Dairy Mix Company Uses Fishbowl to Manage Production and Distribution of Sweet Treats
Company Size
11-200
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Fishbowl Manufacturing
Tech Stack
- QuickBooks
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems
- Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Industries
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Pacific Valley Dairy is a company based in Pacific, Missouri that specializes in making ice cream mixes. They also produce and distribute cones, toppings, sundae dishes, and a variety of other supplies needed to run an ice cream parlor. The company has a wide distribution network with over 400 locations throughout the Midwest and as far south as Florida. Since its inception three years ago, the company has been using QuickBooks to manage its day-to-day business operations. However, they quickly realized that QuickBooks alone was not sufficient to manage their inventory and distribution requirements.
The Challenge
Pacific Valley Dairy, a producer and distributor of ice cream mixes and related supplies, faced a significant logistical challenge. With over 400 locations throughout the Midwest and as far south as Florida, the company needed a way to manage and track its raw materials, finished products, and distribution. The company had been using QuickBooks for its day-to-day business operations since its inception three years ago. However, they quickly realized that QuickBooks alone did not have the capabilities to manage the company's inventory and distribution requirements. They needed a stronger system that would integrate well with QuickBooks.
The Solution
To solve their logistical problem, Pacific Valley Dairy turned to Fishbowl Manufacturing to streamline their business process and manage the inventory control of raw materials, production, finished goods, distribution, and sales. The company uses 12 Fishbowl users. Fishbowl Manufacturing allows them to create separate categories for the raw ingredients, making it easier to track the use of each ingredient for finished products. For distribution, Fishbowl makes getting the company’s finished products to its store locations efficient and easy. They have been able to generate pick labels from their warehouse, which are printed out in the order of each stop. This makes loading and unloading the trucks very easy. Fishbowl also helps in dealing with multiple locations and different business types, which created problems with invoicing. They use Fishbowl to create separate categories for its different pricing structures, making it easier to properly invoice each business, and manage account receivables for each.
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