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Video: Why strict regulation is a good thing for foodservice

11/2/2016
Regulation is a good thing for foodservice.

Video: How Supplyit makes inventory management more flexible

10/5/2016
Supplyit allows you to manage inventory and purchasing by vendor, location, or date depending on what data you need for a particular decision.
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Video: K-12 school cafeterias require smart supply management solutions

9/7/2016
Many schools are turning to a grab-and-go model for their foodservices. While this allows students the flexibility to get a good meal on their schedules, it makes supply management challenging.
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Video: SaaS supply management solutions benefit airport foodservice

8/3/2016
Saas supply management solutions benefit airport foodservice because it gives commissaries, distribution centers and satellite locations a quick way to communicate.
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Video: Supplyit makes seasonal business shifts a non-issue

7/6/2016
Supplyit’s Advanced forecasting makes seasonal business shifts a non-issue.

Video: Grab and Go service requires accurate supply management

6/1/2016
Grab and Go service requires accurate supply management to accommodate customer needs and profitability.
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Video: How agile SaaS supply management solutions cut food costs

5/4/2016
When it comes to keeping food costs in check, restaurants are often trapped between using lower quality ingredients or raising prices for its customers.
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Video: Simplify your data collection process with Jera Scanit

4/6/2016
Scanit, a mobile app from Jera Concepts, works with the Supplyit platform to simplify the data collection process.  Scanit allows anyone with a mobile device to gather and upload waste or inventory data directly into Supplyit from their tablet or smartphone.
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Video: The FDA bans trans fats. Can your supply chain keep up?

3/4/2016
The FDA bans trans-fats. Can your supply chain keep up?

Foodservice capabilities at the center of convenience store industry's growth

2/11/2016
Convenience stores around the U.S. came out of 2015 with a largely positive revenue situation, and that momentum is only set to continue through 2016. These gains come largely in response to a growing investment in foodservice capabilities, particularly fresh, healthy foods and made-to-order meals. A recent study from the NACS found that convenience store owners are not only finding that food sales are rising, they also discovered that quality food options are leading to an increase in cust...
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Video: How SaaS supply management solutions make data collection easier

2/3/2016
Supply management has always been a data-driven activity, but the way in which managers collect, analyze and act upon that data hasn't always lent itself to efficiency and accuracy.  Software as a Service gives users access through any internet enabled device.
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Convenience stores ramping up fresh food sales - Ensure your supply chain is ready

12/7/2015
The convenience store industry is changing. The days of letting operational conditions limit the customer experience are gone. Instead of settling for bags of chips, drinks and maybe a few baked goods, convenience store operators are ramping up their efforts to give customers fresh, healthy food options. This strategic shift is only possible because advanced supply chain management software platforms are giving convenience store owners new opportunities to improve their offerings.Understanding h...
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Consumer expectations, market volatility makes supply chain management even more important

7/7/2015
It's no secret that consumers today want more out of each restaurant visit than ever before. Consumers - especially millennials - expect foodservice vendors to provide healthier items and the ability to customize meals with each order. But that's not the only threat to established supply chains today.Consumer control, volatile supply chains bring new challenges to restaurants A study from Technomic, a firm specializing in research on the foodservice industry, found that in addition to t...
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How SaaS supply management solutions help cut food costs

7/7/2015
For most foodservice operations, one of the hallmarks of the business is razor thin profit margins. Most businesses in this space barely do better than break even. There are two ways to remedy this: Cut your costs or raise your prices.For many restaurants and other foodservice vendors, the latter is the "panic button" - the last resort that can eventually end up driving customers away. That leaves one option: Finding a way to lower key expenses to widen the profit margins.One of the ma...
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Why restaurants need to keep up with new technology

