river point farms ~ a process driven culture
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Clay FoxVP INFORMATION SYSTEM, RIVER POINT FARMS
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Process Driven Culture
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Clay Fox
Vice President of Information Services
Introduction
• Grew up Ranching and Farming
• 20+ Years in Technology
– Health Care
– Service
– Energy
– Manufacturing
• 12+ Years in Agriculture
– Grapes, Cherries, Onions
Challenges in Agriculture
• Perishable Products
– Subjective Quality
– Shelf Life
– Product Handling
• Many Uncontrolled Variables
– Weather
– Organics
– Supply and Demand
• Labor Challenges
• Regulation
Success Goals
• Execution
• Compliance
• Minimize Challenges
• Manage what can be managed
– Do not be overwhelmed
– Do not let the Challenge Areas overshadow the
Manageable Areas
PTI Compliance
• Tracking from Field to Fork
• Driven By Customers
– More Information
– More Accuracy
– More Accountability
• Executed by Growers and Shippers
– Precision and Process Driven
Outcome Driven vs. Process Driven
• “The End justifies the Means”
• Management
• Consistency
• Controlling Costs
• Meeting Regulations
• Meeting Customer Expectations
• Can’t Manage what you can’t Measure
Technology Integration
• Similar to a Smart Phone vs. Separate
Devices
– GPS, Weather, Phone, Email, Web, Camera
• Need Systems to Integrate through out the
Process and Organization
– Maximize Value and Investment
– Create Competitive Advantage
– Gain Insight
• Primary System?
• Which Information Flows Lead?
Product Traceability Initiative
• Lot Tracking through the full Supply Chain
• Case Level Tracking
• GTIN
• SSCC
• EDI / ASN
Changing the Culture
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Validated Processes – Order Based
• “Do it right the first time”
• Balancing the different constituencies
within the organization
– Finance
– Production
– Customer Service
• Healthy Tensions
• Change Management
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