Oberto Sausage Essay

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CASE STUDY: Food & Beverage THE COMPANY Oberto Sausage Company® improve finished goods accuracy. The lack of accurate information about finished goods translated to unacceptable inventory accuracy and quickly made it clear that any system that addressed this problem alone would pay for itself in short order. As a company assimilates new factories, new warehouses and new employees, they often need not only consistent systems but integrated and seamless processes. Oberto discovered that the selection and deployment of critical systems could help them with both. For example, Eagle Consulting and Oberto worked together to develop and implement a process that warehouse drivers understood immediately. The learning curve was very short, and the drivers liked the fact that it made their job easier and clearer. A standard process flow meant everyone did things the same way and knew exactly what was expected. The company faced other challenges as well. For example, when picking for a shipment, the location picked from remained “occupied” by the system for as much as 24 hours. That meant that hundreds of locations might be showing as unavailable when in fact the real problem was one of timely and accurate information. Like other food and beverage companies, Oberto also must deal with shelf life and lot control issues, tracking all the way back to each raw ingredient. Such requirements make it clear that timely and accurate information is a “must have.” (continued on next page) The Oberto Sausage Company opened its doors in 1918 as a one-person shop selling family recipes to Seattle’s Italian community through local ethnic stores. Today the company is still privately held but operates three manufacturing facilities, warehouses and employs over 1,000 people. Oberto products are produced under five different labels and are available at supermarkets throughout the United

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