Farmsoft meat inventory control hardware requirements:
Use inexpensive modern hardware with farmsoft meat inventory control.  No proprietary hardware, very low operational costs. 


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Brochure:  [Meat packing] 

PRICES & CONTACT

MEAT PACKING TERMINALS
All devices must run browser Edge, Chrome, Opera, Brave, with 800x1200 min resolution & an always on internet connection of 1 M/bit minimum, no data is saved on your device, no app is installed.

PRINTING MEAT LABELS
To print from Android or iOS Install AirPrint or PaperCut, etc, or the app from printer vendor to print PDF from browser or print downloaded PDF ( 300+DPI required if you print barcodes). We do not make or provide printer apps.

USING YOUR OWN SERVER FOR MEAT PACKING
Don’t do this unless you absolutely must, standard solution runs from our data centers in New York, and Sydney (for AU & NZ clients) and is included in your quote. Cost to use your own server is $4500 (server and OS etc NOT included specs: Win Svr2019+, 16GB RAM+, 4 GHz+, MS SQL 2019+) + 35% of this fee per year. Or exclusive server in our data centre $4000 p/a (we administer & provide server, no other company will be using your exclusive infrastructure).

READING BARCODES / RFID DURING MEAT PACKING
If your device doesn’t have built in reader, for PC/Mac/Android/iOS use a USB or Bluetooth reader that dumps the data into focused field as keyboard text input. For Android, install an app like Barcode & QR code Keyboard or Barcode/NFC/OCR Scanner Keyboard etc that dumps data read into focused field and is activated from virtual keyboard. (None of these apps provided by us).

SCALES FOR WEIGHING MEAT
Scales must paste current weight to clipboard of the device (ie: the scale emulates keyboard USB transaction of CTRL V of the data) or insert weight to focused field as simulated keyboard input. Test your chosen device before you purchase.

MEAT PACKING NETWORK
You need an I.T. person to setup your network & devices, we can’t setup or advise on any of your hardware or operating systems, drivers or finance app. Our advice is that your devices meet the requirements outlined on this page and that you test each device before committing to bulk purchases. Modern devices are wireless; installing multiple wireless mesh networks that have multiple nodes per network where the nodes are connected in daisy chain via CAT cables can be considerably cheaper than traditional wired networks. Cool rooms need a node inside each to allow full coverage. Example inexpensive mesh devices include TP-Link Deco M5* / TP-Link Dexo X20 / TP-Link Deco X68 which can have up to 8 nodes on each network. Buy extra nodes in case one fails and needs replacing (cant mix new models with old). Whitelist *farmsoft.net *farmsoft.com and *dropbox.com, block everything else (except update URLs) so devices can only used for farmsoft and can’t be used for non work reasons (We recommend DNS firewall by MyDNS.io to easily block unwanted internet activity without having to purchase and maintain hardware).

MEAT CUTTING STATIONS / TERMINALS THAT PRINT LOTS OF LABELS
Printing huge amounts of labels from an Android is not efficient, try using a Windows devices because Windows prints directly to the printer without cloud services slowing the transaction. Alternatively, use a printer that will print documents sent to the email address the vendor provides (farmsoft supports auto printing to an email address for cloud printing without user intervention).

PROCESSING & MEAT CUTTING STATION TERMINALS
On stations where printing is infrequent or not required, usually users are generally just looking at the cutting spec and selecting “Next” animal from this screen, or doing some simple data entry such as at kill box, head removal, eviscerations etc; a simple android tablet suspended on an arm with splash cover is very inexpensive and effective for these stations. You can use an inexpensive USB RFID and or bar-code reader with your Android device.


VOICE CONTROL THE FARMSOFT MEAT inventory control
Activate voice control on your device. With the farmsoft app open, simply shout “Touch Next” to move to the next animal (or “Touch previous” to go back, or “Touch finish” to finish the animal, or “Touch Carton” to print a carton label. Voice control is a feature of your devices operating system, not farmsoft so we can’t support this functionality.

COMPLIANCE NOTICE FOR AUSTRALIAN CLIENTS: AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Your Company must have Department of Agriculture approval to print Official Marks. Our Code of Practice for Printing Official Marks prohibits us from providing farmsoft Meat inventory control to an establishment that is not approved.


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT FARMSOFT MEAT inventory control: 

Do you share my data?
We will never sell or share your data with any person, company, or government.

Is farmsoft a finance app?
No. Farmsoft integrates with finance apps such as Xero, or you can export data to Quickbooks, SAGE, SAP, MYOB and other finance apps. You can also integrate farmsoft with other solutions for finance, accounting, hardware, CRM, payroll, ERP using the fully open farmsoft API which can be used by your I.T. department or any external I.T. vendor. If you want us to perform the integration for you, additional costs apply, please request a quote. Existing integration with other apps is limited to insertion of invoices, purchases, and “Items” one way transactions (for Xero) and export of AP and AR data via export tool from farmsoft to be imported to your target finance app.

How long does it take to implement?
Implementation takes from 3 to 10 weeks, varies wildly based on business complexity. Average time 6 weeks.

Can I deploy farmsoft myself?
No, deployment is by professionals that have deployed many times. Without this experience your project would take 10 X longer to implement and has low chance of success. We will not provide farmsoft without managed implementation services.

