Food supply chain is a food production and supply network composed of agriculture, food processing industry, logistics and distribution industry and other related enterprises. With the development of the times, the core competition in the field of food flow has already developed from the competition of products, network layout and brand promotion to the supply chain competition of automation technology, scientific logistics distribution and humanized services. For traditional food enterprises, if they want to win the supply chain competition and enhance their influence, they must transform to digital supply chain management.
Characteristics of food industry supply chain:
1. Strong dependence on environment, including natural environment such as soil composition, rainwater, air humidity, temperature, sunlight, etc; It also includes the social environment.
2. Short material turnover time and multiple links. Due to the perishability and freshness of food, each link of the food supply chain must have strict time control, and because the food supply chain includes many links such as planting, breeding, processing, storage, transportation, freshness preservation, circulation, and sales, each link bears unpredictable risks, which not only increases the cost but also affects the value added.
3. High requirements for storage and transportation equipment and management. Due to the perishability and timeliness of food, the food supply chain has a strong dependence on the temperature control technology of storage and transportation equipment. It not only requires high cold chain technology in the transportation system, but also requires high cold control technology in the storage place.
4. The market is uncertain. Agricultural production has obvious seasonality. The source of raw materials for food is restricted by the seasonality of agricultural production. Obviously, the corresponding food market demand and market price fluctuate greatly in the mature and immature seasons of certain agricultural products.
5. Strict quality requirements and high risk. Under the influence of the environment, the food business process is complex and changeable, with large losses and high costs, and its supply chain is fragile. Once a quality problem occurs, the manufacturer's products will be difficult to win the trust of consumers.
Advantages of digital supply chain transformation in food industry:
At present, the informatization level of China's food industry supply chain is still low, which seriously affects the overall operation level and efficiency of China's food supply chain, and delays the degree and speed of China's food supply chain's integration with international standards. Due to the low level of information technology in the food supply chain, the information in the food supply chain is blocked, not transparent and smooth enough, and each link of the supply chain is often disconnected, which causes unnecessary delay in the transportation of food, and greatly increases the safety risk of food.
Accelerate the transformation of the digital supply chain in the food industry. Based on the whole chain collaboration of the intelligent supply chain in the food industry, we can accurately grasp the terminal consumption data, so as to more accurately guide production and procurement. We can eliminate the miscalculation of production plans and procurement plans caused by the poor feedback of consumer information from the source, avoid ineffective allocation in logistics distribution and other links, and make full use of the efficient synergy of the supply chain, Make every link from production to retail more efficient.
Traditional food enterprises can choose to apply the scientific and practical food supply chain information management system developed by a third party enterprise, such as Digital Commerce Cloud, to provide professional solutions for food supply chain management and information diagnosis analysis, provide powerful information guarantee for decision-makers to monitor the safety hazards and key control points of the food supply chain, and timely solve specific problems in the supply chain operation process.
1. Supply and demand coordination and efficient implementation of SCM system in food industry
The digital supply chain system of the food industry controls the purchase demand, order and delivery date, inventory, receipt and shipment and other links. Through the supply chain system, enterprises can organize and classify the supply chain from the level of food product operators, manufacturers, sellers, food stores, logistics warehousing and customers. The intelligent supply chain platform helps enterprises to carry out internal basic business management, business execution and process supervision, so that orders The efficiency of important links such as warehousing and logistics has been greatly improved, so as to strengthen the supplier collaboration of food enterprises. The food SCM supply chain system platform has improved the response efficiency of food suppliers and the procurement execution efficiency.
2. The procurement process of classified materials, and the procurement of smart supply chain platform in the food industry is open
The SCM supply chain system platform of the food industry combs food categories and classifies suppliers. The food supply chain system creates an overall procurement process from sourcing, bidding to financial reconciliation. Through the supply chain system, you can view the bidding progress at any time, integrate the project operation system, and effectively manage as a whole.
3. SCM system of food supply chain improves management efficiency of food industry
A supply chain system collects the needs of multiple regions and departments. The intelligent food supply chain platform realizes centralized procurement, integrates the supplier base, price, procurement process and supplier management process, and forms a joint force of intelligent supply chain platform system management.
4. The supply chain information management system of the food industry predicts sales and reduces product loss
The SCM supply chain system platform of the food industry can also calculate the sales volume forecast, use the front-end recommendation system for intelligent transfer, and apply it to multiple links such as the location of the front warehouse, product selection, procurement, logistics, and sales. Through the supply chain system, centralized procurement and vehicle handling reduce the splitting process. To a certain extent, the SCM system of the food supply chain reduces the loss of food products and efficiently delivers fresh products to customers.
5. The smart supply chain platform in the food industry reduces logistics costs and makes warehouse management easier
The logistics cost of food is very high. Through the logistics management system in the SCM system of the food supply chain, the barcode, mobile handheld PDA device and mobile network can be combined, and the enterprise management network and management system can be connected. The SCM system of the food supply chain realizes the intelligent mobile inventory management mode of the enterprise's goods inventory. The timeliness and accuracy of the platform's inventory data were improved through the logistics management of the food supply chain system. The food SCM supply chain system platform makes warehouse management easy, and makes complex warehousing data clear at a glance.
In the context of the rapid development of the Internet, China has entered the new retail era, which also means that consumer demand and enterprise positioning will be more refined. Without a flexible and efficient supply chain system, it is unable to support a sufficient volume of business. By building the food industry supply chain information management system, relying on big data, the Internet of Things, intelligent terminals and other information infrastructure, the data of the entire supply chain system can be connected, enabling food enterprises to break through the market competition and achieve high-quality development.