Berner Food & Beverage and TraceGains to Discuss Strategies and Processes

Westminster, CO -- (SBWire) --12/01/2011 --Reducing supply chain disruptions through better supplier collaboration helps both sides lower costs and raise quality. With advanced control of their suppliers and their ingredient supply chain, innovative processors and manufacturers are leveraging Lean principles for cutting inventory levels, improving cash flow, and enhancing their bottom line.

On Wednesday, November 30th, 2011, join Troy Grove, CIO of Berner Food & Beverage, Inc., and Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, Inc., for a free webinar to learn how to:

• Accelerate acceptance of in-spec shipments for better operational efficiency.
• Move closer to just-in-time (JIT) inventory for improved cash flow.
• Automate purchase order acknowledgement for better manufacturing scheduling.
• Scorecard suppliers based on how ingredients affect your finished-goods quality, cost, and customer satisfaction.
• Implement an automated continuous supplier audit process to show trends and provide early warning.
• Drive partnerships through transparency and shared decision-making.

Troy Grove will discuss how Berner Foods & Beverage accelerated acceptance of in-spec shipments, moved closer to just-in-time inventory, automated purchase order acknowledgement, built a supplier score card, added a continuous supplier audit process, and gained a supplier partnership tool.

Signup for the webinar is available at http://bit.ly/ujg064.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains is for quality, purchasing, sourcing, and compliance managers who are dissatisfied with the high cost and high risk of manual tracking and control of ingredients and suppliers. TraceGains is a complete compliance and risk management solution that automates data from paper or electronic filing cabinets and makes it actionable. Unlike ERP, home-grown, or manual systems, TraceGains’ system continuously controls, illuminates, and predicts risk for each ingredient shipment and supplier certification. TraceGains has customers in baking mixes, snack foods, dairy, salad dressings, herbs & seasonings, nutraceuticals, dips, glazes & marinades, beverages, cheese processing and manufacturing, frozen foods, flavor manufacturing, breakfast cereals, dietary supplements, Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), Convenience Foods, and Cheese Sauces. More information is available at http://www.tracegains.com.