Leading Manufacturer of Nutritional Supplements Accelerates Growth and Improves Internal Controls with CDC Software’s Ross Enterprise
Using Ross ERP, Wellington Foods now reports more accurate inventory control and more efficient bi-directional traceability, which is a key enabler of its ability to offer brand assurance to its customers.
05/10/07 CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, announced that Wellington Foods has improved internal controls and accuracy, added three major national accounts, and earned its organic certification with the help of CDC Software’s Ross Enterprise suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications.
Wellington Foods, a custom contract formulator, manufacturer and packager of nutritional supplements in both liquid and powdered forms, chose Ross ERP for its integrated manufacturing and accounting applications, as well as its industry-specific functionality that addresses the requirements of food and beverage processors.
Using Ross ERP, Wellington Foods now reports more accurate inventory control and more efficient bi-directional traceability, which is a key enabler of its ability to offer brand assurance to its customers. Wellington also reports improved business processes since the implementation of industry best practices. As a result, it has added three major national accounts and a number of strong regional customers as well.
After going live with Ross ERP, Wellington also earned its organic certification through Quality Assurance International (QAI). Ross ERP’s capabilities for digitally identifying organic and non-organic products, as well as the system’s lot traceability functionality, allowed Wellington to prove that it can consistently and accurately trace and segregate products.
“Ross ERP has made a significant difference in our business operations,” said Tony Harnack, II, president, Wellington Foods. “The system allowed us to take a connected but disparate group of activities and build structure around them. Also, one individual can now trace every lot we produce forward and backward within just three or four minutes. When you’re competing for the business of large, national customers, you can’t put a price on that capability and the assurance that we can convey to our customers.”
“Ross Enterprise’s solutions are specifically designed to address the needs of food and beverage manufacturers such as Wellington Foods,” said Beth Berndt, director Product Management, Industry Solutions, CDC Software. “With unparalleled expertise in food processing, we are able to meet Wellington Food’s specific needs, such as earning its organic certification and improving traceability, to grow their business and become a market leader.”
