Aptean Food & Beverage ERP
Four Reasons to Modernize Your Food Business Better flexibility, scalability, visibility and more
Your food business no doubt has high standards for its products. But the list of necessary measures to ensure those standards seems to go on and on—quality audits, food safety protocols, ingredient management and lot tracking are just a few of the important policies you need to have in place. As your business grows, these demands will only increase. You’ll find that potential partnerships will require you to meet even more standards, and all the while you’ll be facing off against your competitors in the fight to gain market share. Luckily, technology is on your side. But just what does software offer that makes it the ally you need? Read on to discover how you can leverage a food industry-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to modernize your business.
The Cloud If you’re still relying on an outdated program from years ago or a proprietary legacy system, it’s likely only installed on your company’s physical hardware (computers and servers). Unfortunately, that sort of setup doesn’t offer the flexibility and agility that food businesses need today—and there’s a reason everyone is talking about moving to the cloud.
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Let’s go over the benefits:
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Cost: No more investing in hardware that will age and require IT labor costs. When it’s all hosted remotely, that burden is lifted off your shoulders so your team can focus on more strategic initiatives. Data security: It’s natural to have questions about security when it comes to cloud ERP. Thankfully, qualified ERP vendors know the importance of rigorous industry-specific and third-party audits, as well as network security systems that block intrusions and attacks to protect your data. Streamlined implementation and support: Why deal with the hassle of purchasing and maintaining physical hardware when an ERP partner with industry-specific expertise can manage the system? From patches and upgrades to technical support, the right vendor will have it all covered.
All of your operations are interconnected—and when your ERP solution reflects that reality, you can make decisions quickly and with all relevant information in front of you.
One Fully Integrated System Running your various business practices each on their own system creates data silos that result in lines getting crossed and information not reaching the right people. Data entry takes time and is prone to error, and using more systems than you need only multiplies this problem. The best ERP software options are fully integrated, ensuring your data integrity, quality control, safety, sales, delivery, finance and forecasting are all under one virtual roof. Don’t risk getting caught up in the mix of separate solutions—streamline and achieve the visibility you need.
Scalability Having one centralized system also enables your solution to grow with you. Expanding with new facilities, employees and business processes becomes much easier when you know it will all work under one robust framework.
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Real-Time Visibility All of your operations are interconnected—and when your ERP solution reflects that reality, you can make decisions quickly and with all relevant information in front of you. Take the example of managing production scheduling and planning: you no longer have to worry about departmental barriers, which puts all the data at your fingertips so that you can take the right action, right away. How about one more way your visibility is better with a cloud-based system? When all your employees need is an internet connection and a browser for access, your whole company becomes more nimble, fully able of carrying out their responsibilities wherever, whenever. If you’d like to hear more about how Aptean Food & Beverage ERP can give your business the modern makeover it needs, contact us today.
Are You Ready to Learn More? Interested to see how Aptean can help you better manage your food company? Contact us at info@aptean.com or visit www.aptean.com.
About Aptean
Aptean is one of the world’s leading providers of industry-specific software. Our enterprise resource planning and supply chain solutions are uniquely designed to meet the needs of specialized manufacturers and distributors, while our compliance solutions serve specific markets such as finance and life sciences. With both cloud and on-premise deployment options, Aptean’s products, services and unmatched expertise help businesses of all sizes, across many industries, to scale and succeed. For more information, visit www.aptean.com. Copyright @ Aptean 2021. All rights reserved.