Institutional Memory for Manufacturers
If you’re a young business, it can feel funny to be thinking about your business’s institutional memory—something that even some Fortune 500 companies don’t get right. Today, we’re going to share some of our best reasons for incorporating an institutional memory strategy into your business plan, and how an ERP like Wherefour can support that strategy.
Product Modelling
Product modelling is a way to draft out a design for the process of a new product. Think of it as a way to reflect your actual process in your digital process — this helps your ERP system support team understand how your raw materials are transformed into WIPs, and then eventually finished goods, ready for sale.
What should you consider when creating traceability lot codes?
As global supply chains slowly become more integrated, creating complex supply chains, food safety experts around the world have increasingly pushed for more transparent and documented traceability practices.
Sit Down with GreenRx-ID
Recently I had the good fortune to meet Samirah Ibrahim Vice President of Operations at GreenRx-ID™, a subsidiary of Digi-Trax®. Digi-Trax® made a mark in the healthcare industry by becoming a leader in compliance barcode labeling while also providing both...
Sit Down with The Dairy Free Co.
Recently I had the opportunity to learn about an innovative business named The Dairy Free Company, co-founded by Beth Meany and Eric Hurwitz. If the word “substitute” springs to mind when you hear “dairy free”, let that notion slip right on by! This company makes...
Sit Down with The Galley
Recently I was fortunate enough to meet Cheriene Griffith, Director of Operations for The Galley. Settled in Northern California, The Galley is a start-up cannabis manufacturer and distributor which has experienced quite the adventure amid the COVID-19 pandemic as...
Cannabis and ERPs – The Business Side of Progress
As the Cannabis industry grows in the United States, regulations and traceability are becoming more important than ever. Thus, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software has become crucial to the cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis and cannabis...
Have H.E.A.R.T., Wear a Mask! – Customer Retention in the Midst of a Pandemic
Will prioritizing the health and safety of your customers lead to a higher retention rate during and after the pandemic?
How do barcodes work?
Is a barcode different from a UPC code?
Sit Down with NORKA Beverage
Before the holiday chaos ensued, I was lucky enough to snag a cup of Angel Falls coffee with the owner of NORKA Beverage, Michael Considine, to talk about his journey to bring an iconic beverage brand back to life. Akron’s own, NORKA Beverage, was originally founded...
New FDA Guideline Will Require 2 Food Label Columns for Single Serving & Entire Package Nutritional Facts
Food labels will now have to show exactly how many calories a consumer will eat.
Our Top 5 Food Industry Trends for 2020
As we enter a new year many things will change but our need for food will not. But, that need is turning into specific demands from consumers that manufacturers should not ignore - what are those demands? Here are the trends we’re seeing that you should make a part of...