What languages is farmsoft in?
The interface is available in 14 languages, we can add more on request. The interface is multi-language so a user can use Spanish, and other users may choose English at the same time.

What if our broadband fails?
You need an always on internet connection to use farmsoft. We recommend you keep a redundant internet connection through another ISP that uses an alternate media than your main internet.

Who develops & supports farmsoft?
We have been making food processing solutions since 2001, Tenacious Solutions Ltd 124 Broadkill Road #643, Milton DE 19968-1008 USA and have invested millions of $ in research and development to build farmsoft (current version is new, released in 2020). The “official mark” approval is licensed to our Australian subsidiary www.Producepak.com Pty Ltd PO Box 7443 Urangan, Qld, Aus. Learn more about Tenacious Solutions Ltd here.

Who develops & supports farmsoft?
We have been making food processing solutions since 2001, Tenacious Solutions Ltd 124 Broadkill Road #643, Milton DE 19968-1008 USA and have invested millions of $ in research and development to build farmsoft (current version is new, released in 2020). The “official mark” approval is licensed to our Australian subsidiary www.Producepak.com Pty Ltd PO Box 7443 Urangan, Qld, Aus. Learn more about Tenacious Solutions Ltd here.

What are the costs if we need changes or additions?
We are happy to build new features or modify existing ones for your company. Please ask for a quotation for any special features you need added to farmsoft, or use the API to add features through your I.T. department. We are unable to provide software development services for free, changing the app incurs an hourly fee. If you don’t want to pay this fee, don’t ask for changes.

What’s your refund policy?
Refunds will not be provided under any circumstances. It is your responsibility to perform full due diligence. Your project is not a trial or test. We are a service based company, we sell the time of our consultants, not a product that can be restocked and resold.

Can you support my hardware?
If you didn’t buy it from us, we can’t support it, tell you how to use it, or configure it. We don’t sell hardware or accounting solutions and can’t tell you how to use or setup your financial solution, do not have a copy of your finance app or know how to use it. We provide support only for farmsoft, we can’t install your printer drivers or remove a virus from a PC.


99% less meat packing waste

Accurate meat inventory management reduces waste through better FIFO stock rotation, stock-takes, and inventory alerts. RFID pallet control (optional) for precision inventory tracking. 

Save time packing meat 

Increase the efficiency of your meat packing plant using options like scanning incoming bar-codes to reduce data entry & errors, integrate with scales for automatic weighing, ore RFID for automatic livestock and cut meat inventory tracking.

Better meat quality control

Guarantee the quality of your meat with flexible QC testing systems from your cell or tablet. Customer feedback management, supplier livestock quality control and more...

Reduce meat  packing errors & control production

Project required inventory (and shortages), schedule orders to be cut & packed in batches & lots , automatic alerts to production line managers, schedule slaughter, cutting & meat packing services for customers.

100% accurate meat  order shipping

Shipping teams are guided through the dispatch process from picking using a phone or tablet (optional bar-code scanning), automatic picking, thru bill of lading, invoice, and automatic shipping notifications for customers, transport, and sales teams.

Reduce meat  packing administration costs by 40%

Automatic generation of fresh meat labels (outer box, inner packs, and meat pallet labels), bill of lading, invoice, picking documents and more; reduces administrative burden.

Easy audit & mock recall systems reduces compliance costs.

Faster meat inventory storage  & management

Accurate meat inventory management delivers reduced meat waste and increased employee productivity. Manage FIFO, improve stock-take accuracy, and keep a watchful eye on ageing your inventory... Easy stock-take identifies shrinkage and helps reduce. 

100% accurate meat inventory control

Maintain strict meat inventory control and high food safety standards at all times. Perform recalls based on animal tag, RFID, animal number, lot/batch, cut date, ageing date / cooler location, pack date, invoice #, inventory #, pallet #, delivery date, purchase order #, or perform a recall on your own user defined data. Perform instant recalls both up and down the supply chain. Makes audits easy and instant. 

Reduce meat  waste by 99%

Inventory control ensures there is no 'shrinkage', meat inventory is FIFO managed, and expiring inventory always monitored.

Reduce administration time by 60%

Automatic paperwork, labels, and reporting reduces the burden on administration teams and saves everyone's time.

Better meat quality now

Quality control and food safety has never been easier with industry standard quality tests, food safety checklists; or configure your own tests.  Test animal carcass, ageing sides, cut fillets, and packed meat products.

100% accurate meat ageing

Guarantee all meat is aged to correct age, no over / under ageing, reduce waste and ensures accurate ageing of meat.

Customers order animal processing online

Customers use the portal to request their livestock slaughtered, processed, and packed, including the cutting specifications & packaging & labeling requirements.

Management approves processing requests

Management is immediately alerted when a customer requests animal processing, and can change the delivery date or time for the livestock delivery.  An email confirmation is sent to the customer immediately with any updated info.

Self serve customer management make administration & planning easy

Customers are automatically sent alerts at each important processing phase including: livestock delivery, completion of slaughter, completion of cutting & packing.  Your customers can view the progress of slaughter, packing, and pickup of their finished goods, even print invoices and view old orders. 

100% accurate & automatic invoicing

Immediately when your customers goods are finished processing, they are sent harvest details, yield, itemized details of the packed goods, and an invoice for the slaughter, cutting, packing (and misc service like lab tests etc).  