7/7/2015
The foodservice industry is experiencing large-scale disruptions driven by new technologies - specifically the Internet. It's impossible to imagine marketing a successful restaurant without a strong social media presence, or being able to give customers the convenience and quick service they want without touchscreens.Increasingly, restaurants of all types are incorporating those technologies to keep up with the competitive landscape. But the effect that technology is having on the industry g...
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4 tips for bringing new technology into your foodservice operation

7/7/2015
Within just the last few decades, technology - and Internet connectivity in particular - has become ingrained in almost every aspect of the foodservice industry. From back-end tools like SaaS supply management software, automated tickets in the kitchen and Internet-connected point-of-sale systems, to front-end technologies like smartphone app-based ordering and touchscreen kiosks, today's foodservice looks like something out of a Sci-Fi movie. New technology can make things easier, but m...
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Browser Compatibility

6/15/2015
As previously announced we are continuing to phase out compatibility with older browsers including Internet Explorer 8. Users of old browsers may experience trouble using parts of the site. We strongly encourage you to work with your internal technical support to upgrade to a modern browser. Watch the video announcement below or click here to read our previous post. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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How SaaS supply management solutions help restaurants keep up with changing consumer tastes

6/9/2015
Breakfast for dinner has always been a welcome treat for kids and adults alike. But today, consumers aren't looking at waffles, bacon and eggs for dinner as a treat - they want it all the time.A recent study from the National Restaurant Association found that seven out of 10 consumers wish that restaurants would serve breakfast items throughout the day."Breakfast hasn't traditionally been the most common dining-out daypart, but with the increasingly busy lifestyles we lead today, co...
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How more efficient supply chain management reduces labor costs

6/9/2015
Talking about the cost reductions that foodservice operations can achieve with a more efficient supply chain management system generally brings up some common themes: inventory management, order forecasting, waste management and so on. These are all true, but the benefits of a streamlined and accurate supply management system can be felt in other areas of the business as well.One of the less-heralded advantages to be gained by smarter supply management is lower labor costs. Often, when restauran...
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SaaS solutions make seasonal menu changes easy

6/9/2015
Though the cold hasn't lifted entirely, spring is officially here, and that means foodservice operations are revamping their menus with in-season ingredients. Fresh seafood, greens and fruits are what give restaurants the ability to serve light, refreshing meals to their customers who truly crave them after a long winter.Adding new ingredients and products into your inventory and then taking them out a few weeks later can be an arduous task - updating spreadsheets or trying to work around th...
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What the Food Safety Modernization Act means for supply managers

6/9/2015
The Food Safety Modernization Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2011, was the most comprehensive food safety legislation in the last 70 years. At the heart of the law was the idea that the focus for food supply chains should be focused on preventing contamination rather than just responding to it.Regulators, like the Food and Drug Administration, have historically struggled to determine the root cause of most major outbreaks of food contamination. As supply chains grow more complex, wit...
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Investing in a new supply management system delivers ROI throughout the business

5/12/2015
No matter where you invest in your business, you expect to generate a return on that investment. There are many areas in which you can spend money now to make (or save) money later, but few of them can impact your whole business quite like investing in a more accurate and efficient supply management solution."Restaurants lose money when their inventories don't match the needs of the business."The supply chain is of central importance to production facilities, central commissaries a...
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Serving pre-prepared meals in limited-service restaurants requires accurate supply management

5/5/2015
In a competitive market, restaurant chains are always looking for new ways in which they can differentiate themselves from the competition. One way they're doing this is by offering pre-prepared boxed meals that customers can buy in a grab-and-go format, QSR Magazine reported. This format allows busy customers to come into a limited-service store and quickly purchase a high-quality meal without the wait.This is a great way for limited-service restaurant chains to expand their offerings and g...
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SaaS supply management solutions help bakeries stay on top of an evolving market

