Outgrown systems
Existing applications no longer provided the functionality needed to manage expanding warehouse operations.
Case Study · Food and Beverage
TURKANA FOOD STREAMLINES DISTRIBUTION WITH SAP BUSINESS ONE
- Real-time visibility into inventory & operations
- Multiple databases consolidated on SAP HANA
- A scalable ERP built to grow with the business
About the customer
A growing food distributor ready for a connected ERP
Turkana Food is a family-owned distributor of ethnic foods serving operations through distribution centers across the United States. As the company grew, its existing software could no longer provide the functionality or visibility needed to effectively manage increasingly complex warehouse and distribution operations.
Turkana Food needed an ERP foundation capable of supporting its continued expansion. SAP Business One and Softengine provided the flexibility, functionality, and expertise needed to connect operations and build a more scalable foundation for growth.
The challenges
OUTGROWING DISCONNECTED SYSTEMS
Turkana Food's existing applications, including Magento and QuickBooks, could no longer provide the functionality needed to support its expanding warehouse operations. Limited transparency across customer and warehouse activity compounded the challenge, while multiple databases created a growing need for standardization and integration.
Limited visibility
Teams lacked sufficient transparency into customer, warehouse, and distribution activity.
Disconnected databases
Multiple databases made information more difficult to standardize, integrate, and manage.
Growing operational complexity
Expansion across distribution operations required a more scalable and flexible technology foundation.
The solution
One ERP built around a growing distributor
Turkana Food selected SAP Business One because its functionality, flexibility, and customizability aligned closely with the company’s needs and long-term goals.
The platform provided a scalable ERP foundation capable of supporting Turkana Food’s growing operations while giving the business the flexibility to introduce new functionality and enhancements as its requirements evolved.
The solution
Connected data, inventory & distribution operations
SAP Business One brought Turkana Food’s processes into one connected business system while its previous databases were consolidated onto SAP HANA for simpler, unified data management.
Employees gained access to real-time inventory information alongside more granular visibility into warehouse and distribution operations—giving teams better information for day-to-day decision-making.
The solution
ERP expertise tailored to the business
Turkana Food selected Softengine based on its reputation and experience implementing SAP solutions. Softengine’s expertise helped the company fully leverage SAP Business One while adapting the solution to its specific operational requirements.
Rather than simply replacing existing software, the partnership gave Turkana Food a flexible ERP environment capable of evolving alongside the business as new needs, functionality, and opportunities emerge.
The results
STREAMLINED OPERATIONS, REAL-TIME VISIBILITY & A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH
With SAP Business One, Turkana Food has streamlined operations across the organization while gaining significantly greater transparency into inventory, warehousing, and distribution.
Employees now have real-time inventory information to support better decisions, while previously separate databases have been consolidated onto SAP HANA for simpler data management. Greater warehouse and distribution visibility has strengthened operational control, and the ability to continually add functionality gives Turkana Food an ERP platform designed to evolve with the company.
Real-Time
Inventory visibility
Unified
Data management on SAP HANA
Scalable
ERP built to evolve with the business
Softengine and SAP Business One were a perfect match for us. The software has been instrumental in improving efficiency and overcoming operational challenges in our daily operations. It has generated significant value for our business.
The Softengine Advantage
Why companies choose Softengine
For more than two decades, Softengine has helped small and mid-market companies modernize operations, connect systems, and turn ERP into a foundation for profitable growth.
25+
Years implementing ERP for SMB
200+
Successful implementations
98%
Client retention rate over 5+ years
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