Missault opts for Dynamics NAV plus Schouw Informatisering to improve its organisation
Berchem, 16 August 2006 - The Bruges-based artisan ice cream maker Missault has opted to implement Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV supplemented with a branch-specific solution SI Foodware® from Schouw Informatisering. Implementation of these systems aims at streamlining information flows to improve efficiency in all company processes. By combining Dynamics NAV with SI Foodware they can integrate food-related things like product specifications and quality management into primary logistical processes such as buying, selling and production. This move will not only mean that Missault immediately complies with all demands from legislation and clients but they can also take advantage of increased efficiency wherever possible.
Growth required finding an integrated solution
Missault is a family business that has been a high quality artisan ice cream maker for three generations. Many parts of the production process have already been automated. In addition, some parts of the production process have kept their artisan-like character, guaranteeing the exclusive and flexible nature of the assortment. Besides bulk-packed ice cream, Missault also makes decorative ice-cream cakes. They supply local food service companies as well as international supermarket chains with their range of ice creams and sorbets. Missault has undergone considerable growth, which is why it had to find an integrated company application to prevent duplicate handling as much as possible. Now it has found an integrated solution, Missault can concentrate on making ice cream once again instead of getting bogged down with administrative affairs.
Compliance
Growth was not the only reason why Missault needed a different company application; new rules and regulations on quality and food safety came into play. Quality checks, for example, used to be registered manually in a separate access database. This does not allow quick access to certain traceability information though. By opting for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and SI Foodware, Missault solves its problems in one go: it acts in compliance with all demands from legislation and clients.
Branch specialist
Schouw Informatisering specialises totally in automating company processes and information flows in the food and beverage sector and they know all the ins and outs of the sector better than anyone. Schouw Informatisering works for various Belgian clients in the food and beverage sector, including the chocolate sector, dairy produce and the AGF sector. In the Netherlands Schouw has facilitated more than 120 implementations in the food and beverage sector. SI Foodware comprises additional modules which give Dynamics NAV specific food functionalities including a quality module, a Tracking & Tracing solution and registering product specifications. Go to www.missault.be for more information on Missault.