4/28/2015
In any business, the whims of the market dictate what you need to do. If you can't keep up with what consumers want, there's a good chance you'll be shuttering your business sooner than you hoped. Foodservice is one industry where this harsh reality is felt most keenly. New diets, service models and health requirements are forcing providers to change their menus and even business models as a whole.Bakeries haven't been exempt from these changes. The rise of gluten-free diets as w...
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3 ways SaaS supply management solutions help K-12 schools offer grab-and-go meals

4/25/2015
Primary and secondary schools throughout the United States have seen the demands placed on their cafeterias rise, with students relying on them not just for lunch, but for breakfast and even after school meals. According to the School Nutrition Association, there are 2.3 billion breakfasts served in American schools each year, on top of the 5 billion lunches sold to students annually.It's important for students to be able to get a filling, nutritious meal during the school day, but with tigh...
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How SaaS supply management solutions facilitate inventory gap analysis

4/14/2015
In any business, there is always a gap between the level at which the operation is currently running and the optimal level of efficiency. Evaluating the gap between a desired outcome and the current outcome is known as "strategic gap analysis." Through gap analysis, a business will be able to identify actions it can take to close the gap.In practice, a restaurant could use gap analysis to overhaul its inventory. For example, if you wanted to position your restaurant as a provider of fr...
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2 ways SaaS solutions help foodservices jump on growing product sourcing trends

4/2/2015
Today, there are a number of trends that are redefining the restaurant industry across the board. To see exactly how the foodservice world is changing, the National Restaurant Association surveyed professional chefs and members of the American Culinary Federation on which food, beverage and general culinary themes will be dominant over the next year and beyond. Of the top 10 trends, five of them had to do with new sourcing practices.Specifically, locally sourced meats and produce are becomi...
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2 ways airport foodservice operations benefit from SaaS solutions

3/29/2015
Airport foodservice operations are deceptively simple. There's a central commissary and satellites throughout the limited geographic area of the airport. But airport foodservice has to deal with many of the same supply chain management challenges as other verticals.For the most part, there isn't a regular demand pattern in airports. Customers don't show up in droves at usual breakfast, lunch and dinner times. People are coming and going based on their flight schedules, so it's di...
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How effective waste management saves restaurants money

3/25/2015
Due to errors or inefficiencies in inventory management, restaurants often have to throw away a considerable amount of food. But the food isn't all that goes to waste - money does as well. Restaurants.com reported that some estimates suggest that restaurants waste up to 10 percent of the food they order each year.An SaaS solution can help restaurants manage waste by reducing errors in the ordering process, enabling a more complete cross-utilization of ingredients and streamlining inventory manag...
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Serving fresh products requires accurate, agile inventory management solutions

3/24/2015
In a crowded foodservice marketplace, delivering top-quality fresh foods can be a major differentiator. Today, consumers are increasingly looking for fresh and healthy options, and in some cases, they're willing to pay a premium for them. Restaurants that want to stay relevant and competitive would do well to jump on this trend.Easier said than done: Most fresh foods spoil easily, so they can't be stored for more than a day or two. This means that accurate order forecasting and waste management ...
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Production facilities benefit from SaaS solutions

3/17/2015
Production facility managers have to contend with the challenge of turning raw ingredients into finished products, packaging them and delivering them to several locations. It's best to automate as much of the process as possible to improve order accuracy and reduce waste, but older supply chain management solutions don't always make that possible. Here are some ways a new SaaS solution can make supply management easier and more effective:SaaS can easily expand and contract with the supply networ...
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SaaS offers a more customizable experience than traditional out-of-the-box solutions

3/10/2015
Every business has its own unique challenges, and that means there is no exact blueprint for managers to follow that will guide them through their specific situation. Unfortunately, many out-of-the-box management solutions leave managers without the flexibility they need to meet their business's individual needs.That's why many managers are turning to SaaS solutions: They are agile and offer an unprecedented level of customization that will give managers and employees more control over t...
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How improved data visibility can help restaurants/stores control variable costs

3/8/2015
Effectively managing your supply chain and keeping variable costs low go hand-in-hand. For the most part, the two primary drivers of variable costs in a quick service restaurant or convenience store are product costs and labor. As customer demand increases or decreases, restaurants must adapt their order and inventory levels and labor to reflect the amount of business they're doing.This sort of agility isn't easy to achieve with older inventory management tools because they often don'...
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How do customers benefit from improved inventory management?

