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103 articles on technology from the team building the operating system for growers.

4 Steps To Improve Delivery Coordination With Your Customers
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4 Steps To Improve Delivery Coordination With Your Customers

Coordination of resources is still one of the most challenging aspects of managing a grower operation. Getting the right people in the right place for the right job at the right time is a difficult task even with all the modern productivity improvements we have available.

What Is A 810 Document And How Do Growers Use Them?
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What Is A 810 Document And How Do Growers Use Them?

The 810 EDI invoice is an important document that contains a wealth of information about your business and its transactions. This document is used by many businesses to conduct their daily operations, so knowing how to use it correctly and what information it contains is essential.

Delivering Data Your Way The Direct To Store Notifier Service
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Delivering Data Your Way The Direct To Store Notifier Service

The DTS Notification Service which, based on your needs, will build and send to an email list you designate all of the key information metrics for your sales so you can ‘see’ what’s going on without spending hours running reports and building a story.

What Are The Key Grower Software System Capabilities for Pay By Scan?
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What Are The Key Grower Software System Capabilities for Pay By Scan?

Here are seven key areas of software capabilities that can help you execute your pay by scan or purchase order business more effectively.

Keys To Success In Pricing Pay By Scan Programs For Growers
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Keys To Success In Pricing Pay By Scan Programs For Growers

According to international consulting firm McKinsey and Co., “Pricing is by far the biggest tool for earnings improvement.” (McKinsey & Co.) For growers participating in or

Grower Data Transfer Methods You Need to Know When Talking to Your Trading Partners
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Grower Data Transfer Methods You Need to Know When Talking to Your Trading Partners

Growers have many ways they need to transmit data back and forth to customers and suppliers. Even growers of small sizes must support a variety of

Important Pay By Scan Statistics to Understand
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Important Pay By Scan Statistics to Understand

The Pay by scan model puts a lot of responsibility on the grower. The pay by scan grower is completely responsible for the inventory in stores.

8 Things You Need to Know When Choosing an EDI Partner
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8 Things You Need to Know When Choosing an EDI Partner

EDI provides many benefits to businesses but there are some challenges that need to be overcome to get maximum value from it.

How Can Growers Use Scanning In Their Operations?
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How Can Growers Use Scanning In Their Operations?

Implementing scanning in your nursery or greenhouse can yield improvements to your operation but only with carefully planned implementation and a software and data eco-system that supports the data and scanning context and has the necessary data integrations you need.

Seven Things You Need To Know To Ensure a Successful Grower Software Implementation
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Seven Things You Need To Know To Ensure a Successful Grower Software Implementation

The following areas can help a grower and vendor work toward a successful outcome if the proper assessment, functional planning, and processes are understood and planned for in the implementation process.

4 Types of Business Analytics Growers Need to Know
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4 Types of Business Analytics Growers Need to Know

Growers are awash in data. Making sense and use of it can be tricky and require the right systems support and software partner.

Key Features Your Grower Software Inventory System Needs
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Key Features Your Grower Software Inventory System Needs

One of the most important components of a grower’s operational management is managing the inventory they create and sell. Inventory, so its management and visibility are crucial for the best operational decisions.