1. Reception of supplies
Supplies are received into the system, checked, weighed and labeled. All traceability information is entered, and supplies are assigned to the stock. In the fresh products industry, it is vital to monitor the raw material stock to reduce loss and to age products to the optimal stage.
2. Raw material inventory
Raw material stock levels are always known. Items can be assigned to a stock location as they enter the inventory. For each item in stock, information such as quantity, age, expiration date, location, and supplier are essential for production planning and scheduling. When items are assigned to different production lines, accurate information is available about raw material usage, cost and origin of raw materials per production line.
3. Processing
Marel offers a wide range of processing equipment that is all linked to Innova for the most accurate processing control available. Innova can control individual machinery or whole processing lines such as intelligent portioning and trimming machines, grading and batching equipment, trimming and boning lines, packing and labeling lines, weighing equipment, vision units and RFID logistic solutions. All this equipment provides real-time data for performance monitoring to optimize profitability at each stage.
4. Packing
Advanced packing and labeling solutions with full inventory, palletizing and order processing capabilities. The system provides full support for in-process weighing, inventory control, packing, giveaway monitoring and finished goods outer case marking. Orders can be processed online, pallets packed automatically and labels printed based on real-time data. End products can be traced back to the exact supplier’s delivery.