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ERP for food and beverage: lots, expiry dates and costs under control.
Lot traceability, expiry control and production costing, with demand planning to reduce waste.
The challenge
What holds back your operation in food and beverage
In food and beverage, margin is lost to waste, expiry and lack of traceability. NetSuite controls lots and expiry dates, costs production and connects sales, inventory and finance; Efficientix configures it for your operation and for Mexican tax compliance.
What NetSuite does
What NetSuite does for food and beverage
Lot traceability and expiry dates
Follow each lot from receipt to delivery.
Production costing
Real costs per product to understand your margin.
Demand planning
Forecast and replenishment to reduce waste and stock-outs.
Multi-warehouse inventory
Finished goods and raw materials in real time.
CFDI 4.0 invoicing
Integrated tax compliance with MX+.
Profitability by product and channel
Reports to decide what to sell and where.
Efficientix solutions
What Efficientix adds to NetSuite in food and beverage
Demand planning
Demand planning turns history, seasonality and promotions into a production and purchasing plan so you make what you will actually sell.
Learn moreMobile sales app
The mobile sales app lets your sellers and route reps take orders at stores with live prices and inventory.
Learn moreMX+ localization
MX+ covers CFDI 4.0, payment complement and DIOT from NetSuite, with traceability for every document.
Learn moreCustomer and supplier portals
The supplier portal receives and validates raw material and packaging invoices before they enter your books.
Learn moreExpense app
The expense app controls travel and plant and route expenses with approvals and cost centers.
Learn moreNetSuite EPM
NetSuite EPM budgets cost, volume and margin by product line and compares them against actuals.
Learn moreNetSuite Analytics Warehouse (NSAW)
With NetSuite Analytics Warehouse you analyze profitability by product, channel and customer to decide where to focus.
Learn moreCeligo integrations
Celigo connects NetSuite with your e-commerce, marketplaces and delivery logistics.
Learn moreLearn about NetSuite ERP · Implementation services · NetSuite support
Artificial intelligence
AI in Food and beverage
Forecasting to produce better
AI helps anticipate demand by product and season to adjust production and purchasing and reduce waste.
Traceability by question
Facing a quality incident you ask which customers hold a lot and get the list in seconds instead of cross-checking spreadsheets.
Expiry alerts
You query which lots expire in the coming weeks and which customer or channel to prioritize to rotate them.
Questions your team can ask Ask NetSuite
Which lots expire in the next 30 days?
Which customers hold lot 2481?
What is the margin by product line this quarter?
Cases and guides
Reading for food and beverage
Dulces Gaby success story: order and growth with Oracle NetSuite
Discover how Dulces Gaby transformed its operation with Oracle NetSuite, eliminated operational chaos, and built a solid foundation to grow with contr
Read article
NetSuite for Food and Beverage: Lot Management and Traceability
NetSuite for food and beverage brings lot management, traceability and food-safety compliance together in one specialized ERP platform.
Read articleFAQ
Questions, answered
Does NetSuite handle lot traceability?
Yes. NetSuite lets you control inventory by lot and expiry. Efficientix configures it for your operation.
How does it help reduce waste?
With demand planning and expiry control you can adjust production and purchasing to what you actually sell.
Is it suitable for small and mid-sized companies?
Yes. We implement with SuiteSuccess, a methodology designed for growing companies.
Does NetSuite handle lot traceability and expiry?
Yes. NetSuite controls inventory by lot and expiry date and allows forward and backward tracing. Efficientix configures it for your process.
How does it help reduce waste?
With demand planning, expiry control and inventory visibility by location you can produce and buy against what you sell and rotate in time what is nearing expiry.
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