Inaccurate Forecasts
Excel-based forecasts don't account for weather data or promotional effects — overproduction and shortfalls are the result.
Overstock & Stock-outs
Static safety stocks lead either to tied-up capital or to delivery failures with retailers.
Production Bottlenecks
Capacity problems are identified too late and alternative scenarios are missing — planning reacts instead of steering.
Food Waste & Write-offs
Short best-before dates and a lack of BBD-integrated planning lead to write-offs that directly impact margins.
Departmental Silos
Purchasing, production, and sales plan independently — coordination wastes time and creates planning errors.
High Manual Effort
Planning teams spend more time on data maintenance than on strategic decisions.