Food and Beverages

Supply chains today are so complex structures that it becomes crucial for companies to gain maximal control over the suppliers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers. Today, majority of companies are capable to track food ingredients one step back and one step forth. Thus, in case of malicious contamination it is difficult and often impossible to identify the source. While many manufacturers are trying to respond to such request in a way it will satisfy regulatory minimal requirements, leaders are considering usage of advanced technologies not only to overcome security and regulatory issues but to transform the way they do business. In this presentation, it will be shown how properly to start considering industry 4.0 concepts, and utilize technology in order to: deliver better and more secure products to the consumers; reduce counterfeit and fraud;optimize supply chain processes and; streamline upstream and downstream.