Every food and beverage manufacturer fights the same battle: raw materials are products of nature, and nature doesn't do consistency. Brix shifts with the harvest, butterfat varies by season, moisture changes with the supplier — and that variability is the root cause of yield loss that process discipline alone can't fix.
AI is changing what's possible. Not by removing variability, but by making it measurable, predictable and manageable. But the business case on paper is only half the story: what does it actually take to get there — how do operators respond to AI recommendations, what changes in daily decision-making, and how does yield improvement become visible and stay that way?
This session starts with the problem you know intimately, then goes behind the case study — the organizations who have lived it, those who helped them get there, and the Infor team behind the technology — with a live demo of how the questions get asked and the answers get found.
Learning outcomes
- How machine learning can reveal the variability patterns human teams can't track, using connected data from ERP, MES, quality systems and IoT
- What the implementation journey really looks like, from data readiness to live recommendations on the floor
- The scale of the yield opportunity across food and beverage manufacturing, and why even marginal gains can deliver an outsized impact on profitability
- What to get right before you start, drawn from real experience
Speakers
Joe Walker
Food & Beverage Solution Architect, Anthesis
Joe Walker serves as a solution architect for Anthesis, focusing on the food and beverage industry and Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage.
Joe's role at Anthesis is making sure that the Infor CloudSuite that is selected and implemented delivers the business benefit the customer desires. Joe has over 25 years’ experience with the Infor solution and has previously worked for a food manufacturer, as well as Infor.
Marcel Koks
Sr. Director Industry & Solution Strategy, Food & Beverage, Infor
Marcel Koks serves as the Director of Industry & Solution Strategy for the food and beverage sector at Infor.
Throughout his extensive career, Marcel has helped many food and beverage businesses by defining and implementing fit-for-purpose solutions. In his current role, he is charged with shaping and guiding the strategic direction for Infor's engagements in the food and beverage market.