Food and beverage · Dairy
Milk arrives every day, whether you need it or not.
Daisy gives dairy processors the demand and supply forecast to plan against, so you hold less working capital and protect your margin.
Dairy
Before and after Daisy
Why dairy processors are harder to plan
- Supply swings with the seasonIntake rises through the spring flush and falls through the dry-off. Get the curve wrong and you are short for customers or turning surplus milk into whatever has spare capacity.
- Every liter needs a homeThe product mix (fresh milk, cheese, butter, powders) has to absorb the milk you receive, and each product has its own capacity, shelf life and margin.
- Fresh products don’t waitShort shelf lives turn over-forecasting into write-offs and under-forecasting into missed orders.
- Retailers enforce on-time, in-fullWalmart, for example, fines suppliers 3% of the value of each late or incomplete shipment.
What Daisy does for dairy processors
- Demand planningWe predict sales at the SKU and account level, so your team can plan against one number per customer and product.
- Inventory & working capitalStock levels are set from the demand forecast, balancing service level against inventory and the working capital it ties up.
- ProcurementAnticipate how much supply you will receive and identify exact purchasing gaps based on real-time data.
- S&OPWe compile the data, structure the breakdowns and do the grunt work, so your team can run its regular S&OP process on one set of numbers.
Questions from dairy processors
How is Daisy different from a planning tool like SAP IBP?
Other platforms give you a tool to run: your team configures, maintains and runs it. Daisy delivers the demand and supply forecast you plan against, and keeps it maintained.
What data do you need to start?
Your sales and milk intake history from your ERP or a file export. Daisy adds outside signals such as weather and markets, so there is nothing extra for your team to collect.
How does the 12-week pilot work?
We run it on one brand, site or channel, alongside your own forecast.
Does this replace our planners?
No. Every forecast shows what is driving it, so planners can see why the number moved and apply their own judgment before they act.
See Daisy in action.
Start with a 12-week pilot, run alongside your forecast
Want to try Daisy?
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