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Brewing Success

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration Training
Challenge	Ambev, a leading South American brewer and PepsiCo International, Inc.’s bottler outside of the U.S., experienced a significant spike in order volume across its operating regions. This led to the company's decision to search for better transportation solutions that could handle increasingly complex demands from the company’s growing business. In addition to cost and efficiency concerns, Ambev also needed to ensure that customer service levels kept pace with increasing demand. Therefore, the company sought to improve asset utilization and processes while also positioning itself for continued future growth. Read More
About Customer	Ambev is a leading South American brewer and PepsiCo International, Inc.’s bottler outside of the U.S. Ambev and its subsidiaries produce, distribute and sell beer, carbonated soft drinks and other non-alcoholic and noncarbonated products in 14 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela). The company holds a portfolio of “stars” including the beer brands Antarctica, Brahma, Bohemia, Skol, Original and Stella Artois; the carbonated soft drinks Guaraná Antarctica, Soda, Pepsi and Sukita; and the innovative H2OH! and Guarah! soft drinks. Read More
Solution	Following an evaluation of the most relevant systems available in the market, Ambev decided to replace its legacy systems with JDA Software’s Intelligent Fulfillment™ solutions to better plan and manage its transportation network. Ambev also engaged JDA Services for the implementation project. The combined JDA and Ambev team initiated the installation in Brazil. Several factors made this project a complex implementation: Ambev had seven internal systems requiring integration points, seven separate partners that were involved in the project, as well as a sophisticated scope of business process requirements, such as advanced continuous moves, dock scheduling, fleet utilization and bottle returns. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Ambev, a leading South American brewer and PepsiCo International, Inc.’s bottler outside of the U.S., experienced a significant spike in order volume across its operating regions. This led to the company's decision to search for better transportation solutions that could handle increasingly complex demands from the company’s growing business. In addition to cost and efficiency concerns, Ambev also needed to ensure that customer service levels kept pace with increasing demand. Therefore, the company sought to improve asset utilization and processes while also positioning itself for continued future growth.

About Customer

Ambev is a leading South American brewer and PepsiCo International, Inc.’s bottler outside of the U.S. Ambev and its subsidiaries produce, distribute and sell beer, carbonated soft drinks and other non-alcoholic and noncarbonated products in 14 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela). The company holds a portfolio of “stars” including the beer brands Antarctica, Brahma, Bohemia, Skol, Original and Stella Artois; the carbonated soft drinks Guaraná Antarctica, Soda, Pepsi and Sukita; and the innovative H2OH! and Guarah! soft drinks.

Solution

Following an evaluation of the most relevant systems available in the market, Ambev decided to replace its legacy systems with JDA Software’s Intelligent Fulfillment™ solutions to better plan and manage its transportation network. Ambev also engaged JDA Services for the implementation project. The combined JDA and Ambev team initiated the installation in Brazil. Several factors made this project a complex implementation: Ambev had seven internal systems requiring integration points, seven separate partners that were involved in the project, as well as a sophisticated scope of business process requirements, such as advanced continuous moves, dock scheduling, fleet utilization and bottle returns.

Impact #1	Improved network-wide visibility
Impact #2	Increased asset utilization, and improved overall transportation efficiency and performance
Impact #3	Enhanced dock scheduling, resulting in reduced dock congestion

Impact #1

Improved network-wide visibility

Impact #2

Increased asset utilization, and improved overall transportation efficiency and performance

Impact #3

Enhanced dock scheduling, resulting in reduced dock congestion

Benefit #1	Achieved 100 percent return on investment in less than 12 months
Benefit #2	Optimized use of its 380 trucks
Benefit #3	Dock scheduling – which in some cases was previously done manually – can be completed within the JDA system

Benefit #1

Achieved 100 percent return on investment in less than 12 months

Benefit #2

Optimized use of its 380 trucks

Benefit #3

Dock scheduling – which in some cases was previously done manually – can be completed within the JDA system

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Brewing Success

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