Category Archives: Costing

The Daily P+L (Profit and Loss Statement) in the meat industry and other food industries

I must have visited more than 300 meat packing and processing plants supporting them in their endeavor to find better business software solutions for their companies. Part of these visits is the, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always exciting discussion … Continue reading

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Feature Definition: What is an item?

Does this question look silly to you? Believe me, it is not! In my experience implementing computer systems, this question is one of the most profoundly discussed topics when companies in the food industry head into the implementation of new … Continue reading

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The Power of Integration

I will soon head out on a trip to Canada. I will, on three different occasions discuss with members of the meat processing community recipes, bill-of-materials and aspects of production planning and execution. This will be a lot of fun. … Continue reading

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