Arkieva APS Implementation at European Fresh Food Manufacturer

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Arkieva APS Implementation at European Fresh Food Manufacturer

Case study of Arkieva APS deployment at What’s Cooking? to replace fragmented Excel planning with integrated S&OP for short-shelf-life products.

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June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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What’s Cooking?, a Belgian fresh savoury food group, implemented Arkieva’s full S&OP suite to manage high service-level demands, limited shelf-life products, and fragmented planning systems. The project focused on moving from reactive to proactive planning, improving forecast quality through segmentation and analytics, and integrating demand, supply, and procurement processes. Early results include higher service levels, reduced inventory write-offs, and improved cross-functional alignment.

Key takeaways

Short-shelf-life products require 98.5% service levels with minimal inventory buffers

Fragmented Excel-based planning created firefighting culture and poor forecast accuracy

Arkieva S&OP suite replaced multiple systems with integrated demand and supply planning

Success factors included data cleanup, change management, and dedicated project governance

Implementation treated as business transformation rather than IT project only

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