Faribault Foods, Inc. Reduces Inventory without Sacrificing Customer Service
 
 

Faribault Foods, Inc. Reduces Inventory without Sacrificing Customer Service

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Faribault Foods, Inc. started in 1895 as a vegetable company. The company was known for small-sized, juicy corn kernels, tiny ”petits pois” peas and a willingness to do everything it could do to meet its customers’ needs. Faribault Foods’ new product line comprises canned vegetables, sauced beans, refried beans, baked beans, kids’ and family style pasta, organic soup, chili, and organic and Mexican specialties.

 
 

 
 

Challenges

A word from Faribault Foods, Inc.

  • “Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne has helped us standardize our business processes. Everyone is trained to do things in the same way across four production facilities. This provides us with the flexibility we need to grow our business and meet our customers’ needs." – Cheryl Slane, Applications Manager, Faribault Foods, Inc.

  • Upgrade the company’s enterprise resource management suite as quickly as possible, setting a base foundation and keeping all current functionality
  • Provide the consumer goods company with a single point of timely business data across its three segments: co-pack, store brands, and its own branded business
  • Reduce inventory levels while maintaining customer satisfaction

Solutions

Oracle Product and Services

  • Worked with Oracle Partner Global Systems Integration, Inc. to upgrade to Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 for financials, logistics, and manufacturing management, completing the implementation on time and on budget
  • Improved visibility into food production data, enabling the company to more effectively track all materials that go into its canned food products
  • Accelerated the time needed to close the monthly financial books from several weeks to three days
  • Provided real-time visibility into inventory—enabling users to track the exact location of products at any given time
  • Leveraged JD Edwards EnterpriseOne manufacturing applications to reduce inventory without sacrificing customer service or delivery times
  • Reduced one facility’s cycle count reconciliation time from eight hours to just four
  • Gained the support of business users and provided the foundation to enable integrations between the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne application suite and other Oracle and third-party solutions for demand planning, product lifecycle management, and business intelligence

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