Frulact Cuts Inventory and Boosts Working Capital with Intuiflow

Rogério Silva, Executive Director at Frulact, oversees supply chain and IT across eight production facilities in five countries. Facing volatility, he needed a faster way to align supply and demand across more than 2,000 raw materials delivered to global brands like Danone, Chobani, and Nestlé.

But with SAP and legacy MRP engines, teams were stuck firefighting: forecasting was unreliable, replenishment was risky, and seasonal raw materials like fresh fruit made mistakes costly. Service levels slipped, inventory ballooned, and growth was at risk.

That’s when they turned to Intuiflow. After a consultant suggested going live in January 2019, the team requested a start three months earlier. Running DDMRP side by side with SAP meant zero business risk. Within months, they achieved a €2M reduction in raw material inventory and freed €1.5M in working capital.

Results at a Glance

• €2M reduction in raw material inventory
• €1.5M increase in working capital
• Improved stock quality across six plants
• Fast, non-intrusive implementation alongside SAP

The Challenge

Frulact supplies fruit and plant-based value-added ingredients to the food and beverage industry. Operating across five countries, the company manages over 2,000 raw materials to supply products to some of the world’s biggest names.

Forecasting demand was already difficult. Replenishment was harder still, given the limited and seasonal supply of raw materials. Previous attempts to solve this problem failed: internal MRP engines in 2000, and an SAP rollout in 2008 that “taught them a lot” but couldn’t fix the core challenges.

“For the implementation of these projects, we deal with difficult adapting and trying continuously to adapting to traditional MRP algorithms and systems.” — Rogério Silva, Executive Director

The Intuiflow Solution

Simulation-first → ROI proven before purchase.

Live in weeks, ROI in 60–90 days.

Autopilot optimized buffers item by item.

Intuitive UI reduced firefighting and manual work.

When consultants suggested a go-live date in January 2019, Frulact pushed for three months earlier. Running Intuiflow in parallel with SAP gave them confidence—no disruption, no risk, just results.

“The implementation wasn’t intrusive to our process. We could run DDMRP side by side with SAP and see the results.” — Rogério Silva, Executive Director

The Results

KPI Table

“The implementation wasn’t intrusive to our process. We could run DDMRP side by side with SAP and see the results.” — Rogério Silva, Executive Director

Looking Ahead

Frulact plans to extend Intuiflow’s demand-driven logic across all eight of its global production facilities. With buffers now protecting more than 2,000 raw materials including seasonal fruits the company is well-positioned to manage volatility, support growth, and continue delivering for world-class customers like Danone, Chobani, and Nestlé.

“In our case, we are very proud to keep using, and we are very, very happy with the results.” — Rogério Silva, Executive Director

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