Optimising Supply Chain Efficiency for a Leading Food Producer with SolvedBy.Ai

The Challenges

The company faced the constant challenge of keeping shelves stocked while avoiding costly overproduction and waste.

Key issues included:
  • Frequent stock imbalances leading to significant year-end waste.
  • Inability to forecast demand accurately two weeks ahead to meet supplier and production timelines.
  • Manual forecasting processes that couldn’t account for external factors such as supermarket promotions, weather, and holidays.
  • Supply chain inefficiencies that created unnecessary costs and operational strain.

The Intelligence Behind the Shift

SolvedBy.Ai introduced an AI-driven demand forecasting and supply optimisation solution designed to address SKU-level planning challenges.

Here’s how it works:

Forecasting Demand at SKU Level
Using historical order data, promotional calendars, weather patterns, holiday effects, and other contextual variables, the model predicts weekly demand at a granular, per-SKU level.

Smarter Stock & Production Planning
Predictions inform stock holding, production scheduling, and raw material orders — ensuring the right stock is available at the right time while reducing overproduction.

Profit & Waste Reduction Logic
By accurately forecasting demand, the business avoids unnecessary production runs, minimises waste, and reduces end-of-year inventory.

Context-Rich Modelling
Data sources such as promotions, seasonal weather, competitor insights, traffic changes, holidays and more are layered into the forecasts, capturing demand shifts that traditional methods miss.

From Hypothesis to High-Performance

Winning decision factors included:

  • Clear improvements in forecasting accuracy compared with in-house models.
  • Demonstrated impact on waste reduction and cost savings.
  • Confidence built through a phased rollout and transparent validation process.

The food producer can now:

  • Forecast SKU-level demand two weeks out with higher accuracy than before.
  • Align production schedules more closely with real market demand.
  • Improve planning efficiency by automating manual forecasting processes.
  • Reduce excess inventory and product waste.

The Results – Delivering Tangible Impact

The collaboration with SolvedBy.Ai has delivered significant, measurable results:
  • 50% reduction in year-end inventory levels.
  • 62% decrease in stock waste.
  • 62.5 staff hours saved per week through automation.
  • 0.02% lower cost of sale via earlier, optimised ordering.
  • 0.16% increase in total sales due to improved product availability.

About the Company

A leading European food producer and manufacturer, specialising in premium seafood and chilled products, sought to modernise its forecasting and supply chain planning. Known for its commitment to quality and innovation, the business supplies major retailers and foodservice providers across multiple markets.

A Scalable Model for Food Manufacturing

While initially developed for a seafood production environment, this model is broadly applicable across the wider food manufacturing sector.

Wherever SKU-level demand forecasting meets stock optimisation, SolvedBy.Ai delivers clarity, efficiency, and measurable profit gains.
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