Customer
Scandic Pelagic
Industry
Food
Year
2022
Services
ERP Food & Beverage, Microsoft 365
Scandic Pelagic
In the northern coastal town of Skagen you will find Scandic Pelagic, which is a dominant force in the production of herring fillets. With an impressive 100,000 tonnes of herring processed every year, a large market share in Poland and Germany, Scandic Pelagic stands firm as one of Northern Europe's largest producers of herring fillets. But behind the impressive facade of success lurked challenges that needed to be addressed to ensure the company's continued growth and compliance with changing legislation.
Challenge: Scandic Pelagic had a complex and outdated NAV 2009 solution that could not handle new legislative requirements and modern operations, which made it difficult to ensure traceability, compliance and efficiency in their production. Therefore, it was necessary to modernize into a cloud-based ERP platform adapted to the food industry in order to future-proof processes and improve operational efficiency.
A system change with the future in mind
For years, Scandic Pelagic's enormous production has been controlled by the outdated NAV 2009 system, which was otherwise tailored to fit into the herring factory's unique needs.
But with new regulations on the way and a new bookkeeping law in sight, management realized that the old system was no longer sufficient:
”We probably couldn't comply with the new rules with our then version from 2009,” explains Jan Gram, who is IT manager at the company.
In a time of many changes and challenges, Jan Gram saw his cut reaching out to the ERP partner from KOLLAB (formerly. Notora). As specialists in food-specific ERP solutions, KOLLAB offers the expertise that Scandic Pelagic needed in relation to modernizing their processes and ensuring compliance with the legislation.
After a thorough analysis of the possibilities, the solution was found: a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Online solution and Aptean's ”Food & Beverage” applications.
This integrated solution promises not only to optimize Scandic Pelagic's traceability processes, but also to change the way the company operates their production.
By automating and digitizing workflows, Business Central-Online and Aptean's products will minimize the need for manual spreadsheets and create a more efficient and streamlined operation. Furthermore, it will open up hundreds of employees to benefit from these apps, which will improve communication and collaboration across the company.
Efficiency in one click
This will have an impact on the herring giant's employees, who will have a more intuitive and user-friendly workflow – Jan Gram explains:
”Instead of being stuck behind a computer with NAV2009 on the screen, our employees can now use a tablet on-site and pass on important information with a single tap. Furthermore, the implementation of scanners in our trucks will provide complete control over inventory, which will put an end to manual inventory management,” he elaborates.
Over the years, Jan Gram has worked closely with the people behind KOLLAB, and when he has to finally try to put the collaboration into words, he finds three words:
”Orderliness, honesty and skills!”.
Digital foundation for the future
According to Jan Gram, these values have formed the basis for a solid collaboration and have also been decisive for the successful implementation of the solution at Scandic Pelagic.
With KOLLAB by his side, Scandic Pelagic stands ready to embrace the future with confidence and security in their processes. Through digital transformation and a focus on traceability and efficiency, Scandic Pelagic will continue to lead the maritime food industry in the future and ensure continued growth and sustainable success.