Over the years, we’ve watched ERP data move from manual, transactional based systems where updates occurred once daily—if that—to real-time systems, providing food processors with an accurate grip on updating inventories to plan and forecast production. Now, processors neither have the time nor the budget to develop their own ERP solutions, so they look for solutions that combine as many of their production planning needs out of the box, with minimal time spent on integration. Today’s ERP systems, backed up with AI and machine learning, stand ready to provide actionable information to plan ahead without incurring needless waste and expense.