See how Condimentum uses WinMan ERP to trace every batch of mustard flour and mint processing, support FSSC 22000 accreditation and run planning, goods inwards and shipments with a very small team.
In this video, Condimentum explains why full traceability is not negotiable for a food manufacturer, how a mill that is one of only three in the world with its milling technology came out of growers who have supplied Colman's for over 100 years, why a facility built with relatively little storage has to plan tightly around changes in demand, and where WinMan Go fits into the next stage of shop-floor efficiency.
Read the transcript from the Condimentum video case study, covering food traceability, FSSC 22000 accreditation, recall readiness, demand planning and WinMan Go with WinMan ERP.
00:00:04 - 00:00:27 "As a food manufacturer, it's crucial that we've got full traceability of all the products: what goes into them, where they've been sourced from. WinMan helps us because it will keep track of all the different batches of product, how we use them, where we use them, and when."
00:00:28 - 00:01:07 "Condimentum is a fascinating business. It's come out of the desire of the growers who have supplied Colman's for over 100 years wanting to become more involved in the manufacturing process. Condimentum has created and built the facility, the new mill, the master mill, one of only three in the world of this technology, able to mill mustard down to a fine flour. We also do mint processing, taking mint provided by local farmers within 30 minutes of the plant to provide Colman's mint sauce."
00:01:08 - 00:01:51 "We are FSSC 22000 accredited and looking toward BRC. Key to both is the ability to do product traceability, to simulate a scenario where, if we had a recall, we could identify very quickly which manufacturing batches were affected and what components were used. WinMan has front-to-back and back-to-front traceability. Whether we are challenged by a supplier or a customer, we can quickly find out exactly what is affected."
00:01:52 - 00:02:19 "I look after the IT, finance, planning, and procurement. Pretty much everything I do relies on WinMan. I rely on it for month-end accounts, and the accounts team is just myself and one part-timer. I rely on it for planning, goods inwards, and shipments. WinMan is crucial to what we do, but it has to be able to be run by a very small team."
00:02:20 - 00:02:47 "We don't have a particularly complex set of materials, but we do have to go for very quick turnaround. We've deliberately built a facility with relatively little storage, so we can't afford to be holding excess stocks. It's crucial that we're able to plan and reflect changes in demand. Over the last year with the changes of COVID, it's been crucial we've been able to respond as quickly as we could."
00:02:48 - 00:03:18 "We've found WinMan really easy to work with. It's obviously been a strange year to have gone live on a system, but it helps that they are a UK-based supplier of manufacturing software. They understand the environment we operate in. We've had a very good relationship; they've been very responsive. Despite the mixture of on-site and remote work during the shutdown, they seem to have coped with whatever we've thrown at them."
00:03:19 - 00:03:51 "The whole focus on the next two to three years is around continuous improvement: how can we do things better, quicker, and reduce inefficiencies? Without the flexibility of WinMan and the ability to have mobile phone apps, we'd really struggle to drive that efficiency down onto the shop floor. WinMan Go really is the basis on which we're going to build that next level of efficiency internally."
00:03:52 - 00:04:15 "Next for Condimentum is growth. We started manufacturing mustard just over a year ago; we're now looking at taking on new customers and new products. This is the start of something for Condimentum and it's the start of a journey with WinMan as well."
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