Freyabadi boosts chocolate manufacturing agility with Siemens

PT Freyabadi Indotama, one of the largest manufacturers of chocolate in Indonesia and supplier in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and African regions, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to optimise its manufacturing and production processes.

“Our large production capability and flexibility enable us to meet the demands of the chocolate industry at various scales — from micro to multinational — and we needed a solution that would support us in optimizing our production schedules,” said Adi Christian, project and engineering manager at Freyabadi.

“Our work with Siemens and Opex Consulting Group has allowed us to digital transform our production scheduling and maintain the agility we need to serve our customers,” he said.

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Freyabadi makes chocolate, sourcing the cocoa raw materials from producers in Africa, Asia and South America, to create the flavor profile desired by Indonesian consumers. 

The company currently manages over 1,500 SKUs from raw material to finished goods and needed a comprehensive scheduling solution that could cater to its complicated process, parameters and help to accommodate sudden changes – alongside a requirement for a digital batch record of raw material usage, integrated with its ERP system.

To help overcome these challenges, Freyabadi has adopted a solution from Siemens to enhance its production scheduling, citing the build-in change over algorithm that helps the company minimize change over time and increasing production capacity as driving factors. 

Freyabadi has also adopted a low-code platform from Siemens to automate its data collection during chocolate production, helping to ensure that the data is synchronised between Siemens’ solution and the company’s ERP system.

“This collaboration marks a significant step towards optimizing their manufacturing operations, enhancing agility, and addressing the complexities of modern production,” said Alex Teo, managing director and VP in Southeast Asia at Siemens Digital Industries Software. 

“By leveraging our advanced technologies, Freyabadi is prepared to overcome their production challenges, enabling more efficient and reliable delivery of their high-quality chocolate products to the global market,” added Teo.