Every day in the warehouse is a day off the shelf.
In food and beverage, inventory expires. Forecast error becomes waste, and a missed retailer delivery becomes a penalty. WERISCO manages cover in days of shelf life, not just units.
Ingredients · Shelf life · Demand volatility · Cold chain · Forecasting
How the chain actually behaves
F&B producers face perishable raw materials, promotional spikes decided by retailers, and customer service contracts with fines for short or late deliveries. Planning must respect minimum remaining shelf life at dispatch, FEFO rotation and campaign-based production, rules a generic ERP report does not apply.
- 01
Waste from over-forecasting
Excess finished goods that fall below minimum remaining shelf life become write-offs or discounts.
- 02
Promotions that surprise production
Retailer promotions land with short notice and double weekly demand.
- 03
Retailer service penalties
Short and late deliveries trigger fines and lost shelf space.
- 04
Seasonal ingredients
Harvest-dependent raw materials with volatile price and availability.
From packaging delay to a ranked shortage list
- Step 01
Glass jar supplier confirms the next PO a week late
- Step 02
WERISCO compares the new date with jars on hand and weekly usage
- Step 03
Ranks the jar PO above later orders that stock still covers
- Step 04
Shows the evidence: stock, usage, days of cover, promised date
- Step 05
The team decides on allocation and the promotion volume
chilled dairy desserts
$55M revenue, 1 plant, 2 DCs, 3 national retailers.
- 01Retailer promotion doubles weekly demand
- 02Glass jar supplier at 80% OTIF
- 03Line capacity short 1 campaign
- 04Promotion service level at risk
Pre-build 2 campaigns, secure jar allocation, cap promo volume with retailer.
- Waste / write-off %
- The direct cost of forecast error in perishable goods.
- Retailer OTIF
- Drives penalties and shelf-space negotiations.
- Days of shelf life at dispatch
- Determines what can still be sold to whom.
- Forecast accuracy on promotions
- Where most of the error concentrates.
- Stock falling below minimum remaining shelf life
- Packaging material shortages
- Cold-chain capacity peaks
- Ingredient price and supply volatility
Signals · Lot expiry dates · Promotion calendar · Retailer order patterns · Packaging stock
Supply chain audit
See where your supply chain is exposed.
A 20-minute call and two file exports: stock by item and open orders. You see the inventory and order value exposed. No integration, no savings estimate, and an NDA if you need one.