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Blue Diamond Growers successfully optimized a challenging supply chain process for their perishable almond business in multiple steps. Before this optimization occurred, manual processes and spreadsheets opened the possibility for expensive errors and lost profit.
The process optimization journey included rapid deployment of SAP’s ECC solution. This was complemented by their implementations of IBP and an upgrade to S4/HANA in 2020. Recent activities include successful migration to SAP Rise and initiatives such as real-time integrations and order-based planning, which are vital components of their current ecosystem.
Key benefits included enhanced visibility into supply chain and transportation processes, streamlined operations leading to significant cost reductions, improved collaboration across teams, leading to quicker and more informed decision-making, and a reduction in days on inventory and enhanced warehouse utilization.
With multiple steps in the almond supply chain – from growers to haulers to production facilities – agricultural corporation Blue Diamond Growers uses the SAP Transportation Management application and SAP Business Network for Logistics to solve complex transportation challenges.
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