2/25/2015
The ability to get new customers in the door and turn them into repeat buyers is what separates the businesses that simply scrape by and the ones that see sustained growth. According to a study featured in Quality Digest, a five percent increase in customer loyalty can boost profits by 75 to 85 percent.Great customer service involves many different activities, but one of the most powerful yet underrated components of it is accurate inventory management. Here are some ways that improving your inv...
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How do SaaS solutions simplify data collection?

2/23/2015
Managing a restaurant supply chain has always been a data-driven endeavor, but the way in which data has been collected, analyzed and acted upon hasn't always lent itself to a simple process.Fortunately, the proliferation of "smart" devices along with the growing popularity of cloud-based SaaS solutions has made inroads into the restaurant business, revolutionizing the way managers at individual restaurants and central commissaries tackle the large amounts of data they must collect each day. Her...
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Differentiating between SaaS and traditional software delivery models

2/19/2015
There is no shortage of supply chain management solutions for the food service industry, but it should be known that not all of them are created equal. As the industry grows more fast-paced and data-driven, restaurant managers and central commissaries alike need to find an agile platform that will help them quickly adapt to changing market conditions.For this reason, many businesses are adopting SaaS solutions. Here are some of the key points that make SaaS platforms more robust for agile s...
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Join us at the Restaurants Canada Show

2/18/2015
Come learn about our production planning and our B2B order portal!Saturday March 1 to Monday March 3Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, CAhttp://www.restaurantshow.ca/
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Attending the Upper Midwest Bakery Association

2/12/2015
Come learn about our production planning and our B2B order portal!UMBA’s Annual 2015 ConventionFebruary 21 & 22, 2015 – Treasure Island Casinohttp://www.uppermidwestbakery.net
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Order forecasting and ROI

2/11/2015
A restaurant that prides itself on selling fresh food often finds itself struggling to manage reasonable waste. These two goals seem opposed, especially in a busy retail environment.When a business is committed to selling only the freshest items every day, determining how much inventory you need each day of the week is mandatory. Your staff must always have the proper amount of inventory items on hand to make sure the customer is taken care of properly.Thus, managers need to get down to the shif...
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3 benefits of SaaS solutions for restaurant inventory management

2/10/2015
In a rapidly evolving business landscape, restaurants must contend with a supply chain agreement that is constantly in flux as different ingredients, products and even suppliers come and go. This makes it difficult for restaurant managers to keep up with various facets of inventory management.Without a simple, comprehensive way to keep track of all of the moving parts, inventory management can end up being more like an art than a science. Unfortunately, most traditional inventory management solu...
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Big data transforms waste management on multiple levels

2/9/2015
Effective waste management is a challenge to all in foodservice management. Restaurant and convenience store chains alike face the same challenge of building good unit economics and satisfying the customer. You need to understand precisely how much you need to order from the central supply center to make sure you don't run out of fresh items, but also ensure that you don't end up throwing away so much food at the end of the day that you end up losing business."Big data provides the knowledge you...
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DDIFO Regional Meetings

2/7/2015
Join us as we continue to support Dunkin Donuts franchisees!Regional MeetingsFebruary 12, 2015 - Newark, NJMarch 5, 2015 - Framingham, MAhttp://ddifo.org/
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3 ways analytics are transforming production management

2/4/2015
Restaurant managers face unique challenges trying to manage production and sales while maximizing profits. On one hand, it is essential to maintain sufficient inventory levels in the restaurant to meet customer demands, maximize profits and decrease costs. One dissatisfied customer is more costly than having to throw away a few extra items at the end of the day. At the same time, having excess waste is damaging to the bottom line. A good distribution and production management system can help you...
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Quick Split for Packing Reports

