Berry Producers Found SIMBA More Valuable Than Expected.
Kirkland, Washington State – From May 20, 2021 to 2007, Sara Osborne bought Peters Cranberry at the cranberry farm on the foggy Russian coast. She did not expect that the price of cranberry would plummet by 80% soon. Shocked the entire industry. But that’s what happened. Sarah finally signed a big contract with one of the largest fruit packaging companies in the world.
However, the company requires that each box be labeled with a bar code label. Sara purchased a label system that combines powerful barcode software with all printers, scanners and touch screen tablets, and chose Simba from Dynamic Systems, Inc.
She said, “I didn’t care about the bells and whistles.” “I just want labels.”
However, as the industry changes again in a few years, Sara finds that even if the number of customers increases, the order size will change even more. The simple business of providing standard goods to some large customers has become more complex.
Soon, Peter Scrambery Company added more fruits from other growers, making the processing center a transfer warehouse. The company must also address the needs of special berry varieties, such as those suitable for sauces. As challenges increased, Simba proved its true value.
“I’m poisoned,” Sarah said. “I realized that with barcode, I no longer need data input. I can track, configure and repackage multiple orders as needed, so I can stay ahead of the fast moving inventory.” “I bought SIMBA to label, but I am increasingly inclined to inventory management.”
“One of the growers we worked with was surprised at my file business, because she still managed the orders as before, with many spreadsheets and notes for each order. She is now planning to buy by herself!”
SIMBA also proved itself in industrial quality management audits such as the Cranberry Marketing Committee and the USDA Good Agricultural Practices Program. When the auditor asked where a box of berries was grown, stored or transported, Sarah stopped retrieving records from drawers, clips and hard disks. Run the report with just a few clicks.
Sara also found that an adequate user-friendly system would help her seasonal business.
“We mainly use our system during the autumn harvest, so we need to reuse the software after 9 months. It does not require much further study. This means that there is intuitive software and strong technical support. Fortunately, Simba has these two functions.”
In order to meet the challenges of the growing customer and grower network over the past 14 years, and the diversification of products and orders, Peter Scrambory has become more and more powerful.
Sarah is sure that there will be more changes in the future, but she said: “When changes come, we will be ready.”