Agriculture & Food Production Sector case study
Agriculture & Food Production Sector - Oracle ERP Transformation & Supply Chain Integration
A leading organisation in the Agriculture & Food Production sector required a scalable and future-ready ERP environment to support its expanding operations across farming, food processing, supply chain, and distribution. Existing systems lacked visibility, were not equipped to handle projected growth, and required significant manual intervention. The organisation partnered with Varchai to redesign processes, enable change, and implement an integrated Oracle ERP solution aligned with industry and statutory requirements.
Project Scope
Conducted Business Process Redesign to align operations with future scalability.
Led Change Enablement initiatives to prepare teams for new processes and systems.
Implemented Oracle ERP modules, including:
Oracle Purchasing
Oracle Inventory
Oracle Order Management
Validated and standardised end-to-end business processes.
Key Challenges
Existing systems and processes not scalable for projected operational expansion.
A distinct and complex supply chain, spanning farm production, processing, and distribution.
Need for Australian localisation and statutory compliance.
Lack of visibility into farm produce, animal growth, mortality, and maturity cycles.
Heavy reliance on manual communication between Materials Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality.
Slow and effort-intensive financial close process due to fragmented data.
Business Benefits
Fully integrated Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Payroll ecosystem enabling seamless flow of information.
Reorganised and optimised Inventory Management, improving accuracy and utilisation.
Strong alignment between Orders, Inventory, and Projects, ensuring operational continuity.
High levels of transaction automation supported by intelligent reporting and analytics.
Improved decision-making through unified visibility across agriculture, production, and distribution cycles.
Results Achived
55% improvement in supply chain visibility, enabling proactive decision-making.
Significant reduction in manual coordination efforts across operations and quality teams.
Faster financial close cycles, improving reporting timelines.
Enhanced compliance with Australian localisation and statutory standards.
Real-time insights into animal growth, mortality, and production metrics, improving agricultural planning.
- Increased operational efficiency through unified, automated workflows.
Key Highlights
✔️ Integrated all supply chain components into a single end-to-end planning and execution framework.
✔️ Streamlined integration between Purchasing, Inventory, and Order Management.
✔️ Enabled real-time analysis of farm produce, animal welfare, maturity cycles, and food processing quality.
✔️ Reduced manual effort during financial close, improving speed and accuracy.
✔️ Implementation delivered on time and within budget, meeting all operational and compliance goals.
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