How does Starbucks gain visibility in its factories thanks to AVEVA solutions?

Global coffee giant Starbucks relies on AVEVA software to gain visibility of its production and operations.

We are proud to share with you today a user testimonial that is very close to our hearts.
The world's largest coffee company, Starbucks operates over 30,000 stores in more than 80 countries. AVEVA has become the foundation of the group's manufacturing automation platform, providing superior connectivity from a single device to the entire enterprise, and visibility of operations worldwide.

Starbucks strives to make coffee the world's leading sustainable agricultural product, and AVEVA is proud to support Starbucks as it seeks to “inspire and nourish the human spirit - one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time”.

AVEVA System Platform integrates Starbucks factories

By adding AVEVA System Platform to the AVEVA software suite it was already using, Starbucks gained real-time visibility across multiple production lines and factories. Now, with these additional capabilities, stakeholders from the shop floor to the enterprise can see contextualized data on their mobile devices and make informed, actionable decisions.

Let's take a closer look at the main thrusts of the project:

Challenges : 

• Consolidated access to all system documentation.
• Complete visibility of production and operations across multiple sites.
• Real-time integration of the control layer with the business layer.
• Flexibility to allow system customization.
• Distribution of data to various teams throughout the organization.
• Flexibility to leverage mobile devices to access data.

Objectives : 

• Connect data from production and inventory systems, from the factory floor to the ERP system.
• Build a customized manufacturing execution system, to achieve greater efficiency across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Achieve greater transparency and real-time visibility of inventory and operational production data.
• Use mobile terminals to facilitate decision-making by operators in the field.

Achievements : 

• Customized operations management interface for better understanding and control of data in context.
• Visibility of all production and inventory data on all lines and in all plants.
• Integrated HMI and SCADA platform as a foundation for industrial processes
• Global view of all production lines
• Mobile access to data, enabling operators to make actionable decisions in real time.
  
  

Why is agility important in the food industry?

As global economic trends continue to be assessed downwards, shockwaves are shaking many industrial sectors. Corporate management must anticipate and be ready to make clear, strategic decisions to prepare for an economically uncertain future. Whether in the face of a global pandemic, uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources or sluggish economic growth, the industrial world needs to move towards a consistent reduction in expenditure.

Connect operations with the whole company

Operations are carried out by numerous teams with different functions, each requiring cross-functional capabilities that cover a wide range of operating time scales. Whether it's the millisecond requirements of the factory automation layer, or the minute, hourly or even daily requirements of enterprise systems, teams need access to the right tools at the right time to meet performance targets.

To enable a new way of working, companies need to seamlessly connect operations with employees.

A flexible solution - available on-premise, as a hybrid or in the cloud - enables data development, visualization and analysis so that users can efficiently execute tasks across disparate timeframes and work cells. AVEVA Operations Control provides a common, data-centric foundation that enables knowledge transfer, improves collaboration and best practice sharing, and promotes actionable intelligence. When users understand the business, they can make timely, well-informed decisions.