2. How does today’s food company become more competitive, comply
with regulatory and customer requirements and combat growing
costs while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction?
Automation is the answer
Technology is the tool
Experience makes it work…
Maximize Technology – Increase Efficiency
NexTec Group helps food companies select, deploy and use technology to become more efficient and
more profitable. By combining our years of experience in the food industry with leading solutions from the
top software companies, we are uniquely positioned to help our clients maximize the benefits of
technology and strengthen their competitive advantage.
x Support manufacturing, distribution and accounting processes in a single, fully integrated solution
x Accurately calculate and manage production costs
x Reduce data processing time through electronic communication with customers and suppliers
x Ensure accuracy through the use of bar coding and scanning devices
x Provide front line access to information through customer service and customer relationship
management (CRM) tools
Cross Your T’s and Dot Your I’s – Enabling Compliance
Few industries are as heavily regulated as the food industry. We know complying with government and
customer requirements is challenging and can bottleneck production or necessitate adding staff. When
your ERP application works the way you work – ensuring regulatory and customer compliance can go
from being a burden to being an afterthought.
x Detailed lot traceability from procurement to production through delivery makes 21 CFR 11
Compliance easy
x Quality Control and Lot Expiration provides workflow to proactively test and manage product
expiration, conformance and potency
x Allergens tracking provides reporting and labeling compliance related to ingredients identified as
allergens
x Constraints control the inclusion of ingredients in recipes that have controlled or restricted
ingredient lists (e.g. organic product) and provide corresponding reporting to document this
“Now, we are able to synchronize our purchasing and production
functions to ensure that we have adequate stock on hand and also avoid
the perishability risk of excess stock.”
Chuck Langenhop, CFO
Rudy’s Tortillas
3. “Our business and industry is unique, and while we interviewed solution
providers that offered solutions specific to our industry, NexTec was the
only provider that made sure they understood how we operated and would
do the research to find the answer to our questions.”
Shaun McCann, Assistant Controller
National Food Corporation
Close the Loop with Industry Specific Capabilities
By leveraging industry functionality and our knowledge, you can better manage your quality processes,
meet safety and regulatory standards and optimize your supply chain while improving customer service
and increasing profit.
x Recipes/formulas which can be configured in batch, lot or discreet quantities and include both
proportional and discreet ingredients
x Flexible unit of measure and packaging capabilities to enable different procurement, stocking and
issue units as well as sophisticated pack/unpack allocation logic during fulfillment
x Integrated MRP and MPS that drives both procurement and production through a series of user
configurable work benches and tools
x Both in process and finished good quality checks with user driven test sheets and the ability to
drive both inventory disposition (accepted, quality or rejected) as well as additional testing based
on test responses
x Robust pricing engine allows you to configure sophisticated trade pricing, promotions, allowances
and rebates
Collaborate and Communicate
Having an EDI requirement is often regarded of as a cost-saving, convenience for your customers and a
costly, headache for you. Rather than think of it as a necessary evil, though, consider the efficiencies
and labor savings an integrated EDI solution can bring your business:
x Receive and process Purchase Orders (850) and Grocery Specific POs (875)
x Produce UCC 128 and customer-specific labeling requirements
x Generate and send Advanced Ship Notices (EDI 856)
x Process Invoices (810) and Grocery Specific Invoices (880)
x Interact with for third-party warehouses via the 3PL series (940 and 945)
“NexTec Group was informed and direct as we discussed the software’s
capabilities; we appreciated their candor. Their experience in the food
industry combined with their product knowledge makes NexTec Group a
very good fit for us.”
Scott Martin, Operations Manager
Silver Cup Coffee
