At COLLABORATE 15, Land O'Lakes, Inc.'s Shirleen Plantage shares a look at the company's journey to a mobile supply chain, including implementing DSI's mobile solutions and the workflow efficiencies and optimization that have been enabled as a result.
Background:
2006: Formalized an IT investment strategy. The goal: simplifying and standardizing the company’s application portfolio.
The decision: Migrate to a common platform for all business units—JD Edwards.
In 2006, the Dairy Foods business ($4B in sales) was running on Oracle CPG Suite and custom software. The software was unsupported and had significant functional gaps that hampered the business.
One additional talking point: Movement of raw materials and finished goods through manufacturing plant boosts efficiency.