Solmaz Foods
Replacing a difficult legacy ERP with connected food manufacturing operations
Solmaz Foods needed a system that was easier for its team to adopt and better suited to the way food manufacturing actually runs. QA Trace connected the plant from receiving through shipment while strengthening traceability, barcode execution, inspection readiness, and accounting coordination.
- End-to-end
- Lot traceability
- Connected
- Plant and accounting workflows
The challenge
Solmaz Foods was moving away from a legacy ERP that made everyday manufacturing work harder than it needed to be. The team needed to preserve essential records while introducing a system that employees could learn, trust, and use across the plant.
- Core workflows were difficult to manage in the previous ERP
- Staff adoption required too much effort
- Operational records were not connected clearly across departments
- Traceability, compliance, and accounting handoffs needed a stronger foundation
Moving from the legacy ERP
The transition focused on keeping the operation running while Solmaz moved its information and workflows into QA Trace. Data setup, process mapping, and staff training helped the team begin using the new platform without turning the changeover into a prolonged disruption.
- Imported and organized essential legacy information
- Mapped existing work into food-specific workflows
- Trained employees around the tasks they perform every day
- Reduced confusion during the change from the previous system
Bringing plant operations together
QA Trace gave Solmaz one operating environment for receiving, production, packaging, inventory, orders, and shipping. Information captured in one area could support the next step instead of being recreated by another department.
- Connected receiving, production, packaging, inventory, and shipping
- Cleaner handoffs between plant, warehouse, and office teams
- A shared view of product status and movement
- Less dependence on disconnected records
Barcode-driven traceability
Barcode workflows created a clearer record of how materials and finished products moved through the operation. Solmaz could follow supplier and receiving lots into production, packaging, inventory, and customer shipments in both directions.
- Faster lot and barcode lookup
- Forward and backward product tracing
- Clearer movement history from inbound material to outbound shipment
- Records captured closer to where the work happens
Inspection and QA readiness
Keeping traceability, QA, packaging, and shipping records in the same system made it easier to prepare for inspections and respond to information requests. The team could retrieve organized records without rebuilding the story from separate sources.
- Faster retrieval of traceability and shipping records
- More organized QA and compliance documentation
- Clearer support for internal and inspector review
- Less last-minute record gathering
Connecting operations with QuickBooks
QA Trace also connected plant activity with QuickBooks so operational and accounting records could stay aligned. Customers, products, inventory information, invoices, estimates, and related transaction context could move between the systems without the same information being recreated by hand.
- Synchronized customer and product records
- Connected invoices and estimates
- Stronger alignment between inventory, shipping, and accounting
- Less repeated entry between plant and financial workflows
The outcome
Solmaz Foods replaced a difficult legacy environment with a system designed around food manufacturing. The team now has a more connected way to run the plant, trace product, prepare records, and keep operational activity aligned with accounting.
- A smoother transition and easier day-to-day adoption
- Connected workflows from receiving through shipment
- Stronger barcode-based, end-to-end traceability
- More organized inspection and QA records
- Better coordination between plant operations and QuickBooks
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