Nature's Pride is one of the leading suppliers of exotic fruit and vegetables, with a range of hundreds of products sourced and distributed worldwide. Balancing supply and demand every day – from ripening to distribution – makes precise, flexible planning business-critical.
- Client: Nature's Pride
- Industry: Agriculture & Food
- Product used: OutSystems
What changed for Nature's Pride
Supply and demand in balance
Ripening aligned with sales demand, day by day
Flexible planning
Adjust varieties, sizes and production moments where needed
Less product waste
The right product at the right time, with minimal waste
33 weeks ahead
Plan three weeks ahead daily, up to thirteen weeks ahead weekly
The Challenge
Nature's Pride wanted to better align the ripening of its products with actual sales demand. Planning happened through scattered, manual processes, making it difficult to quickly adapt to changes in demand, varieties or production moments. This led to product waste and missed opportunities to align supply and demand.
Our Approach
Product League developed a planning solution that allows Nature's Pride to align product ripening with sales demand, day by day. The system makes it possible to flexibly adjust varieties, sizes and production moments, with a planning horizon of three weeks ahead daily and up to thirteen weeks ahead weekly.
The Solution & Impact
With this solution, Nature's Pride balances supply and demand every day, reducing product waste and increasing flexibility. The team can plan up to 33 weeks ahead while still quickly adjusting when demand changes, resulting in less waste and a better-matched assortment.
OutSystems as the foundation for smart planning
This case shows what OutSystems can do for tailor-made planning solutions: daily alignment of supply and demand, planning up to 33 weeks ahead, and flexibly adjusting when needed. Built on OutSystems, and it works for Nature's Pride.