Food and Beverage: Industry Food and Beverage: Industry ChallengesChallenges• Fewer but larger customers Fewer but larger customers • Increasing costs (labeling, raw materials) Increasing costs (labeling, raw materials) • Tightened suppliesTightened supplies• A shift in consumer diet demands and product A shift in consumer diet demands and product

preferencespreferences• Customer mandates Customer mandates • Food safety complianceFood safety compliance

Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV Can Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV Can HelpHelp

• Fuel productivity with streamlined operationsFuel productivity with streamlined operations• Respond quickly to new opportunities Respond quickly to new opportunities • Build and strengthenBuild and strengthen relationships with new and relationships with new and

existing retailers and suppliersexisting retailers and suppliers• Expand your offering of products and servicesExpand your offering of products and services

Fuel ProductivityFuel Productivity

• Store data in a centralized databaseStore data in a centralized database • Find product details fast Find product details fast • Respond quickly with precise information Respond quickly with precise information • Increase inventory accuracy Increase inventory accuracy • Track and monitor mission-critical eventsTrack and monitor mission-critical events• Use familiar MicrosoftUse familiar Microsoft®® software software

Respond Quickly to New Respond Quickly to New Opportunities Opportunities • Simplify information access and reportingSimplify information access and reporting• Analyze the data you want, the way you wantAnalyze the data you want, the way you want• Transform raw data into decision-driving Transform raw data into decision-driving

intelligenceintelligence– Attribute characteristics to the information you record Attribute characteristics to the information you record

in your daily workin your daily work– Set up dimension value hierarchies and defaultsSet up dimension value hierarchies and defaults– Gain analytical flexibility with SIFTGain analytical flexibility with SIFT

• Analyze individual or consolidated data on your Analyze individual or consolidated data on your business contactsbusiness contacts

• Plan effective marketing campaignsPlan effective marketing campaigns

Strengthen RelationshipsStrengthen Relationships

• Personalize customer relationshipsPersonalize customer relationships• Speak your customers’ and suppliers’ Speak your customers’ and suppliers’

languageslanguages• Respond quickly to customer queries Respond quickly to customer queries • Pinpoint service needs quicklyPinpoint service needs quickly• Make satisfactory item substitutions for Make satisfactory item substitutions for

out-of-stock inventoryout-of-stock inventory• Increase trust in your brand by proactively Increase trust in your brand by proactively

communicating with customers and communicating with customers and partnerspartners

Customer need

Microsoft Certified Business Solutions

Partner

Customizationtools Vertical solution

Partner to Build SuccessPartner to Build Success

• Team up with a strong IT partner with Team up with a strong IT partner with industry expertiseindustry expertise

• Implement a tailored solution Implement a tailored solution • Enjoy tools and support to build successEnjoy tools and support to build success