Planning, forecasting,
and optimization
Business impact and value
Companies in the Food and Beverage industry typically sell their products through multiple channels, each with its own pricing and discount scenarios (quantity discounts, referral and seasonal discounts, promotions, etc.).
Our specialized apps for
planning and forecasting
Discover the applications developed by Bricklead on Microsoft Appsource
Our Apps
Advanced Planning improves supply chain planning in Business Central through intelligent filtering of usable inventory based on batch eligibility. The solution automatically excludes expired, blocked, or non-compliant batches from planning and procurement calculations, ensuring that only valid inventory can be consumed or shipped.
This is particularly important in the food and beverage industry, where planners must take into account:
strict shelf life constraints, batches subject to quality or compliance restrictions, and regulatory requirements for traceability and product release.
By ensuring that the planning engine only considers eligible inventory, Advanced Planning significantly improves planning accuracy, reduces manual corrections, and enhances compliance. Supply chain teams maintain higher service levels while avoiding the risk of planning based on unusable inventory.
Manufacturing Planning Optimization strengthens the production planning process by providing tools that help align capacity, material availability, and batching logic with actual operational constraints. It helps planners develop more resilient production plans by identifying bottlenecks, proposing optimized production sequences, and improving synchronization between demand and manufacturing capabilities.
In the food industry, where shelf life, cleaning cycles, allergen separation, and equipment limitations play a central role, optimized planning reduces changeovers, stabilizes production flows, and makes better use of plant resources.