Food: ERP for efficiency and quality

Centro Software launches "Impresa24 Food Industry", the new ERP (Enterprise Planning Resources) designed to the needs and characteristics of Italian food companies: a tool that not only enables a better management of the administrative, financial and commercial processes of an enterprise, but also of all the steps associated with goods purchasing as well as the storage, processing, quality controls, plus tracking & tracing of the same.

Salient features include sales and attempted sales accounting organisational procedures, the management of relations with the largescale retail trade, immediate product identification and location, and utmost attention to quality control in workflows. As ever taking the food industry as a benchmark, some automatisms have been included that are not found in other international ERP standards, such as recipe and work process management for effective planning of production lines and outsourced service, M.R.P. and M.E.S. phases (to plan and monitor production in real-time), as well as efficient lot management (to optimize inventory and propose best use of material).

Advanced logistics management (supporting UCC/EAN-128 and SSCC Indicod standards), connectability to automated warehouses (silos and load cells) and the integrated management with WiFi terminals, complete the operational framework. Featuring intuitive interfaces that facilitate use, the system is integrated with IP telephony (VOIP) and Microsoft Office productivity tools, but also with MapPoint and Google Maps: this means ensuring an accurate and fast control of the distribution over a given area with distances in kilometers, enabling calculated estimates of transportation costs, improved logistical and business planning and optimal utilization of each and every resource.
Impresa24 is marketed through the distribution channels of Il Sole 24 Ore (of which the Software Center is a partner for software development).

CENTRO SOFTWARE (S. Pietro in Casale, BO) has been producing hitech ERP systems since 1988. SAM-ERP2 and Impresa24 (the latter marketed under the trademark of its software development partner Il Sole 24 Ore,) are the names of its latest generation ERPs, entirely developed in Italy and especially designed to suit the characteristics of the Italian concern. Alongside administration and taxation capabilities, Centro Software has put over twenty years experience in the management of all business areas (manufacturing, traceability, logistics, quality control, service, commercial area, marketing, CRM, management control ...) into these products.
Impresa24 is marketed via Il Sole 24 Ore distribution channels, while SAM-ERP2 is directly sold by Centro Software, that also provides the technology and training services required to make best use of company resources and increase the efficiency of the same.