Food & Beverage · Industry Solution
Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) for Food & Beverage
In food production, batch/lot traceability, shelf-life and regulatory compliance are mandatory; in a recall, every function must be able to show the whole chain from raw material to customer. Track every stock movement from raw-material receipt to shipment. Bin-location management, warehouse receipts, batch-lot and serial-number tracking, reservation and packing work integrated with production, purchasing and sales.
Food & Beverage context
Why Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) works differently in Food & Beverage
In Food & Beverage, food production center on sector-specific concepts such as batch/lot traceability, shelf-life, recipe and blending. In food production, batch/lot traceability, shelf-life and regulatory compliance are mandatory; in a recall, every function must be able to show the whole chain from raw material to customer.
Qera ERP's Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) module is set up around how the food & beverage sector works: Protects shelf-life with FEFO shipping by batch/lot and expiry date, and traces the chain quickly in a recall.
- Without batch/lot-level traceability, identifying affected products quickly in a recall becomes impossible.
- When shelf life and expiry dates aren't tracked, products nearing expiry turn into waste.
- When recipes and scrap rates aren't calculated clearly, the true product cost is unknown.
Capabilities
How Qera Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) works in Food & Beverage
The core capabilities of the Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) module, described for the lot, batch and shelf-life needs of the food & beverage sector.
Bin-location management
Define shelves, levels and sections in detail; optimize stock placement by pinpointing each product's address.
Fast bin put-away/picking
Perform receipts and issues at the bin-address level; gain speed and accuracy in counts and shipping.
Warehouse receipts and stock tracking
Record every stock movement in a legal and traceable way with warehouse receipt and issue slips.
Batch-lot and serial-number tracking
With batch-lot and serial-number tracking, which matters in food, pharma and chemicals, see which batch and date a product came from; in a recall, find the affected batch quickly.
Warehouse reservations and transfers
Reserve stock for future orders; create transfer instructions for inter-warehouse movement.
Material request and packing
Fulfill material requests from production from the warehouse or route them to purchasing; create packing plans per order.
Outcomes
What it delivers for your Food & Beverage business
What you see in food & beverage operations once it is set up properly.
- You can see in real time which product is in which warehouse, on which shelf and in what quantity.
- Bin-location and batch-lot tracking reduces wrong shipments and lets you trace a product back to its batch.
- Production, purchasing and sales movements are reflected in stock automatically, so stock data stays current.
- Stock costs fall, and goods receipt and shipping are faster.
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Related pages
Full details of the Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) module, the Food & Beverage sector page and other Food & Beverage solutions.
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