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	Case Study – J. Kings

Case Study – J. Kings

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Inventory Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	J. Kings, a broad line food service distributor, was previously utilizing Microsoft® Excel for scheduling and accounting needs. As they continued to grow, they required a system that would facilitate all process manufacturing and business operations functions in a unified system to stay competitive in their growing industry. They needed a system that would provide them both visibility of their inventory and production along with traceability of lot numbers. They also needed to control the quality of its products beginning with incoming raw materials, through ingredient manufacturing, all the way to final packaging. Read More
About Customer	J. Kings Food Service Professionals is a broad line food service distributor headquartered in Holtsville, Long Island. Since 1975, J. Kings has provided the full spectrum of food and business supplies to the restaurant industry in the New York metropolitan area through their state-of-the-art facility on Long Island. The company has been named one of the top 50 independently owned distributors in the country by ID Magazine, and is known for its commitment to the highest quality food products, food safety and customer service. Read More
Solution	J. Kings implemented ProcessPro’s ERP solution in 2012 which enabled them to save time and money by increasing inventory accuracy, eliminating dual data entry and improving quality control standards. J. Kings main utilization is within their fresh prepared foods division, as they produce and sell finished goods to major chain grocers for public retail sales. The ERP solution provided complete lot traceability for incoming raw materials, quarantined inventory, finished products and outgoing shipments. It incorporates the critical needs of batch processing, including lot control and management of formulas and recipes, allowing them to stay in compliance with their industry standards and providing them complete visibility of their production process. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

J. Kings, a broad line food service distributor, was previously utilizing Microsoft® Excel for scheduling and accounting needs. As they continued to grow, they required a system that would facilitate all process manufacturing and business operations functions in a unified system to stay competitive in their growing industry. They needed a system that would provide them both visibility of their inventory and production along with traceability of lot numbers. They also needed to control the quality of its products beginning with incoming raw materials, through ingredient manufacturing, all the way to final packaging.

About Customer

J. Kings Food Service Professionals is a broad line food service distributor headquartered in Holtsville, Long Island. Since 1975, J. Kings has provided the full spectrum of food and business supplies to the restaurant industry in the New York metropolitan area through their state-of-the-art facility on Long Island. The company has been named one of the top 50 independently owned distributors in the country by ID Magazine, and is known for its commitment to the highest quality food products, food safety and customer service.

Solution

J. Kings implemented ProcessPro’s ERP solution in 2012 which enabled them to save time and money by increasing inventory accuracy, eliminating dual data entry and improving quality control standards. J. Kings main utilization is within their fresh prepared foods division, as they produce and sell finished goods to major chain grocers for public retail sales. The ERP solution provided complete lot traceability for incoming raw materials, quarantined inventory, finished products and outgoing shipments. It incorporates the critical needs of batch processing, including lot control and management of formulas and recipes, allowing them to stay in compliance with their industry standards and providing them complete visibility of their production process.

Impact #1	Complete lot traceability for incoming raw materials, quarantined inventory, finished products and outgoing shipments.
Impact #2	Increased inventory accuracy and eliminated dual data entry.
Impact #3	Improved quality control standards.

Impact #1

Complete lot traceability for incoming raw materials, quarantined inventory, finished products and outgoing shipments.

Impact #2

Increased inventory accuracy and eliminated dual data entry.

Impact #3

Improved quality control standards.

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Case Study – J. Kings

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