SignalDemand’s margin optimization software enables food manufacturers to align price, product mix, and plant capacity with changing supply, costs, and demand.
Many food manufacturers have seen input costs increase at a significantly faster pace than previously experienced. With vast product lines and large customer rosters, it is difficult to accurately assess product and customer margin contribution. Food manufacturers, including Rich Products, Ventura Foods, and National Frozen Foods, use SignalDemand software to optimize and execute pricing, mix, plant capacity, and supply decisions.
Optimize Pricing Decisions
- Negotiate optimal contracts based on expected customer behavior, input costs, and cost projections
- Identify how cost changes should be fairly applied across customers and contracts
- Understand true customer and product profitability
Optimize Product Mix Decisions
- Understand the most efficient product mix to maximize sales and margin
- Eliminate unprofitable products by shifting demand to substitute products through intelligent pricing
- Service customers better through targeted products
Optimize Supply Decisions
- Understand margin opportunity for all processing alternatives for every season
- Maximize margin per capacity hour by optimally utilizing production capacity across all SKUs and facilities
- Identify and prioritize the best customer opportunities for excess inventory
Balancing Demand, Supply, and Costs for Food Manufacturers
Food Manufacturers face a complex environment of rising input costs and shifting customer demand.
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