Making the business case Business cases for investment look very different in other advanced manufacturing sectors such as aerospace and automotive because organisations are delivering a small number of very high value items making technical innovation easy to link back to value.
In food and drink, while marginal gains may be small individually, they accumulate across large volumes, resulting in significant overall savings that, although complex to model and track, contribute to substantial returns.
While a challenging situation, industry research clearly shows that investment in food and drink manufacturing offers strong returns. As explored in the ‘Vanishing horizons’ section of the report, making a successful business case in this sector is more than possible by focusing on real, tangible business outcomes.
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