From Farm to Fork: Maximizing the Value
of the Bird

Unlock opportunities for efficiency, sustainability and profitability

Global poultry markets are well positioned to gradually improve and are forecasted to grow 2.5-3% in 2025*. Poultry processing is different from other industries: processing high volumes and selling at low margins; supply of uncertain quality, weight and consistency; and almost infinite combinations of product mix.

From farm to fork, the poultry processing landscape is extremely complex and fraught with inefficiencies and obstacles. There are untapped opportunities for innovation and improvement, for example:

Higher EBIT
per bird

Optimized
inventory

Better disruption
management

Reduced
operating risk

Increased
ROCE

Let’s delve into the heart of the supply chain process – from the arrival of live birds to the final packaging of products.

Optimizing The Journey: Sustainable Value Creation

Sustainable transformation for poultry processing

Supply - Push

Grow to meet forecasted demand

Sharing demand estimation and lot-sizing for production planning with farms, enables them to achieve appropriate lot allocation in adherence with biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines.

Manage supply disruptions in real-time

Effectively replan upon receipt of live birds to maximize capacity despite variations in the expected size, grade, quantity, or arrival times.

Go beyond being demand-driven

Align supply-push with demand-pull to maximize efficiency, reduce waste, and boost margins.

Automate cutting patterns

Consider all cut and packaging paths so you always choose the best bird or portion to fulfill demand across different time horizons.

Maximize secondary product value

With full visibility of current and future inventory levels of secondary products, you connect operations with future demand to drive more value.

Demand - Pull

Increase the price per kilo

Being able to compare multiple scenarios means you can climb the value ladder by allocating products to demand with the highest value

Optimize recipes for lowest cost formulation

Blending optimization enables you to effectively balance recipes to control ingredient costs, minimize waste, yet still guarantee product quality, taste, and freshness.

Capitalize on seasonal fluctuations

With full visibility of upcoming demand in days, weeks, and months, you can decide whether to buy externally, allocate frozen stock to future demand/ inventory, or sell excess to the commodity market.

Reduce new product introduction time

Assess the viability and reduce R&D cycle time by evaluating the impact of new product introductions on current and future commitments across your value chain.

Effectively plan rush orders

Compare multiple scenarios and evaluate the impact of rush orders on all your KPIs to always make the optimal decision.

Prioritize markets/ channels

Maximize profitability by considering different priority customers, intra-site shipments, and agreed MLOR to fulfill customer SLA targets. Aim for the highest euro per kg.

Decision Intelligence: Smart Planning

In the dynamic poultry industry, Decision Intelligence serves as an essential tool, transforming complex data into actionable insights. By integrating advanced analytics and AI, Decision Intelligence empowers planners to make better decisions quicker and more consistently.

Examples:

Do you really need additional external storage during peak periods? Decision Intelligence helps to identify options to use spare capacity, and also to cycle stock to avoid capacity issues leading up to peak production periods.
Can you automatically identify excess stock nearing its end-of-life and generate value by using it?
How can you drive value from a co-produced product such as chicken wings?

Embracing Decision Intelligence empowers poultry businesses to navigate industry complexities with agility, timeliness, and informed precision.

Transforming Together: Our Approach To Your Success

Our approach to transformation projects is built on partnership, innovation, and a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within the poultry industry.

We work with you to define, design and unlock tangible value for your business. With our threestep approach, we ensure that people, processes and technology align to drive resilient, efficient and sustainable operations:

Value Discovery

Identifying the value ensures the technology, solution and business implementation align with your objectives and deliver ROI.

First Time Right

Accurate processes from the outset avoids costly revisions and ensures a smooth implementation that meets your specific needs.

Transformation

Involving key users in the business change process helps gain trust and buy-in for new systems to drive successful adoption.

From Farm to Fork: Maximizing the Value of the Bird