Complete business management app for slaughter, meat cutting, meat packing and animal processing businesses with industry specific reporting and tools.    Farmsoft comes with full project implementation management, training, and support solutions to deliver a fully tailored meat processing & meat inventory control that matches your exact meat inventory control requirements and delivers maximum efficiency, reduces waste, and provides automatic inventory control.

Livestock inventory

Manage incoming livestock in unlimited pens; all animals issued tracking number, print / email livestock delivery receipt. Manage packaging (crates, cartons, labels, bags), receive alerts when inventory needs re-ordering.   Inventory audit trail and tracking.  Unlimited inventory items. Bar-code inventory management for meat packing.

Stock-take

Perform stock-takes any time by category or storage location.  Know how much inventory (livestock, sides, finished product, and packaging materials) you have in real time, even search by storage location.  Report by product line and storage location or rail, or product category.  Manage the meat ageing process and ensure correct aged meat is provided for each customer.  

Animal processing

Use inexpensive tablet terminals so each team member can see where they are in the processing stage and rapidly record data for their tasks regardless of position in processing chain (weigh box, knock box, head removal, evisceration, inspection, further processing, retain rail, scale, packaging, shipping and export).

Sales, shipping,  orders

Print pick sheet to pick meat orders manually, or scan inventory / pallets onto orders, or auto select inventory,  or rapidly sell without an order.  Track paid, and unpaid invoices.  Attach documents to invoices / photos of outgoing shipments.  Rapid collection of customers processed orders.

Traceability & recalls

Instant mock recalls both up and down the supply chain tracks to livestock supplier, property, and establishment.  Recall using any key such as livestock supplier lot/batch, livestock supplier name, delivery date, invoice #, inventory # or animal number, RFID, pallet #, customer reference, order # and more..

Invoices, BOL, labels for pallets & inventory

Choose from a selection of export documentation, invoices, bill of lading, freight notes, and industry standard meat labels (HALAL, INSPECTED, EU) in all languages.   Our team will add new labels, export docs, and invoices if you have special requirements. 

Cutting station management

The production manager can use the Cutting Spec screen to rapidly set the cutting specification for each station / employee, each station can have an inexpensive tablet that displays their spec, and they can use voice control to skip to the next animal to ensure maximum meat processing efficiency and hygiene. 

Logistics

View open meat orders & balances. Assign orders to specific staff for picking, assign to trucks / driver, transport company.  Set loading order for multiple orders on one truck.  See when orders are ready shipped and print bill of lading, export documents, and invoices. 

Quality control

Perform QC tests on incoming livestock, carcass sides, packed meat, on shipments pre-shipping / sealing of export containers. Configure QC tests for ANYTHING you want to test, including livestock supplier quality control tracking.  Attach unlimited photos & documents to QC tests from your cell or tablet.  

Complete customer management

Customers can book animal processing online, specify animal details and preferred cutting spec, delivery date and notes for each cut and packing type.  Management reviews and approves or changes orders and farmsoft will send notification to the customer on approval of order, on delivery, on slaughter (harvest details), completion of cutting & packing with details of pack and yield, and automatic invoice for livestock processing services. 

Low cost hardware & on-going costs

Use inexpensive generic hardware with farmsoft (save $300,000 implementation costs) and continue saving every year with lower I.T. maintenance costs (see brochure) 

Finance apps

Integrate with Xero online, or with SAGE, MYOB, Quickbooks, etc: export invoices (AR) and Purchase Orders (AP) to your chosen finance app. If we don't support yours, let us know and we will add support.   

Meat inventory control:

Meat inventory control delivers production & meat packing control, quality control, animal delivery, batch processing, weight accountability with no unaccounted yield loss for processing all animal and fresh meat products.
MODERN meat inventory control solution works with INEXPENSIVE HARDWARE.

Use low cost meat packing hardware terminals, scales, and other equipment with farmsoft meat inventory controls. Use inexpensive hardware for meat packing, meat processing, and meat storage.