10/31/2014
We know that every production facility, big or small, has different ways of managing the packing and shipment of their products.  Supplyit offers a number of ways of displaying packing reports in order to account for these differing needs.Requests have come in recently to split a packing report into several smaller pack sizes based on a percentage.  This is often done during peak production times when a facility's output may exceed what their shipping methods typically handle.We recent...
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Workflows

6/24/2014
One of the challenges we face is balancing broad functionality with a streamlined interface.  Every account uses Supplyit a little differently, and every location in every account adds uniqueness as well.  Despite all this variability, most users have one or more routines they follow on a daily basis.Workflows are an exciting addition which simplify common interactions with Supplyit.  Here's how they work:A sample workflowA workflow is comprised of one or more steps.A workflo...
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Browser Compatibility

3/7/2014
This post begins a conversation around the idea of browser compatibility.  Browser type and version is sometimes a touchy subject because it can involve change.  Programming for browsers also gets tricky because we try to deliver functionality and stability for as many variations of browser type,version, and underlying operating system as possible. For instance, trying to support 4 browsers with 4 versions across 4 operating systems yields 64 environments (4 X 4 X 4) that we need to t...
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Localization Support

1/31/2014
Feliz Año Nuevo! We're excited to be rolling out support of multiple languages across Supplyit.  This process is known as "localization" and includes accounting for both language and culture (like dates, time, money, and punctuation).  For instance, a user can have "English" set as their language but "Great Britain" as their culture.  This would present the site in English but would present dates in the format "DD/MM/YY".  Another user with "English" as their language bu...
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Season's Greetings

12/20/2013
2013 was a remarkable year as we pushed Supplyit into new markets while introducing powerful new features.  Our goal is to help our customers manage smarter, work faster, and achieve more. This year we made substantial progress towards that goal.Looking Back...2013 in review"A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."Perhaps the greatest change in 2013 was adopting an agile development strategy that spans all departments of our company.  The goal is to respond quickly and...
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Custom Shelf Life

12/13/2013
We've recently introduced the ability to define a custom shelf life for a product.  This allows our users to accurately take waste on a variety of products, not just those that get thrown away at the end of the day on which they're ordered.You can see the shelf life for a product by viewing its details.  For example, the shelf life for this sample product is 3 days:The shelf life is listed in the format Days.Hours:Minutes.  Though we anticipate most users will only specify shelf l...
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Forecasting Enhancements

12/9/2013
Custom Forecast Specifications are now available.  Prior to this new feature, forecasting was set on a rolling average.  While this approach suited recurring fresh items, it was rigid and prevented more creative uses of existing history.  With Custom Forecast Specifications, users can apply more meaningful dates which then get bundled and averaged.Examples (click images to see a larger version)Day-of-Week (default) This uses the previous 4 weeks.  Users do not need to ac...
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Rule Enhancements

11/22/2013
We recently published a few enhancements to the 'Rules' section.  As a reminder, 'Rules' apply to order quantities and can be applied to all contacts or to individual contacts.  Here are the two primary changes that we've introduced:Round DirectionThis feature allows a producer to specify the round direction when a rounding multiple is enabled.  Prior to incorporating this feature rounding always rounded up. Long-time users might recognize this feature because it actually existed ...
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System upgrade

11/6/2013
We recently completed an upgrade to our backend systems and thought we'd review how our maintenance window works. Our maintenance window is from 7:00pm - 8:00pm ET.  We use this time to perform maintenance tasks including security updates and patches, performance checks and more.  This is different from our code updates which happen several times a week.Once a month we use this time to perform a full maintenance which requires downtime on our systems.  This downtime typically tak...
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Continuous Improvement

