Category Archives: Meat

Business Reports for Meat Processors

It seems almost as if some things do not ever change, especially when it comes to reports. Reporting is one of the most important tools for companies to understand their performance and make operational decisions. As I am back selling … Continue reading

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Integrated software solutions for the meat industry are better!

I was travelling the East Coast of the US last week, talking to potential clients about the opportunities in their business and potential solutions for them. I have been looking at existing systems in plants for about 20 years, designed, … Continue reading

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Conceptualizing cutting and deboning yields

I was in Canada last week, visiting potential clients as well as attending a user group meeting of a meat specific software solution provider. I actually talked all week with about 10 companies about cutting and deboning yields. While it … Continue reading

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Feature Definition: Least Cost Formulation in the Meat Industry

Least Cost Formulation (LCF)software are computer programs that calculate cost optimized formulations (recipes) based on current circumstances. A pre-requisite of LCF Systems is, that you can use different meat ingredients in the recipe or bill-of-material but still get the same … Continue reading

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The Top 10 features and functions in software for the meat industry

Do the TOP 10 features of software products in the meat industry exist? I will try to make the case for some but not without a little disclaimer before I get started. Talking about the Top 10 is always something … Continue reading

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