Blockchain In The Food Industry: Separating Myth From Reality

Over the past year, Melanie Nuce, SVP Corporate Development at GS1 US, has worked to raise awareness of blockchain for supply chain applications. In this Q&A, Melanie draws from more than 20 years of supply chain experience to talk about what blockchain can and can't do and what that means for the future of the food industry.

FOOD TRACEABILITY CASE STUDIES

  • Cookie Company Integrates New ERP Software To Streamline Baking Processes

    Almondina Brand Cookies needed an integrated ERP to help streamline complex baking process. This case study examines the cookie manufacturer's selection and implemention processes of its new ERP.

  • Stolle Machinery Unites Multiple Divisions With IFS Applications™

    In January 2004, when aluminum giant Alcoa divested from Centennial, Colorado-based Stolle Machinery, Stolle’s management had to make some fast decisions about its enterprise application platform. Stolle Machinery designs, manufactures, and distributes equipment for the metal container industry. This equipment is used by packaging giants like Rexam and Ball, and these Stolle customers supply beverage companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi as well as companies that can supply major food products, including SPAM®.

  • How Implementing A Modern IT System Improves Order-To-Delivery And Profits

    By investing in a modern, integrated business system, this company achieved a variety of efficiencies, including dramatic reductions in both finished goods inventory and lead times on customer orders.

  • Butchers Pet Care Masters Demand Driven Manufacturing

    Butcher’s Pet Care has implemented IFS Applications as its core ERP system. Delivered on-time and within budget, the investment provides a complete business management system with advanced forecasting and demand planning capabilities.Customer service support is also benefiting from increased visibility and seamless connectivity between sales, production and the warehouse. Read more about how Buther's Pet Care mastered the art of demand-driven manufacturing with IFS Applications.

  • Drink Manufacturer Eliminates Spreadsheets With ERP Software Integration

    For Intercontinental Brands (ICB), the days of manual recordkeeping are gone. Its investment in software applications has given it room to grow, and dispensing its spreadsheets and filing cabinets for good.

  • Food Packager Needed Help To Meet Increased Demands On Suppliers By Wholesalers

    Using IFS Applications™, Globus has gone from a bespoke, manual legacy system to a sensitive automated planning tool. All business areas are now fully integrated, providing enhanced inventory control as well as service delivery capacity. The result is significant savings in time, resources and costs.

FOOD TRACEABILITY WHITE PAPERS & ARTICLES

FOOD TRACEABILITY PRODUCTS

JustFood ERP software resides in the cloud. This allows food companies to take all the food specific functionality that JustFood is known for with them wherever they go. JustFood offers your business enhanced security, integration and mobility across any device.

Ross ERP Software is built specifically for process manufacturers that want to streamline operations, quickly bring new products to the marketplace, and easily ramp up production, while cutting costs and complying with ever more stringent retailer requirements and federal regulations.

With the current increasing focus on renewable energy, solar cells (photovoltaic cells) are in the spotlight. 

JustFood ERP software for poultry processing and deconstruction has been designed to help companies operate efficiently, comply with food safety regulations and grow their business. JustFood poultry customers are able to account for variable weight and set up quality audits throughout deconstruction and processing.

Apprise ERP is designed to meet the needs of importers and distributors of consumer products. Apprise ERP includes tools and features that help retail suppliers manage and improve business-wide processes.

Catalyst is an extended warehouse management supply chain solution for organizations with complex supply chains and distribution networks that have demand-driven fulfillment in multi-company, multi-site and multi-channel environments.

FOOD TRACEABILITY MULTIMEDIA