5/17/2013
With the release of Supplyit 4.0, Jera has moved to a type of software development called agile development. Agile development is based on publishing small incremental changes to the live site on a frequent basis. Our departments meet weekly to discuss improvements to the platform and to determine the steps necessary to introduce these changes.Manufacturing and production facilities may refer to this process as "continuous improvement". This involves examining internal processes, incorporati...
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Version 4.0 Press Release

5/8/2013
HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jera Concepts, an enterprise level development company for the fresh item retail industry, recently released Jera Supplyit™ 4.0, its most comprehensive expansion yet. The latest version adds a Survey module that allows locations to create and report on any topic relevant to their business and a new, versatile mobile layout.“Supplyit 4.0 empowers our users with several brand new components while building on our tried and true core functionality,” said Thomasin L...
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Supplyit Version 4.0 - Highlights Part 3

2/28/2013
Data ExchangeOur upcoming Supplyit 4.0 product updates include exciting changes made to our data import/export area, which we are now calling Exchange. New enhancements will add functionality beyond the product’s core feature set and additional file format flexibility.Click here for detailsAdjustmentsWe also released details about changes we’ve made to our Adjustments feature. By adding various new functions to the existing component, Supplyit 4.0 will offer more flexibility and empower users to...
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Supplyit Version 4.0 - Highlights Part 2

2/20/2013
We recently emailed our customers exciting Supplyit 4.0 news covering product relations and reports. In case you missed it, please click on the links below for more information, and stay tuned for additional product updates! Product RelationsSupplyit 4.0 has been redesigned to simplify the complex process of relating products to one another between orders and order templates. Click here to learn how our new product relation enhancements might benefit you.ReportsSupplyit 4.0 will offer improved r...
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Supplyit Version 4.0 - Highlights Part 1

2/13/2013
We’ve been working really hard on our upcoming expansion, Supplyit 4.0, and can’t wait to unveil it to you. It’s our most comprehensive release yet! Supplyit 4.0 will empower locations to customize functionality in the areas of Units, Reports, Customer Rules, Data Exchange, and Product Relations. With the new release will be a change in the overall look and feel of the product, and users will experience a few functional flow changes. In order to prepare locations and minimize user experience cha...
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Big Data

7/13/2012
Our development team recently attended a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services called “Big Data & High Performance Computing”. We’ve long been fans of Amazon’s suite of on-demand computing services. With a few clicks a user can launch thousands of virtual systems to process infinite amounts of data. This particular conference focused on how large companies can use “the cloud” and “big data” to dynamically scale their computing resources to tackle data-intensive and computationally-in...
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UX

2/17/2012
We recently hired someone who came to us from a not-for-profit website that reached hundreds of thousands of users. In that consumer-focused space, special emphasis was placed on UX/UI: User-Experience and User-Interface. The difference between UI and UX is generally recognized as how somebody interacts with an interface (UI) as opposed to how they perceive that interaction (UX). In the business-to-consumer space UI and UX are typically closely linked because a consumer’s experience of a produ...
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NYACS 2011 Rochester New York

7/14/2011
NYACS 2011 Rochester New YorkThanks to all who stopped by to give us input, say hello and find out about our software. The number one topic of discussion for us at the show was how our software balances merchandising and profitability. The following excerpt outlines our strategy for this challenge. Balancing Merchandising and Profitability of Fresh FoodsC-Store operators are in agreement that customers are driving an increase in the variety of fresh foods offered. The limited shelf life of...
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Version 3.8 Release Announcement

6/16/2011
We are excited to announce the release of Version 3.8 of Jera Supplyit™. The full release notes can be found here:Version 3.8 Release NotesFirst and foremost, this version focuses on polish and performance and does not have any sweeping changes. Users will not experience any radical changes in their day-to-day activities.Here is a quick walk through of the new features:Default Order Views - This feature is neat because it empowers locations to make their own choices about how they wish to vie...
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News from NACUFS Mid-West and Iowa State

