Seville Farms Case Study
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Acumatica Financial Management
- Acumatica Distribution Management
Tech Stack
- ERP
- Web-based
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Revenue Growth
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries
- Agriculture
Applicable Functions
- Procurement
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Seville Farms is a horticulture wholesaler based in Fort Worth, Texas, with several greenhouse facilities around Texas. The company grows millions of live plants, including annuals, perennials, grasses, ground cover, and tropical plants, to sell to large retailers in Texas and neighboring states. The company has 650 year-round employees, which increases to 1500 during the spring growing season. Seville Farms' sales territory includes Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1993 and experienced a 40% growth in sales in the 18 months after switching to Acumatica from QuickBooks and specialized software in 2011.
The Challenge
Seville Farms, a horticulture wholesaler, was using a combination of QuickBooks and specialized software designed for the plant-growing industry. However, the financial software was extremely limited and difficult to customize. The system would also shut down unexpectedly, causing some accounts to get out-of-balance. After migrating to a new sales inventory software, they needed a financial management product that could integrate with the new software. One of the critical requirements was the ability to handle 52 periods, as the industry is driven by the week.
The Solution
Seville Farms chose Acumatica's Financial Management and Distribution Management suites. Acumatica was able to handle 52 periods, which was a critical requirement for Seville Farms. The company also appreciated that Acumatica was web-based and did not require additional user fees for connecting up to 10 companies. The integration of Acumatica with their specialized sales order/inventory system saved a significant amount of time and improved control. The company was also able to track their Accounts Payable by employee, manage individual staff's productivity with objective measurements, and handle purchase orders for about 29 million plants.
Operational Impact
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