Production and waste
Cut repeated, avoidable waste and capture new demand.
The Profit Brain
Connect sales, production, and financials for daily profit actions
Fresh Food: Make production decisions for every shop, product, and weekday. Measure the daily effect on profit, sales, and waste.
Build daily profit improvement loops
Read and analyze data from all systems
Each shop, product, and weekday has its own demand pattern. Eclipsai considers comparable trading days, sales timing, likely sellouts, estimated waste, product economics, and operating constraints.
Find profit decisions
For each production line, Eclipsai compares the current quantity with feasible alternatives. It weighs the cost of unsold product against the margin at risk when too little is made.
Implement, measure, and track the result
Approved decisions are written into the production software and confirmed. Daily, the Profit Brain measures the effect on sales, estimated waste, early sellouts, and cash. The outcomes influence the next decisions.
The Profit Brain
Correlate dataMeasure profitCreate actions
Read DataImplement Profit DecisionsCompany Systems
ERPPOSCRMProductionOps
Will deliver 1% profit margin
Working with a Zurich-based bakery chain to set production quantities and assortment by store
Delivering 1% profit margin
Cash impactIngredientsCHF 00.7% of sales
Economic profitIngredients + standard labor + energyCHF 01.4% of sales
Waste avoidedMeasured impact0 units24% → 21% waste rate
FULL YEAR
The next profit actions
Once connected to the company's systems and data, we can identify new opportunities, implement changes, and measure the result.
Buying and pricing
Track supplier price rises and their impact on product profitability.
Labor and operations
Balance staffing with sales and demand.
The next location
Build new demand models based on what works in similar shops.
Frequently asked questions
Will making less put sales at risk?
We balance both risks. A missed sale generally costs more than the ingredients saved. We suggest making less when the evidence supports it, then measure the result against the initial plan.
How is the Profit Brain different from the quantities our system already recommends?
The Profit Brain tests the current quantity against feasible alternatives using sales timing, likely sellouts, waste, product economics, and operating constraints. The profit impact of every single change is measured and reported.
Do we need to replace our existing systems?
No. We operate the systems already in use through APIs or computer use for older systems.
How much work does the team have to do?
We make changes directly and ask the team only when the records cannot explain what happened in the store.
How do we start?
We connect to systems and analyze historical data to create a first estimate of the potential. We then propose changes without implementing them and measure the expected improvement.