKUs
High
Procurement
Lot sizes
High
Plant
# of SKUs
Low
Finance
Inventory
Low
Products
Client
High Variety
Low Price
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What do we do?
Foresta IO has 4 optimization tools in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry)
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Production Plan
Production Seasonality
Machine Selection
Sequence
Requires ad-hoc configuration​
Applicable to any line with production of order to make or order to stock
Requires ad-hoc configuration​
Applicable to lines where different machines can be selected to perform the same operation
Requires ad-hoc configuration​
Applicable to lines where the demand is higher than its capacity in high season
Does not requiere consultancy
Applicable to almost any line with several products
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What do you get from all this mambo jambo?
The most optimal production plan: what and how much to produce, when is the best time and on what lines
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Finance
Sets specific inventory level targets, which optimizes the entire business (not just parts of it)
Sales
Ensures the best availability of products at the lowest cost of production
Procurement
Plans purchases and deliveries based on the optimum production sequence
Plant
Minimizes production cost and overtime and leverages your ability to produce just what is required