Farmsoft gives you the freedom to use any low cost hardware with the farmsoft meat inventory control.
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Low cost meat packing hardware inexpensive
Low cost meat packing hardware inexpensive (prices are roughly indicative for a meat processing plant with 10 meat processing / packing / meat boning stations). We do not sell meat packing hardware, you can buy your meat packing hardware from any vendor.
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OLD MEAT PACKING HARDWARE SOLUTIONS
Old meat inventory controls tend to use expensive to purchase proprietary hardware that is often very expensive to install in a meat packing plant, and has excessive ongoing maintenance fees. These older meat inventory control vendors try to upsell you with hundreds of thousands of dollars of meat packing hardware. You don't have to waste precious resources that could be spent elsewhere in your meat packing plant.
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Old solutions use outdated redundant and expensive technologies like RS232 networks which are expensive and inflexible, require a lot of expert configuration and maintenance. Old meat inventory controls often run only on Windows terminals which are slow, prone to viruses, and cost too much to purchase and maintain. Old meat inventory controls usually require you to purchase, administer, backup, and maintain your own server (expensive and a waste of your time and money).
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Farmsoft offers an alternative, giving you the choice to use any inexpensive and low cost meat packing hardware for any sized meat packing and meat processing plant.
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Administration and maintenance of meat packing plant hardware & I.T. infrastructure
Old meat inventory controls: $20,000+ per year
Modern farmsoft meat inventory control: $0
You don’t need to purchase & administer servers (Windows, MS SQL, anti-virus, backup software) because farmsoft runs in the cloud. Less Windows OS’s that need constant fixing & virus removal. No proprietary equipment with expensive repairs, parts, and maintenance. Less network equipment, complexity, and even less cables means less things go wrong; resulting in massively reduced network administration & maintenance expenses.
It just works.
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Terminal for data entry during meat packing process:
Old meat inventory controls: $2000
Modern farmsoft meat inventory control: $200
Any Android / iOS tablet or phone / PC / Mac (old equipment is also compatible)
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RFID reader (read animal RFID tags during slaughter, testing, evisceration, and inspection)
Old meat inventory controls: $3000
Modern farmsoft meat inventory control: $150
Any USB/wireless RFID reader in sleeve or ruggedized version, any Android RFID reading device
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Barcode reader for inventory control of livestock and meat inventory:
 Old meat inventory controls: $3000
Modern farmsoft meat inventory control: $150
Any USB barcode reader (wireless), any Android professional Barcode reading device, any Android phone/tablet.
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Scales & printers for weighing livestock and packed meat
 Old meat inventory controls: $3000
Modern farmsoft meat inventory control: $400
Any scale that can dump weight to PC clipboard via USB. Any 300+ dpi printers.
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Meat packing plant network & network installation
Old meat inventory controls: $50,000
Modern farmsoft meat inventory control: $5000 (or as little as $200 for a small business)
Devices require only Wi-Fi, this cuts the cost of cables, routers, and installation drastically as opposed to running cables to every device.
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farmsoft meat inventory control - Technical notes, hardware, requirements for the Meat processing & packing quality control app.   farmsoft meat inventory control FAQ
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Is farmsoft a finance app?
NO! But you can integrate farmsoft with other solutions for finance, accounting, hardware, CRM, payroll, ERP using the fully open farmsoft API which can be used by your I.T. department or any external I.T. vendor. If you want us to perform the integration for you, additional costs apply for, please enquire. Existing integration with other apps is limited to insertion of invoices and purchases one way transactions (for Xero) and export of data via export feature unless otherwise specified in this document.
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Do you share my data?
We will never sell or share your data with any person, company, or government.
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How long does it take to implement farmsoft meat inventory control?
Implementation takes from 3 to 8 weeks, varies wildly based on business complexity. Average time 2-3 weeks.
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Can I deploy farmsoft meat packing myself?
No, deployment is by professionals that have deployed many times. Without this experience your project would take 10 X longer to implement and has low chance of success. We will not provide farmsoft without managed implementation.
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What languages is farmsoft in?
The interface is available in 14 languages, we can add more on request.
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What if our broadband fails?
Keep a redundant internet connection through another company / infrastructure such as cable, OFC, ADSL, or phone hot spot, or keep a USB stick or 5G wi-fi router. The app requires an always on data connection.
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Who develops & supports farmsoft meat packing?
We have been making food processing solutions since 2001, Tenacious Solutions Ltd 124 Broadkill Road #643, Milton DE 19968-1008 USA and have invested millions of $ in research and development to build farmsoft (current version is new, released in 2020). In Australia, the “official mark” and EXDOC/NEXTDOC part of our software is from our Australian subsidiary www.Producepak.com Pty Ltd PO BOX 7443 URANGAN, QLD, AUSTRALIA . Learn more about Tenacious Solutions Ltd here.
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What are the costs if we need changes or additions to farmsoft meat packing?
We are happy to build new features or modify existing ones for your company. Please ask for a quotation for any special features you need added to farmsoft or use the API to add features through your I.T. department. We are unable to provide software development services for free, changing the app incurs an hourly fee. If you don’t want to pay this fee, don’t ask for changes.
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What’s your refund policy for farmsoft meat packing?
Refunds will not be provided. It is your responsibility to perform full due diligence. Your project is not a trial or test.
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Can you support my hardware?
If you didn’t buy it from us, we can’t support it, tell you how to use it, or configure it. We don’t sell hardware or accounting solutions and can’t tell you how to use or setup your financial solution, do not have a copy of your finance app or know how to use it. We provide support only for farmsoft, we can’t install your printer drivers or remove a virus from an old PC.
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farmsoft meat inventory control hardware requirements
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MEAT PACKING TERMINALS TERMINALS
All terminal devices must run one of these browsers: Edge, Chrome, Opera, Brave, with 800x1200 min resolution & an always on internet connection of 0.5 M/bit minimum, no data is saved on your device, no app is installed.
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PRINTING MEAT LABELS
To print from Android or iOS Install AirPrint etc, or purchase PaperCut (or similar), or the app from printer vendor to print PDF from browser ( 300+DPI required if you print barcodes).
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USING YOUR OWN SERVER FOR FARMSOFT MEAT PACKING
Don’t do this unless you absolutely must, standard solution runs from our nearest data center (New York, Berlin, or Sydney) and is included in your quote. Please enquire, there is a cost to use your own server (server etc not provided by us: specs: Win Svr2019+, 16GB RAM+, 4 GHz+, MS SQL 2019+). Or you can have an exclusive server in our data center (we administer & provide server, no other company will be using your exclusive infrastructure, available in USA, Canada, European Union, Australia).
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Meat processing & packing quality control is made easy with farmsoft Meat inventory control; manage all QC, criteria, and testing processes for meat processing and meat packing quality testing for export/importers of beef, pig, and other fresh meat products.


