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It’s no secret that the West has dealt with severe and prolonged droughts throughout the years, causing cost changes, production shortages, and more. Now, with more recent and severe drought patterns, experts are considering what this could mean for the food supply chain. In this article, we examine different elements of the chain that this drought system could impact, and review more sustainable practices that could be put in place to mitigate risks.
Food by nature is a perishable item prone to contamination and spoilage. With widespread stress on food safety and hygiene due to the pandemic, food traceability has become a prerequisite for all companies operating within the sphere. Food safety organizations and bodies such as the FDA have implemented rules and regulations. Under FDA’s new blueprint, establishments need to maintain documentation of processes for listed food products, as a move towards improving traceability, reducing contamina
It’s National Wine Day, and that means thousands of people across the U.S. will be uncorking their favorite Chardonnay or Pinot Noir and celebrating the day properly. At INECTA, this to be the perfect opportunity to examine how wine businesses in the U.S. and abroad can benefit from a modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution like INECTA Food. There’s a lot that goes into the production of a fine bottle of wine. From planting the vines to growing the grapes to maturity, it’s a long proc
With an industry as vast and complicated as Food Manufacturing Food ERP becomes a no brainer. To speak volumes of this some of the prerequisites food manufacturers with installed food ERP solutions enjoy are as follows:
The past year and change have taken quite a toll on the food manufacturing space. As the COVID-19 pandemic abates, we take stock of what food manufacturers were able to accomplish throughout 2020 and even now well into 2021. Supply chains were adversely affected by the restrictions imposed by the virus, and food manufacturers were forced to develop elaborate, and at times difficult workflows in order to deliver their products to their respective customers. No small feat indeed, as the pandemic h
It’s not really a secret why many companies specializing in wine and spirits have resorted to integrating an ERP solution like INECTA Food. For one, like other beverage businesses, wine and spirits businesses have a laundry list of processes that they must execute on a daily basis in order for their operation to remain in pristine order. These processes are typically mired in tedious and manual task execution through spreadsheet data entry and other similar accounting tools. Wine & spirit co
If at this point, you’re unfamiliar with BC and are looking for a bit more background knowledge, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an ERP solution designed and powered by Microsoft. The Business Central product is a part of the parent Microsoft Dynamics brand. For all intents and purposes, BC is an upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Business Central is truly the future of ERP, and countless customers have implemented the software and are now reaping the benefits.
With a pandemic on the loose, food safety has become the new norm and the onus of this lies on the produce packers and shippers of the world. Having said that, the road to food safety is not a walk in the park with regulatory and inventory setbacks being the new normal in the produce industry. This in-turn is the reason produce packers and shippers are unable to sustain profits and eventually go out of business.
We’ve talked a lot recently about the idea of Food ERP on various blogs and white-papers lately, but do we truly understand what it is and why it is so critical? So often, small and medium size food businesses think about the prospect of integrating an ERP solution but lack the information necessary to actually pull the trigger on seeking one.
Seafood traders for long have endured sufferings at the hands of governing agencies. To add fuel to the fire, the high intensity of competition with more and more demanding customers is squeezing in on the margins. This was one of the primary reasons why seafood traders today especially those at a small and medium scale are struggling for a steady cash flow and eventually going out of business.
INECTA recently sat down with one of its senior ERP consultants, Ruth Lestina, to discuss what customers seem to really appreciate about INECTA's ERP offerings. Ruth Lestina is a highly knowledgeable consultant who has been working with INECTA’s customers for quite some time, and she knows exactly what makes them tick. Her expertise gives her invaluable insight into what businesses are sorely lacking in their current form of enterprise resource planning, and what they desperately need in order t
