ERP software for food processors and distributors
4.1/5 (4 reviews)bcFood is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software designed for food processors, distributors, and manufacturers. Built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV, the software has been developed to assist in production, warehouse management, food traceability, finance, and accounting with the food industry. The application also helps to track promotion methods, rebates, royalties, and broker commissions paid to third party agents.
bcFood lets logistics managers record and track the movement of containers from one place to another. The tool helps to maintain schedules and manage operational tasks related to the status of containers, date of container dispatch, food packets inside the containers, and information related to costs, allocations, and timing. The software allows users to set up notifications and pop-up messages, triggered as soon as an order reaches the customer. Users can set up advanced notifications and email reminders so they do not miss any orders or payments.
bcFood enables users to automate warehouse management and daily shop processes through a mobile application. Users receive a message about the delivery of raw materials on their mobile phone and they can accept the order by digitally signing the documents. The software’s mobile application has an inbuilt GPS feature that helps drivers receive directions on the most optimal routes for pick-up and delivery. The tool also helps managers plan, implement, and analyze the overall effectiveness of sales campaigns using the software’s trade management module.
The application provides real-time updates on inventory status and helps to avoid critical items going out of stock. bcFood integrates with Microsoft Dynamics NAV to manage documents such as port schedules, FSMA documents, customs documentation, and broker information.
Pros
That it can be customized to meet our specialized needs.
Cons
Often new enhancement breaks other features/enhancements.
Pros
Seems to cater well to portable devices, drilldown visibility as well as ease of reporting capability.
Cons
Lack of control still seems to exist with NAV. While the program is easy to modify, that flexibility causes the system to not appear to be as robust as many other systems that I have utilized.
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• bcFood generates business intelligence reports and dashboards on a daily or weekly basis using companies’ sales, purchasing and production data.
• The mobile application allows users to accept orders with digital signatures, removing the need for delivery documents and other paperwork.
• The software makes optimum use of warehouse equipment like forklifts and pallet jack operators to minimize travel time and maximize the number of tasks performed.
• bcFood’s document management module allows users to link files of any type to an existing record using Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
• The application provides a list of pre-defined templates and allows users to create their own templates using Office XML style integration.
Below are some frequently asked questions for bcFood.
bcFood offers the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Not Available
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bcFood offers the following features:
bcFood has the following typical customers:
Mid Size Business, Small Business
bcFood supports the following languages:
English
bcFood has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
We do not have any information about what devices bcFood supports
bcFood integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Office 365
bcFood offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Video Tutorials
With over 3,000 total customers and suppliers in our database, 1,200 + SKUs, and business being conducted within all time zones across six continents and in over 100 countries, the challenges to these business dynamics have been fully addressed through our Beck Consulting implementation of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Prior to deploying Microsoft NAV 5.0 in 2008, our company was growing exponentially beyond the capability of our previous software solution provider - Exact Software (previously known as Macola), which included several external business flow processes that were being managed through spreadsheets, separate databases, and external add-on software. Beck Consulting has worked closely with Otis McAllister, Inc. for the past three years, offering solid, integrated solutions for our overall business process flow, including Trade Management, Electronic Data Interchange, Forecasting, Manufacturing, Accounting, and advanced analytical reporting through Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, not to mention the day-to-day operations associated with cost accounting, order entry, and inventory management.
Having suffered greatly through one failed implementation of Dynamics NAV with another vendor, Beck Consulting was quick to provide corrective fixes and supportive training. Over the next 2-1/2 years of a heavily phased implementation, each phase was professionally assessed, proposed, designed, tested, expert transfer of knowledge (training) applied, and appropriate support/maintenance has been provided every step of the way. More importantly, as our company has grown over the past three years, Beck Consulting has been able to consult and provide solutions to fit our company's growth and unique business processes.
Through our many years of usage, customization, enhancement, and support, Beck Consulting service has been much more than simply valued. They are our business partner in the purest sense. Their solutions have enabled us to become more efficient, allowed us to analyze data in a more meaningful way, and has helped us keep up with the fast-paced global business operation. Due to the inherent efficiencies realized through Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Beck Consulting support, we have been able to do more with less, and our hiring has been more focused on addressing the needs of the customer and vendor rather than on hiring people to support a software solution.
Overall, running a global business is not an easy job; however, with the aid of Beck Consulting and Microsoft Dynamics NAV, the ease-of-use associated with day-to-day operations of our ERP system is never going to be easy, primarily due to the complexities associated with our very specific business flow processes... but those processes have been made much easier through our overall implementation. As a result, we are much more functional (enabled), and the product quality experienced to date reflects a level of respect and attention-to-detail to the business partnership that only Beck Consulting has been able to provide. Their customer support can only be defined as five stars!