Your Industry Challenges
Demand Forecasting
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Projecting customer demand is an everyday issue that every fresh produce specialist needs to face up to. Fresh produce supply and demand can be very dependent on weather and other external conditions. Combining data insights on this and other economic factors with historical and current sales data, will give you a very good prediction of supply and demand.
Traceability
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Complex and often fragmented supply chains are something all fresh produce businesses must deal with. Accurate tracking and tracing are more important than ever, to assure consumers of the integrity, safety and origin of the food they purchase. An accurate handle on all resources traveling through the business and the associated costs is vital to making smart decisions, increasing efficiency and maximizing profits.
Margin Management
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You may not be the owner of all the fresh produce your business handles, but you do buy, receive, process, package and sell it. The sales and costs of a product batch are yours to account for. Prices fluctuate daily, margins tend to be low and every customer or retailer is different. You never know beforehand what the margin on any product will be, and the margin that you make determines the return payments your growers will receive.
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