Meat packing quality control for export of beef, pig and other fresh meat products.
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Easy meat & meat packing quality control!
 Each test can be configured to send instant alerts to selected staff if a test fails. Receive full QC report and photos instantly.
 Configure unlimited quality tests for customers, internal QC, QMS, government mandated quality tests, regulated livestock quality testing
 Attach unlimited photos, lab tests & documents to QC tests
 Tests can be associated with anything such as animal, lot, batch, supplier, customer, order, delivery, shipment and more…
 Test types include pass/fail, score, value range, percentage of sample.
 Full quality control solution can be configured for livestock, meat during the curing or dry-ageing process, meat pre pack quality control, post pack meat quality control, pre-shipment and pre export QC.
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The farmsoft meat inventory control guides each quality station for maximum accuracy & speed:
 Processes are configurable for each type of animal and station, perform basic meat processing, or perform value added manufacturing
 Each station can enter / access only data relevant to their tasks, and rapidly record outputs. Includes carcass processing and subsequent boning processes.
 Rapidly switch to next animal (or jump around if carcasses not being processed in the intended order)
 Each station can work simultaneously on different animals or lots.
 Easily pull a carcass for testing, suspicion of quality problem, or to condemn
 Carcasses market for testing can’t be further processed until the testing process is completed (this stops the carcass from being boned or sold)
 Marking a carcass for drag in automatically removes halal status
 Verify animal RFID in as many steps as required
 Automatically assigned animal inventory numbers
 Schedule livestock in batches (unlimited livestock pens for storage of livestock)
 Production management can:
 Schedule production to fill specific orders
 Monitor progress of each lot
 View outputs from production
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Quality feedback management for meat customers
Manage & analyze customer complaints, capture customer comments, photos, documents, and more. Trace customer complaints back to the original supplier of livestock, or establishment. Instant alerts to relevant staff when a customer complaint/feedback is received.
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Livestock supplier quality management
Simple or comprehensive supplier quality management using unlimited quality management programs, which can be supplier specific, livestock type specific, or generic for all suppliers. Each supplier quality program records notes, photos & more, linked to supplier delivery, batch, purchase order, etc.
Share quality results directly from the app with your suppliers. Instant alerts if a test fails.
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Pick & send orders rapidly
 Scan inventory onto pallets or allow farmsoft to suggest exact inventory for each order based on FIFO & order specs.
 Build new pallets / shipping containers from existing inventory to fill orders
 Shipping container management
 The correct documents (invoice, BOL, shipping) are presented or automatically sent to admin when the order is filled and sent to government export systems via the cloud.
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Complete meat sales process…
 Capture customer orders & specs (used on boning specification sheets) and meat quality requirements
 Monitor & manage the progress of meat order picking, quality control, and shipping from the Logistics dashboard
 Assign transport details to orders and perform quality control on individual shipments and individual shipping containers (truck, license, driver name, shipping container #, temp rec #, seal #, export details, etc)
 Assign loading order of each order
 Manage prices, including price list management for specific parts, and groups of customers (used on orders automatically)
 Attach unlimited documents to orders (international shipping documents, certificate of origin, lab tests etc)
 Capture any special information you need on the order, including fields specific to livestock processing (your consultant will configure this for you).
 Attach photos of truck / shipping containers to shipments for QC and insurance purposes
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Traceability matrix seafood meat, poultry. Meat inventory control requirements with farmsoft meat inventory control. raceability matrix fresh produce fruit and vegetable seafood meat:
[Meat Packing (Australian) edition of farmsoft - download brochure here]
Produce inventory control makes it possible to track produce from its point of origin to a retail location where it is purchased by consumers.

Produce inventory control is an important link in protecting public health since it allows health agencies to more quickly and accurately identify the source of contaminated fruit or vegetables believed to be the cause of an outbreak of foodborne illness, remove them from the marketplace, and communicate to the supply chain.

Since many fruits and vegetables are eaten raw, the produce industry‚ from farmer to retailer, works diligently to protect these foods from contamination. Despite their best efforts, foreign matter can occasionally contaminate produce in the field or orchard, in packing or processing, in transit or storage.

Because inventory control systems can provide information on the source, location, movement and storage conditions of produce, they also allow growers, packers, processors and distributors to identify factors affecting quality and delivery.

Beginning in 2008, an industry-led effort to enhance inventory control throughout the entire produce supply chain was launched as the Produce inventory control Initiative.

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Try the pepper inventory control app from farmsoft:
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Traceability matrix fresh produce fruit and vegetable seafood meat
The produce (including pepper & capsicum) industry continues to evolve to meet consumers’ needs. Consumers today are much more knowledgeable and demanding about the foods they purchase. The increased focus on food safety and consumer awareness raises the need to identify and adopt business practices and standards that will aid the produce sector’s ability to track and trace product throughout the supply chain. It is important to note that different regions may have different requirements. Users are reminded to be aware of the requirements in target markets (both business and regulatory).



Meat inventory control makes quality control, receival, batch processing, high weight accountability with no unaccounted yield loss for processing all animal and fresh meat products. The premium meat inventory control solution for modern meat packers and meat processors.


