INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: COFFEE AND TEA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

For coffee and tea companies, your profitability depends on your ability to effectively manage raw ingredient costs and efficient operations including purchasing, distribution, manufacturing and effective marketing.

ERP Solutions For Coffee And Tea

• Acumatica Cloud ERP
  • Acumatica Manufacturing Edition
• Sage 100c

The ACC Edge For Coffee Roasting & Tea

At ACC Software Solutions, coffee and tea are the fuel that keep our team running smoothly.  However, we’re not only expert consumers, we also provide a wide variety of ERP services for coffee and tea providers nationwide.

In our business, we’ve proudly served a number of both manufacturers and distributors in the coffee & tea industry.  Meaning, we’ve got a pretty good idea of how your company already works and common pain-points throughout the industry.  Our team of expert consultants can build upon that knowledge to provide the best solutions for your business.

Coffee ERP Case Study

Find out how ACC helped Lacas Coffee usher in a new era of business success!

Unique Challenges

• Inventory management
• Lot Numbers & Traceability
• Batch Processing
• Sales Management
• Production Management
• Delivery Management
• Service Management

Inventory Management

Making sure that you have the right amount of product, available at the right place, at the right time, without having too much, is an incredibly complex balancing act, especially in a rapidly growing industry like the coffee & tea industry.  By consolidating business processes into one, integrated database, your purchasing team will stay in sync with your production line, ensuring synchronized business processes.  ERP software allows your company to reduce excess, minimize stock-out and place orders more quickly, allowing you the freedom to focus on growing your business and keeping up with competitors.

Lot Number Traceability

Easily handle and track products by lot number with power and flexibility.  Lot numbers can be recognized when received or shipped.  Also, record and manage expiration dates by lot number.

Batch Processing With Variable Recipe And Variable Yield

Gain full control over your batch processing.  Components can be adjusted based on seasonality, availability, and required substitutions.  Batch process manufacturing allows you to compensate for variable yield with the ability to alter the quantity produced.  You can also account for spillage and waste and handle multiple lots of the same ingredients while calculating precise costing by batch.

Sales Management

Manage the complexities of the coffee and tea industries sales.  ERP solutions allow your company to deliver full or partial cases, price by unit or weight, quickly copy previous orders and print lot numbers on invoices.  ERP solutions often also include Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functionality, allowing your sales and marketing teams manage customer relationships on the same database as order fulfillment.  When all of your data, across departments, is stored within the same database, it eliminates data silos and allows for complete control, visibility and scalability.

Production Management

From green to roasted to finished product ready for sale an ERP solution can help you manage the process and track all of your costs. Plan your production needs for the day, week or month. Track the work in process and review your production history all in one solution.

Delivery Management

An ERP solution can help you plan your deliveries by route and driver/truck. Let your drivers be more efficient by providing them with the tools they need to do their job. Either from pre-order sales or sales of the truck track your inventory and collect money.

Service Management

Let your ERP solution manage your equipment out in the field. Track warranty on each item as well as service calls and parts needed. Invoice your customers for services and compare service cost to revenue.

Check out our Coffee, Tea & ERP Infographic!