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More beverage manufacturers are using Software as a Service (SaaS) to facilitate data and process integration with their retailers, agents, distributors and suppliers. By adopting Electronic Date Interchange (EDI) technology they are saving money and passing the savings on to customers.

SaaS in the beverage industry has become a popular delivery method for applications. It saves businesses the cost of purchasing software for tracking the movements and storage of raw materials. The monthly rental of the online software enables them to track any work in progress, inventory or delivery of the finished beverage. Trading partners who receive the manufacturer’s EDI transmissions can manage their end of the production process. Trading partners can manage the upstream and downstream value of material’s final goods and related information with their suppliers, resellers and consumers without snail mail delays. SaaS software includes tools to execute Transactions and manage relationships with trading partners and control other associated processes.

Quality management is essential for producing a good tasting beverage. EDI helps beverage manufacturers track the quality of ingredients they use for their products. They instantly track raw materials for shelf life and freshness. From this, they are able to automatically identify ingredients that need reordering, inspection or those that failed inspection. This is mandatory because controlling their inventory’s quality is essential for compliance with regulatory mandates.

With EDI, brewers also manage their recipes, formulas and control their lots with batch production techniques. The characteristic of each beverage lot is tracked to insure quality and taste are maintained. EDI technology also enables them to track the finished product from inventory to store with the use of bar codes and RFID. This makes better warehouse management and shelf life control. Beverage shipping and distribution is also simpler because trading partners are able to share information between each other and instantly judge the popularity of products by the length of time they remain on shelves.

EDI technology for maintaining the supply chain through placing orders, releases, shipping and quality management is improving the beverage industry for both manufacturers and consumers. Manufacturers are able to integrate high tech quality management tools throughout their systems to insure your receive a quality tasting product. Modern e-commerce technology is making a big impact in the beverage industry by increasing productivity and lowering the costs of delivery, storage and prices.

Another area of beverage industry that has been affected by technology is on the consumer side. Nowadays, anyone can order anything customized. The alcohol beverage industry is no exception, there are custom brewed drinks in customized bottles. You can choose the taste, package and logo design. Fill your customized shotglasses with your one-of-a-kind custom microbrew. Now, that’s something to raise your glasses too!