Complete meat packing and meat processing business management. The app manages meat deliveries, batch processing and meat packing, sales and distribution. Maintain high levels of inventory control during the meat packing process.


Meatpacking refers to the process of turning livestock into meat, including slaughter, processing, packaging and distribution. These days, the top meatpacking companies do not just produce meat, they also control how the animals are raised long before slaughter: in the chicken industry, companies oversee the process from chick genetics through supermarket packaging; in the beef industry, cattle come under the control of the big meatpackers four to six months before slaughter.
The ownership of all parts of the supply chain is called vertical integration. It gives integrators – the companies who have integrated all the different parts under one umbrella – control over price and quality; and the economies of scale they have achieved have helped to drive down the consumer prices of meat. Vertical integration has also allowed the meat industry to become highly consolidated, controlled by just a few companies: As of 2015, the four largest companies in each sector controlled 85 percent of the beef packing industry, 66 percent of pork packing, and 51 percent of broiler chicken processing. 1 The slaughter and packing plants these few companies run operate on a tremendous scale: in 2015, 85 percent of beef cattle slaughtered took place in just 30 US slaughter facilities (of the almost 650), with more than half slaughtered in 13 plants. These top 13 plants process more than one million animals per year, which is approximately 2,800 cattle/day, 365 days/year. 2

Pre cooked lunch meat manufacturing app for food manufacturers of meatballs, luncheon, baloney, frankfurter, hot dog, taco meat, sausage manufacturing: manages pre-cooked meat inventory, pre-cooked meat quality control, orders & production, sales & shipping for reduced pre-cooked meat weight.


Pre cooked lunch meat manufacturing app:
For food manufacturers of meatballs, luncheon, baloney, frankfurter, hot dog, taco meat manufacturing: manages pre-cooked meat inventory, pre-cooked meat quality control, orders & production, sales & shipping for reduced pre-cooked meat weight.
[Meat Packing (Australian) edition of farmsoft - download brochure here]
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Processed Meats: Convenience, Nutrition, Taste
Pre cooked lunch meat manufacturing app
Pre cooked lunch meat manufacturing app
Processed meat and poultry products like bacon, hot dogs, sausage, ham and other deli meats are great American traditions and iconic foods. In fact, bacon is often called the ultimate “conversion food” because it tempts even the strictest vegetarian. Processed meat and poultry products are commonly called “convenience meats” because they have already been prepared for easy and safe consumption by consumers. These products are offered in a variety of choices so the consumer can make the best food decision for their lifestyle.
Ninety six percent of Americans make meat and poultry products part of their diets. But recently, questions have arisen about processed meat and poultry products. What are they? How are they different from fresh meat and poultry products? Are they safe and nutritious? This consumer guide aims to provide the facts about processed meat and poultry products. It also offers a guide to the many choices available in the meat and poultry case today. In this way, armed with information, you can make the best choice for you and your family. 





SOFTWARE ERP FOR MANAGEMENT OF MEAT CUTTING PLANTS
Farmsoft, as management ERP software for meat cutting plants, offers all the necessary process; from the beginning of the reception of the channels to its objective – That objective is to obtain the final product or by-products that we will deliver to the clients.

ERP FUNCTIONALITIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MEAT CUTTING PLANTS
The functionality of the module for the management of meat cutting plants of our ERP Farmsoft, allows us to differentiate the cutting or sampling depending on the type of animal (pig, cattle, goat or poultry).

During the reception of the carcasses, a first quality control is carried out, contemplated in our management software. This will allow us to accept or reject the received product. These channels will come with an informed traceability; This data can come from another computer system and can be incorporated directly and without problems into our management system.

Traceability throughout the process, and until the final product is obtained, must be informed and delivered to the client with all the information of origin and quality control guarantees.

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MANAGEMENT OF THE RECEPTION OF CHANNELS IN MEAT CUTTING PLANTS
For the process of managing the reception of carcasses in meat cutting plants, it is very important to control some quality parameters, which our management software covers. All material received is recorded with: information on origin, weight, quality control and condition. Farmsoft allows a more detailed control of the carcasses, using a “quarantine” warehouse. This allows the product to be stored until all quality controls are passed.

Once the quarantine has passed, all the product can be identified by an electronic radio frequency identification system, RFID. It can also be identified by a special labeling system for this type of meat product. All meat identification options for cutting plants are covered by Farmsoft.

In the case of cattle, the information that reaches us comes from the “ear tag” and allows us to continue using this system. In the cases of pork, goats or other animals, the control system can be globalized per item.

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CUTTING PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The management of the cutting process is the next step to be carried out once the quality controls have been passed.

The meat cutting plants management software allows a sampling depending on the animal and the needs of the clients. In the meat industry, we can have different samplings for the same animal. These samplings can have different by-products at the same time and an approximation of possible kilos can be obtained once the cutting is finished.

Throughout the cutting process, Farmsoft controls the traceability for obtaining the by-products and their origin.

Our ERP also incorporates quality management and critical point control, called HACCP.

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MANAGEMENT OF FINAL PRODUCT SHIPMENTS
In the meat industry, the management of final product shipments has to be agile and fast.

Once the process of butchering the animal has been carried out, fresh by-products are obtained. In the meat industry it is possible to freeze the final product.

