Mrakovic Fine Foods
Replacing spreadsheets with one connected manufacturing and traceability system
Mrakovic Fine Foods needed to move beyond manual records and repeated entry. QA Trace brought receiving, production, packaging, inventory, QA, shipping, and QuickBooks workflows together in one operational system.
- Connected
- Manufacturing workflows
- Barcode-first
- Traceability records
The challenge
Mrakovic Fine Foods relied on spreadsheets, manual processes, and records spread across departments to manage important plant workflows. Finding the complete product story required extra follow-up, while repeated entry created more opportunities for delay and inconsistency.
- No dedicated manufacturing and traceability platform
- Heavy reliance on spreadsheets and manual records
- The same information was entered in multiple places
- Limited visibility from receiving through shipment
Moving beyond spreadsheets
QA Trace gave the team a structured system for the work that had previously depended on separate files and individual follow-up. Employees could capture activity in shared workflows while managers gained a more reliable view of what was happening across the operation.
- Centralized day-to-day manufacturing records
- Less repeated manual entry
- More consistent processes between departments
- A shared operational record for review and follow-up
Connecting receiving through shipping
Receiving, production, packaging, inventory, orders, and shipping now work as connected parts of the same process. Records created upstream remain available as product moves through the plant and toward the customer.
- Connected inbound materials to production activity
- Carried product and lot context into packaging and inventory
- Linked finished product with orders and shipments
- Improved handoffs between plant, warehouse, and office teams
Barcode-driven traceability
Barcode-based workflows made it easier to capture and retrieve product history at the point of use. The team could follow raw materials through production and packaging, then identify the customers and shipments connected to finished lots.
- Faster lot and barcode lookup
- Forward and backward traceability
- Clearer packaging and shipment history
- More consistent records with fewer avoidable input errors
QA and inspection readiness
QA Trace brought operational and quality records closer together. Instead of collecting evidence from separate spreadsheets when an inspection or customer request arrived, Mrakovic could work from organized records tied to the relevant products and workflows.
- More structured QA and compliance reporting
- Faster retrieval during inspections and internal review
- Clearer documentation around product activity
- Less pressure when records are requested
Connecting operations with QuickBooks
Full QuickBooks synchronization connected commercial and accounting records with the operation fulfilling the work. Customers, products, inventory information, invoices, and estimates could remain aligned with the manufacturing and shipping activity behind them.
- Synchronized customers and products
- Connected invoices and estimates
- Stronger alignment between shipping and accounting
- Less repeated entry across operational and financial workflows
The outcome
Mrakovic Fine Foods moved from spreadsheet-heavy administration to a connected manufacturing and traceability platform. The business now has a clearer operating record across departments, stronger product history, and a more dependable foundation for inspections, customer requests, and continued growth.
- Reduced dependence on spreadsheets and repeated entry
- Connected workflows across the plant
- Stronger barcode-based traceability
- More organized QA and inspection records
- Better synchronization between operations and QuickBooks
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