Cicom runs production, stock across several warehouses and distribution in a single system, with batch traceability.
We built Cicom's custom operational system, covering recipe-based production planning and recording, inventory across several warehouses and distribution through agents. Since 2022 the system also covers continuous production.
Business need
Cicom manufactures ice cream wafers and cakes for major retail chains in Romania and abroad. Raw material requirements could not be derived accurately from the production plan, and manufacturing did not follow a standard process.
Warehouse stock was not available up to date, and distribution agents' requests did not go through a system. Retail customers require traceability at every stage, from production to delivery.
Result
Management has the stock of every warehouse by product and batch at any moment, and any delivered batch can be traced back to its raw materials. In continuous production, planning is separate from actual output, and available-to-sell stock includes finished goods only.
Solution delivered
- Production planning and recordingProduction is planned by product and flavour, following the recipe book, and raw material consumption is recorded against the batch of each ingredient.
- Batch traceabilityEvery finished goods batch is linked to its recipe and to the raw material batches it consumed. Goods carry the batch label, with a barcode.
- Multi-warehouse inventoryThe multi-warehouse module, developed for Cicom, keeps stock separately for each cold room, by product and batch. Users and warehouses are identified by RFID.
- Partner goodsGoods from external partners are managed in the same warehouses, separately from in-house production.
- Distribution through agentsAgents request goods from the mobile app, including while on their route, and every request is validated against available stock.
- Continuous productionThe module delivered in 2022 separates planning from actual output. Production goes straight into the production room's stock, and unfinished goods stay out of available-to-sell stock.
- Reporting and controlPlanning, stock by warehouse and by batch, and protocol issues, in the web back office. Production, warehouse and distribution have separate roles.
How it works
- 01
Planning
Production is planned by product, following the recipe book.
- .NET and Angular
- 02
Production
Production records consumption by batch and the quantity produced, and the system prints the batch labels.
- Mobile app
- Zebra
- 03
Warehouses
Stock is updated by warehouse and batch on every receipt and transfer.
- Mobile app
- 04
Distribution and reporting
The agent's request is validated against available stock, and management follows production, stock and distribution in the back office.
- Mobile app
- .NET and Angular
