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Operational Success: Productivity Under Pressure

Multifunctional equipment and changeovers, as well as the use of predictive process analytics, can make the difference in achieving operational excellence during challenging times for food and beverage manufacturers.

Predictive Process Analytics

Food and beverage manufacturers are constantly under pressure to improve productivity. So, what else is new? But many of these manufacturers admit they have never seen anything like the double whammy of SKU proliferation during pre-pandemic days and the supply chain disruptions over the past 18 months.

Prior to the pandemic, SKU proliferation brought on by ever-increasing consumer demand collided with the “thinning” of manufacturing operations, resulting in food manufacturers having to do more with less, putting unprecedented stress on their manufacturing operations. During the pandemic, failure to meet consumer demand has been exacerbated by worker shortages due to safety concerns, supply chain disruptions, materials and ingredients shortages, and a host of other issues, all contributing to unparalleled pressure on productivity.

To address these challenges and uncover ways that consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies can solve them, FSO Institute and its transformational partner GE Digital conducted two roundtables earlier this year with European and American processors, including more than 30 CPG manufacturers sharing their ideas. The European roundtable—led by panelists John Giles, Amway; Joe Zembas, The J.M. Smucker Company; and Bernard Cubizolles, GE Digital—focused on multifunctional equipment and changeovers. The Americas roundtable—led by panelists Jim Prunesti, Conagra Brands; James Couch, Smithfield Foods; and Cobus Van Heerden, GE Digital—focused on predictive process analytics.1 

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