CASE STUDY
Improved time saving and resource efficiency at Cultivar
Cultivar is an importer of fresh produce that needs fast, constant, and verified access to supplier information to meet customer demands, working with key food safety and certification standards like Global G.A.P., BRC and IFS.
Challenge
The Challenge: Reduce Time and Resources
Cultivar first began to look for supplier management software solutions due to the inefficiency of the manual process. They looked for a solution that would automate their certificate retrieval process and make audits more simple. After speaking with the Simvia team, they found that the Simvia platform was the most complete solution on the market. Since implementing Simvia, Cultivar have significantly reduced the time and resources spent on compliance, making their workflow much more efficient.
Before Simvia
Before using Simvia, Cultivar relied on Excel spreadsheets to manually track supplier data which was both time-consuming and inefficient. One of their biggest struggles was following up with suppliers to get the necessary documents.
Solution
Cultivar chose Simvia for their compliance management because of the powerful features and extensive database connections the Simvia tool offered. Cultivar were particularly impressed with the ability to directly connect supplier certificates to the wide range of certificates including the Global G.A.P. and BRC certifications. These automatic connections have saved the quality team significant time and effort and ensure a smooth certification process.
Result
From the start, Cultivar were pleased with the support and training they received from the Simvia customer support team. The team ensured a smooth transition from manual data management, to the Simvia system. With the support from Simvia, Cultivar feel more confident during audits, and have found that auditors enjoy working with the Simvia tool and appreciate how easy it is to work with the certifications, particularly the Global G.A P. and IFS certifications.
Cultivar encourage other companies to assess how much time they currently spend on managing supplier approval and documentation within their company to see if they could also use Simvia to simplify and automate their process.