At Farmsoft we have automation processes for the shipment of meat products. These define distribution routes, grouping of delivery notes, generation of cargo orders and other processes that speed up their delivery to the final customer for sale.

In the said industry it is very important that shipments of meat products can be guaranteed, being necessary a delivery with the maximum benefits. This requires a transport system with a guarantee of quality and conservation, and that the delivery of the meat product is carried out in record time.

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Waste management and green point in the meat industry
PACKAGING AND PALLETIZING MANAGEMENT
Palletizing in the productive industries is a key part of the chain, and in the meat industry it is no different.
We incorporate a system for the management of palletization and packaging, for the different types of products, according to their sizes, to optimize space, reduce loading and unloading time, and for greater efficiency in transport.
We also have incorporated the packaging control system, whether they are our own or external.
WASTE AND GREEN POINT MANAGEMENT
Waste management for companies in the meat industry deals with the fees to be included in the billing of products according to the waste law for the product.

Likewise, the green point management is incorporated. The cost of the green point responds to the costs of managing the packaging waste.

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TOOLS
As improvements in the latest version of Farmsoft for meat cutting plants management (in production), there are the following features:

Control of operators and resources: Tool for entry of times of operators and various resources.
Incident control: Incident input and recording system, for subsequent analysis and control.
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IMPORTANT MODULES OF MEAT CUTTING PLANTS MANAGEMENT
The Farmsoft ERP incorporates a series of professional modules that perfectly cover the specific needs for meat management. All of them make our Farmsoft ERP software one of the most complete management ERP programs for meat cutting plants.

Data analysis and business control
Our data analysis module of our meat management software provides a complete vision of the company. It allows to know and understand the business to make better business decisions. This module implemented in sausage management helps to identify weak points, correct and warn of unforeseen events that your company may have.

Radio frequency (RFID)
The Radio Frequency (RFID) module implemented in the management of sausages, allows complete identification, traceability and location in the supply chain processes. It allows us to control in real time the product, the location as well as all the costs. The captured data can be modified indefinitely and can be viewed from any platform (ERP, PC, tablet, PDA, mobile).

MACHINERY AND SECURITY
Machinery management
Farmsoft also incorporates a management module that seeks to achieve a higher degree of reliability in all the machinery of a company (equipment, machines, installations, etc.). This module implemented in the management of slaughterhouses provides significant tools for the development of preventive and corrective maintenance. In the meat industry, the aim is to increase the availability of production equipment, optimize human resources, reduce maintenance costs, improve quality, safety and profitability.

HACCP
Our ERP software incorporates the HACCP module (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) based on Microsoft SharePoint technology for the implementation, management and documentation of the Food Safety Control System (HACCP). This module for the management of sausages tries to carry out a correct management of food safety in the meat company. It is also to keep the self-control system up to date, for future health inspections.

QUALITY AND LOGISTICS
Quality management
The quality module (Quality) of our Farmsoft ERP software, includes the balance between quality, productivity and profitability, allows you to manage processes and activities, is the perfect solution to manage quality systems: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001, CE market, EFQM... It facilitates document management in the meat industry, always offering up-to-date and accessible information for you and your customers from any device with an internet connection.

Warehouses and logistics
Finally, the warehouse and logistics module of our ERP software. It has incorporated all the functionalities that a company in the meat sector needs to manage, store, control, inventory, transit and easily identify all products.

WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MODULE
The warehouse and logistics management module of our ERP software incorporates all the functionalities that a company needs to manage, store, control, inventory, transit and easily identify all products.

FUNCTIONALITIES OF THE WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MODULE
We now detail some of the main functionalities of the warehouse and logistics module:

Product management, substitute products, cross references.
Homologation of products for quality management.
Inventory control and FIFO, LIFO, average price valuations.
Inventory cycle counting.
Multiple warehouses and transfers between warehouses.
Goods reception management.
Location management.
"Picking" and expeditions.
Quarantine zones.
Partial shipments, expiration management.
Control of own packaging and customer packaging.
Transport management, CMR.
Physical inventory and appraisals.
Connection with scales.
Data recording with PDA.
Container and pallet management.
Labeling and integration with up-to-date regulations.
Warehouse Management and Logistics for the Meat Industry 



SLAUGHTERHOUSE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
IOFarmsoft is a slaughterhouse management software developed based on more than 30 years of experience in the sector. Several installations in production have made our management software continuously evolve. Based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV™️, a technological platform in continuous growth.

ERP FUNCTIONALITIES FOR SLAUGHTERHOUSE MANAGEMENT
The main functionalities of our ERP for the management of slaughterhouses are the control of the processes in real time, and the transfer of all the information to a SINGLE database. This makes it possible to centralize the control of the slaughterhouse, and to be able to continuously dispose of the deviations compared to the cost evaluations, production costs and control of processes that are being carried out in the meat production plant.

Our software for the management of slaughterhouses ensures profitability, efficiency and control of industrial processes, essential today in any meat company. The IOCárnicas ERP combines the application of legal regulations, with exhaustive cost control, the automation of the slaughter and cutting processes, and the recording of all the information during the different processes.

The ERP software for slaughterhouses complies with traceability and the different regulations in this type of business. With our ERP management system we manage to identify the animal from the origin. In this way we have information on the consumption of products on the farm, veterinary controls, transport and reception at the plant, live or in the carcass.

