Commodity markets move quickly.
As a traditionally low-margin industry, meat processors need to find ways to maintain and grow profitability even as market conditions change around them. SignalDemand Price and Response software captures the complex interdependencies between supply and demand into an accurate model for maximizing margin. The solution allows processors to analyze the true profitability of each pricing decision, confident that pricing reflects all relevant inputs, and is a fair price that matches customer expectations.
Optimize Pricing Decisions
- Set optimal spot, medium-, and long-term prices
- Determine the most profitable mix of contracts between spot-market, mid- and long-term contracts for every SKU
- Understand true profitability and demand by customer and by product
- Simplify price discovery with customers
Optimize Product Mix Decisions
- Understand the most efficient product mix to maximize sales and margins
- Eliminate unprofitable SKUs by shifting demand to more profitable substitute products
- Quickly adjust product mix when supply and demand change
Optimize Supply Decisions
- Reduce deep discounting due to inventory imbalances
- Optimally use production capacity
- Make sure current raw material prices are used in production and mix decisions
- Identify the best customer win-win opportunities for excess inventory allocation
