How to choose your Cannabis software platform

Cannabis ERP vs. Seed-to-Sale October 11, 2018

Agenda• Benefits of a Seed-to-Sale solution• Advantages of a Cannabis ERP solution• Key differences between Cannabis ERP and Seed-to-Sale

• When to consider a fully integrated Cannabis ERP solution

• Best deployment options – Cloud vs. On-premise• Q & A

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An award-winning business technology consultancyERP, CRM, BI, Cloud and On-premise solutions to small and mid-sized businessesOver 600 customers nationwide, 95% retentionIndustries:• Cannabis / Agriculture• Food and Beverage• Manufacturing• Pharmaceuticals / Nutraceuticals• Distribution / Supply Chain Management• Chemicals• Medical Devices• Professional Services

About NexTec

Typical Cultivation Workflow

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Ease of Use Check the box for Compliance

Plant Tracking

Standardization of process –Grow only

Low Cost Investment

Integration to State Systems

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Advantages of 1st Gen Seed to SalePoint Solution Benefits

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Fully Integrated Solution Recall Management

Strong Inventory Traceability, Inventory Management

GMP is Supported

Flexibility of deployment

Integration and open API’s

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Advantages of Cannabis ERP Solutions2nd Gen ERP Benefits

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Single Platform to Manage Your Cannabis Business

Financial and OperationalManagement

Governance and Compliance

Seed-to-Saleand Traceability

Patient & Client Management

Distribution, InventoryRecall

Management

• Enterprise Financials• Multi-company, multi-

language, multi-currency, multi-legislation, and multi-ledger

• GMP standards• ACMPR compliant• Global compliance

and scalability• Supports Health

Canada reporting• Supports state

compliance reporting

• Plant Production, Plant Processing

• Traceability• Real-time access to

operational and financial insights

• Production scheduling

• Quality control

• Integrated Patient & Client Management

• B2B & B2C E-commerce

• CRM• Social Listening• Web interaction

• Global Warehousing & Logistics

• Integration to other control systems

• Automated recall management

• CAPA automation

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Financial Management Inventory and Warehouse Management

Material Resource Planning

Quality Control

GMP Standards

Production Scheduling

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Seed to Sale vs. Cannabis ERP Business Case

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Fully Integrated Solution Outside Investors

Run the Business as a Business

Reporting and KPI’s

Market Maturity

Streamline your Operations

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Why Does ERP Matter for Cannabis? Business Case

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Size of Current Operation Technology Expertise

Budget Concerns

Future Growth

International Appetite

Exit Strategy

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What are the Factors for picking the right Solution?Current and Future Needs

Cloud Computing Service Model

Public Hybrid Private

SaaSSoftware as a Service

PaaSPlatform as a Service

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Flexibility of Purpose

Control / Governance

Economies of Scale

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Public Cloud On Premise

Private Cloud

Perpetual vs. SAAS

AWS and Azure

Integration and open API’s

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Best Deployment OptionsDo I have options?

Questions?

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