BatchMaster Software Case Studies BatchMaster ERP is helping Bar Bakers Grow Exponentially

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BatchMaster ERP is helping Bar Bakers Grow Exponentially

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Inventory Management
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	Bar Bakers, a private label manufacturer of baked and cold process cookies, wafers, and nutritional bars, was experiencing exponential growth. The company needed a system that could manage the entire flow of inventory, from work order and demand to purchasing, receiving, A/P, and material consumption. They also needed a system that could provide rapid lot number traceability, crucial for their commitments to food safety and their pursuit of a BRC food safety certification. The system also needed to provide document management throughout the company for transparency and ease of access to information. As a rapidly growing company, Bar Bakers needed a system that could scale with them and support their operations. Read More
About Customer	Bar Bakers, LLC is a private label manufacturer based in Los Alamitos, California. The company focuses on a variety of baked and cold process cookies, wafers, and nutritional bars, manufacturing for major retailers, large brands, and small companies. Despite being a relatively new company, Bar Bakers boasts over 200 years of combined managerial and engineering industry experience within its team. The company is experiencing exponential growth, with several new customers expected in the coming months. Bar Bakers has a dedicated focus on product development and has helped customers scale from producing very small batches in their garages to manufacturing half a million bars within a month. Read More
Solution	Bar Bakers chose to implement BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One. This system allowed them to align their operations from the start, managing the entire flow of inventory. The Material Requirements Planning feature of BatchMaster ERP allowed them to keep a lower level inventory for most items due to their ability to see what the real demand is. The system also provided rapid lot number traceability, enabling Bar Bakers to comply with BRC's product traceability and lot recall codes. Document management was another significant benefit, with ingredient specifications loaded into the solution for easy access and hard copies of documents for all transactions scanned in. The company also set up a test environment for staff to learn BatchMaster ERP, with in-house product expert Christian Jones available for questions. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Inventory Management

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Bar Bakers, a private label manufacturer of baked and cold process cookies, wafers, and nutritional bars, was experiencing exponential growth. The company needed a system that could manage the entire flow of inventory, from work order and demand to purchasing, receiving, A/P, and material consumption. They also needed a system that could provide rapid lot number traceability, crucial for their commitments to food safety and their pursuit of a BRC food safety certification. The system also needed to provide document management throughout the company for transparency and ease of access to information. As a rapidly growing company, Bar Bakers needed a system that could scale with them and support their operations.

About Customer

Bar Bakers, LLC is a private label manufacturer based in Los Alamitos, California. The company focuses on a variety of baked and cold process cookies, wafers, and nutritional bars, manufacturing for major retailers, large brands, and small companies. Despite being a relatively new company, Bar Bakers boasts over 200 years of combined managerial and engineering industry experience within its team. The company is experiencing exponential growth, with several new customers expected in the coming months. Bar Bakers has a dedicated focus on product development and has helped customers scale from producing very small batches in their garages to manufacturing half a million bars within a month.

Solution

Bar Bakers chose to implement BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One. This system allowed them to align their operations from the start, managing the entire flow of inventory. The Material Requirements Planning feature of BatchMaster ERP allowed them to keep a lower level inventory for most items due to their ability to see what the real demand is. The system also provided rapid lot number traceability, enabling Bar Bakers to comply with BRC's product traceability and lot recall codes. Document management was another significant benefit, with ingredient specifications loaded into the solution for easy access and hard copies of documents for all transactions scanned in. The company also set up a test environment for staff to learn BatchMaster ERP, with in-house product expert Christian Jones available for questions.

Impact #1	Inventory management improved, allowing the company to keep a lower level inventory for most items due to visibility into real demand.
Impact #2	Rapid lot number traceability was achieved, crucial for food safety commitments and BRC food safety certification.
Impact #3	Document management provided organizational transparency, with ingredient specifications loaded into the solution and hard copies of documents for all transactions scanned in.

Impact #1

Inventory management improved, allowing the company to keep a lower level inventory for most items due to visibility into real demand.

Impact #2

Rapid lot number traceability was achieved, crucial for food safety commitments and BRC food safety certification.

Impact #3

Document management provided organizational transparency, with ingredient specifications loaded into the solution and hard copies of documents for all transactions scanned in.

Benefit #1	The company can respond to bidirectional lot traceability requirements in under 15 minutes, though the audit gives them 2 hours.
Benefit #2	The company is expecting to add several new customers in the next few months.
Benefit #3	The company has helped customers scale from producing very small batches in their garages to manufacturing half a million bars within a month.

Benefit #1

The company can respond to bidirectional lot traceability requirements in under 15 minutes, though the audit gives them 2 hours.

Benefit #2

The company is expecting to add several new customers in the next few months.

Benefit #3

The company has helped customers scale from producing very small batches in their garages to manufacturing half a million bars within a month.

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BatchMaster ERP is helping Bar Bakers Grow Exponentially

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