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Seville Farms Case Study

Acumatica

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Agriculture
Applicable Functions	Procurement Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Seville Farms, a horticulture wholesaler, was using a combination of QuickBooks and specialized software designed for the plant-growing industry. However, the financial software was extremely limited and difficult to customize. The system would also shut down unexpectedly, causing some accounts to get out-of-balance. After migrating to a new sales inventory software, they needed a financial management product that could integrate with the new software. One of the critical requirements was the ability to handle 52 periods, as the industry is driven by the week. Read More
About Customer	Seville Farms is a horticulture wholesaler based in Fort Worth, Texas, with several greenhouse facilities around Texas. The company grows millions of live plants, including annuals, perennials, grasses, ground cover, and tropical plants, to sell to large retailers in Texas and neighboring states. The company has 650 year-round employees, which increases to 1500 during the spring growing season. Seville Farms' sales territory includes Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1993 and experienced a 40% growth in sales in the 18 months after switching to Acumatica from QuickBooks and specialized software in 2011. Read More
Solution	Seville Farms chose Acumatica's Financial Management and Distribution Management suites. Acumatica was able to handle 52 periods, which was a critical requirement for Seville Farms. The company also appreciated that Acumatica was web-based and did not require additional user fees for connecting up to 10 companies. The integration of Acumatica with their specialized sales order/inventory system saved a significant amount of time and improved control. The company was also able to track their Accounts Payable by employee, manage individual staff's productivity with objective measurements, and handle purchase orders for about 29 million plants. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Agriculture

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Seville Farms, a horticulture wholesaler, was using a combination of QuickBooks and specialized software designed for the plant-growing industry. However, the financial software was extremely limited and difficult to customize. The system would also shut down unexpectedly, causing some accounts to get out-of-balance. After migrating to a new sales inventory software, they needed a financial management product that could integrate with the new software. One of the critical requirements was the ability to handle 52 periods, as the industry is driven by the week.

About Customer

Seville Farms is a horticulture wholesaler based in Fort Worth, Texas, with several greenhouse facilities around Texas. The company grows millions of live plants, including annuals, perennials, grasses, ground cover, and tropical plants, to sell to large retailers in Texas and neighboring states. The company has 650 year-round employees, which increases to 1500 during the spring growing season. Seville Farms' sales territory includes Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1993 and experienced a 40% growth in sales in the 18 months after switching to Acumatica from QuickBooks and specialized software in 2011.

Solution

Seville Farms chose Acumatica's Financial Management and Distribution Management suites. Acumatica was able to handle 52 periods, which was a critical requirement for Seville Farms. The company also appreciated that Acumatica was web-based and did not require additional user fees for connecting up to 10 companies. The integration of Acumatica with their specialized sales order/inventory system saved a significant amount of time and improved control. The company was also able to track their Accounts Payable by employee, manage individual staff's productivity with objective measurements, and handle purchase orders for about 29 million plants.

Impact #1	Seville Farms was able to execute a 40% growth in sales in an 18-month period due to the seamless integration of systems.
Impact #2	The company saved an enormous amount of time with Acumatica, equivalent to at least one full head count.
Impact #3	The purchasing department enjoyed a streamlined process and improved control.

Impact #1

Seville Farms was able to execute a 40% growth in sales in an 18-month period due to the seamless integration of systems.

Impact #2

The company saved an enormous amount of time with Acumatica, equivalent to at least one full head count.

Impact #3

The purchasing department enjoyed a streamlined process and improved control.

Benefit #1	40% growth in sales in an 18-month period.
Benefit #2	Savings of more than $100,000 from new ability to manage large volume of data.
Benefit #3	Time-savings equal to one full head-count from linking Acumatica with internal production planning system, processing huge volume of purchase orders.

Benefit #1

40% growth in sales in an 18-month period.

Benefit #2

Savings of more than $100,000 from new ability to manage large volume of data.

Benefit #3

Time-savings equal to one full head-count from linking Acumatica with internal production planning system, processing huge volume of purchase orders.

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