Digital Transformation in Meat Processing: A Case Study of ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries
- Life Sciences
- Packaging
Applicable Functions
- Procurement
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Visual Quality Detection
Services
- Testing & Certification
About The Customer
ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN is a meat processing company with over 65 years of experience. It is part of Grupo Fuertes, one of Europe's largest agri-food holdings. The company is dedicated to the production of fresh, processed, and cured meat products. ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN has experienced constant growth, based on a strategy of reinvestment and continuous improvement. Its annual sales exceed 1,100 million euros, and the company employs over 5,000 direct workers, in addition to generating more than 23,000 indirect jobs through its business activity. The company is committed to values such as Excellence, Effort, Passion, Work, Closeness, Humility, Integrity, and Common Sense.
The Challenge
ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN, a meat processing company with over 65 years of experience, faced the challenge of digitally transforming their operations. The company, part of Grupo Fuertes, one of Europe's largest agri-food holdings, was committed to generating value for its stakeholders and saw the need for digital transformation. The initial steps involved overcoming resistance to change, defining roles, and clarifying process objectives. They needed an intelligent Business Process Management suite (iBPMS) capable of orchestrating an agile workflow to handle complex processes involving many people and consolidating processes across all companies under Grupo Fuertes.
The Solution
ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN implemented the AuraQuantic digital platform to organize and centralize all the processes of Grupo Fuertes. The implementation included three operational processes: New product launch, Simplified launch, and New material. The New product launch process, first implemented in 2008, involved several stages from the collection of commercial data to the manufacturing of the product. The Simplified launch process, created in 2011, was used for products similar to existing ones or for making modifications. The New material process, launched in 2015, controlled the administration involved in purchasing new material. Grupo Fuertes also implemented SAP to unify management processes, enabling the creation of new AuraQuantic process classes related to purchasing. The growth in the development of new processes was due to the interest from the Management, the Grupo Fuertes team responsible for AuraQuantic, and the release of the AuraQuantic 'SAP Connector' module.
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