ERP Software for Slaughterhouse Management
REGISTRY OF ANIMAL ENTRIES AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE CONTROLS
In the operations of the register of entries of a slaughterhouse, it is essential to identify the animals one by one, live or carcass. In the case of cattle, our IOFarmsoft software plans to record the animal’s ear tag. This includes all the information, origin, farm and traceability. In other animals such as pigs, goats or poultry, the control that our management software for slaughterhouses supports can be unitary or by batches.

Management for slaughterhouses integrates traceability in both directions throughout the process: It begins with the animal’s entry record and ends with the dispatch of the processed product.

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SLAUGHTERING PROCESS IN A SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Every slaughter process in a slaughterhouse must meet a series of requirements regulated by law, for the welfare of the animals. In addition, it also meets quality standards and meat control, which will be different depending on each species. All this included in our IOCárnicas software for slaughterhouse management.

One of the features of our ERP for slaughterhouses is the different possibilities of cutting during slaughter. It is chosen depending on each species (cattle, pigs, goats or birds) and the needs of the company. This allows us to undo the sacrificed animal in different options or cost evaluations.

Our meat software also allows the identification of the animal. It is done through a meat marking system, or labeling of processed meat products, until dispatch.

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WORK AREAS OF A SLAUGHTERHOUSE
The work areas in any meat industry, dedicated to the treatment of animal slaughter, must be able to be controlled independently. Our management software for slaughterhouses allows you to manage the areas one by one.

Among the different work areas in a slaughterhouse we can contemplate:

Live animal areas: reception dock, stables, stables, chutes, etc.
Sacrifice spaces: bleeding zone, dirty zone, clean zone, etc.
Cold areas: cold rooms, shipping docks, etc.
All of them controlled in our ERP for the management of slaughterhouses.

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TOOLS
As improvements in the latest version of IOCárnicas for slaughterhouses (in production), there are the following features:

Control of operators and resources: Tool for entry of times of operators and various resources.
Incident control: Incident input and recording system, for subsequent analysis and control.
REQUEST NOW A DEMO OF THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
REQUEST DEMO
IMPORTANT SLAUGHTERHOUSE MANAGEMENT MODULES
Our slaughterhouse management software incorporates a series of professional modules that perfectly cover the specific needs of meat management. All of them make our IOCárnicas software one of the most complete management programs.

Data analysis and business control
The data analysis module of our meat management software provides a complete vision of the company and allows knowing and understanding the business to make better business decisions. This module, implemented in the sausage management, helps to identify weak points, correct and warn of unforeseen events that your company may have.

Radio frequency (RFID)
Radiofrequency technology (RFID) is also available in a module; in the management of sausages, it allows complete identification, traceability and localization in the processes of the supply chain. It allows us to control in real time the product and the location, as well as all the costs. The captured data can be modified indefinitely and can be viewed from any platform (ERP, PC, tablet, PDA, mobile).

MACHINERY AND SECURITY
Machinery management
The management module for the maintenance of the machinery that our ERP IOCárnicas incorporates aims to achieve a greater degree of reliability in all the machinery of a company (equipment, machines, installations, etc.). This module implemented in the management of slaughterhouses provides significant tools for the development of preventive and corrective maintenance. Several things are sought in the meat industry: To increase the availability of production equipment, optimize human resources, reduce maintenance costs, improve quality, safety and profitability.

HACCP
Our ERP software incorporates the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) module based on Microsoft SharePoint technology. It is used for the implementation, management and documentation of the Food Safety Control System (HACCP - or Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points). This module for the management of sausages tries to carry out a correct management of food safety in the meat company. It also serves to keep the self-control system up to date for future health inspections.

QUALITY AND LOGISTICS
Quality management
Our quality module (Quality) of our IOCárnicas ERP software, includes the balance between quality, productivity and profitability, allows you to manage processes and activities, is the perfect solution to manage quality systems, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001, CE Market, EFQM.. It facilitates document management in the meat industry, always offering up-to-date and accessible information for you and your customers from any device with an internet connection.

Warehouses and logistics
The warehouse and logistics module of our ERP software incorporates all the functionalities that a company in the meat sector needs to manage, store, control, inventory, transit and easily identify all products. The warehouse and logistics module of our ERP software, It incorporates all the functionalities that a company in the meat sector needs to manage, store, control, inventory, transit and easily identify all products.



Overview
How do small/mid-sized meat processors and marketers with multiple products and customers keep track of everything? Three meat companies showcase the computer systems they are using – from modifications of off-the-shelf software to a full-blown point-of-sale (POS) system – and tell us why they use them, how they work, and how much they cost.

Date: April 27, 2010

Duration: 60 minutes

Presenters:

Rick Reams, RJ’s Meats and Groceries, Hudson, WI
rjk9122@sbcglobal.net (715) 386-9291 www.rjmeats.com
Jeff Peterson, Thousand Hills Cattle Company, Cannon Falls, MN
jeffp@thousandhillscattleco.com (507) 263-4001 www.thousandhillscattleco.com
Mike Smucker, Smucker’s Meats, Mt. Joy, PA
mike137@smuckersmeats.com (717) 653-0303 www.smuckersmeats.com

Rick Reams Presentation Slides – POS system
NOTE: very large file, 16.8 MB


Jeff Peterson Presentation Slides – Modified off-the-shelf software

Mike Smucker’s custom software system images


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