4/14/2011
From social events to informative sessions, the trip to Iowa State and the NACUFS Mid-West Regional Conference was a refreshing experience. The networking opportunities were a great forum to speak to vendors and schools about the business of a campus foodservice operation. Below are key points that surfaced in multiple conversations. Recipe Management · Current software systems in the marketplace use standard units of measure based on weight. 1 bay leaf, 5 leaves of basil or a pinch...
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Upcoming Event: NACUFS Midwest Regional Conference

3/1/2011
We will be attending the NACUFS (The National Association of Colleges and University Food Services) Midwest Regional Conference which is held between March 20th and March 22nd of 2011. We’re excited to demonstrate the capabilities of Supplyit™; especially the ability to coordinate diverse vendor-customer combinations.The conference is to be held at Iowa State University in Ames Iowa. For more information, visit the NACUFS website at www.nacufs.org.Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Upcoming Event: International Baking Industry Exposition

8/16/2010
They say "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" but we've set out to prove this adage wrong by attending the 2010 International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE). We're looking forward to introducing Jera Supplyit to a progressive audience and building some long-lasting relationships that we can take away with us.The Expo is between September 26th and 29th in Las Vegas NV, and you can find us at booth #2900. For more information, head over to http://www.bakingexpo.com/. Hope to see you there...
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Jera Concepts Announces Version 3.5 of Jera Supplyit™ Supply Network Solution for Fresh Item Retail Outlets

8/9/2010
(August 9, 2010 Hopkinton, MA) Jera Concepts, an enterprise level development company for the fresh item retail industry announced the release of Version 3.5 of Jera Supplyit™, an application suite providing a web based solution to manage the supply of products across a network. Version 3.5 offers increased reporting capabilities, reselling of outside vendor items and a revamped navigation. Jera Supplyit™ 3.5 was developed to add additional capabilities and to streamline functions for more si...
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Spring 2010 Newsletter

6/4/2010
We've been very busy at Jera preparing for the release of Version 3.5. In this version we focused on pain-points (some of them admittedly caused by Version 3!). To be clear, Version 3 represented a paradigm shift. Version 3.5 is nowhere near as radical and most users will find that day-to-day operations are either greatly simplified, or unchanged.You can read the full Version 3.5 Release Notes here, or skim through the highlights below. We'll be updating the release notes as we get closer t...
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Supplyit's Simplicity

5/27/2010
Facebook has been in the news a lot recently over its issues with privacy. If you're a user, you know how complicated their privacy settings have been. The problem that Facebook faced was a common issue that can be applied to many different situations. When options are too abundant or too granular users end up not using them properly or worse, not at all. The end result is usually the opposite of what the controls were trying to protect in the first place. In Facebook's case, users didn't (o...
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Jera Concepts announces Jera Supplyit™ a supply network solution for fresh item retail outlets

5/12/2010
(Hopkinton, MA) Jera Concepts, an enterprise level development company for the fresh item retail industry announced Jera Supplyit™, an application suite providing a web based solution to manage the supply of products across a network at the NYACS Show on May 12, 2010. Jera Concepts has been providing innovative highly effective web based solutions to manage production, ordering, inventory, and sales management, resulting in significant cost reductions since 2006.Supplyit provides an ordering, ...
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DDIFO interviews our own Wynne Barrett

5/10/2010
DDIFO (Dunkin Donuts Independent Franchise Owners) has posted an interview with Jera's VP of Business Development, Wynne Barrett. The interview is focused around forecasting and how Supplyit helps good data turn into good cost savings. You can read the entire interview by clicking the link below.http://www.ddifo.org/jera-concepts-helps-franchise-owners-forecast/
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Jera renames "Whole-Business" to Jera Supplyit™

3/1/2010
We've always liked the expression "Do what you say, and say what you do" and SupplyIt captures the essence of that. Like you, we want our product to be fresh. So we thought it was about time for a brand touch-up.