Farmsoft Australia
Three-site vegetable packer saves A$207,700 a year
About 140 staff, three sites, two national supermarket chains and a two-person office. Within six months of switching on Pak-Bot, written-off stock fell from 3.5 % to 1.6 % of packed volume.
A$9,400 a year + GST · all modules, 8 users, unlimited sites · setup & training included · Australian company
99% fewer shipping errors
95% less fresh produce waste
90% lower administration costs
1–2 wk typical deployment
A$ value
| Saving | How it was worked out | A$ per year |
|---|---|---|
| Less written-off stock | 3.5 % → 1.6 % of ≈ A$9.2 m packed stock | 175,000 |
| Report time | 11 h/week × 52 × A$45/h | 25,700 |
| Label set-up | ≈ 10 new retailer formats a year, 2 days → under 1 hour | 7,000 |
| Total | 207,700 |
- Write-offs more than halved
- Weekly reporting 14 → 3 hours
- Same-day action on at-risk lots
- No exports or spreadsheets
What changed on the floor
- Supervisors ask stock questions on a phone instead of ringing the office
- Older pallets flagged when a newer one is scanned
- Managers warned which lots are at risk while they can still be sold
- New supermarket label specs turned into formats in under an hour
Why it applies to Australian packers
Potatoes, onions and carrots are stored for weeks to months and sold against supermarket programs, so the cost is in stock that ages unseen. The fix was not a new report but a warning at the moment of picking.
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Questions
Are the savings guaranteed?
No – they are the customer's own estimates from before-and-after figures.
Where is the original case study?
Published on pak-bot.farmsoft.com.
Did staff need training?
Staff ask questions the way they would text a colleague; no new system to learn.