Shared data in the form of production intelligence can fill the gap between boardroom and plant floor.

The fundamental idea is that data-whether it relates to national security or plant operations-should be shared among those who need access to it. Yet in most food plants, a systems gap often exists between the corporate systems (i.e. ERP and SCM) and the plant systems (i.e. MES, LIMS and maintenance). Although many plants may take steps to implement software that improves plant operations, few understand the importance of integrating that information with corporate software systems. Through data sharing, production intelligence solutions enable corporate, plant and production managers to improve production efficiency, performance and profitability by presenting real-time information in a business context throughout the enterprise.