When business is booming, growers sometimes overlook how efficiently their operations are running. In horticulture operations, there’s enough revenue coming in the door to make up for any slim margins. But during market uncertainty, improving efficiencies so margins increase is paramount. Consider the uncertain situation the industry was facing in 2021. When COVID broke out…
Digital technologies like AI, machine learning, and the IoT are transforming agriculture in profound ways. They’re enabling orgs to take on the challenges that farmers have faced from the very beginning. And – they’re helping growers tackle new ones like climate change, hunger, and an unforgiving regulatory landscape. Under the “agribusiness umbrella” there’s a lot…
With support from Velosio experts, Mike Hayes and the Westerlay team deployed Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s Finance & Accounting, Supply Chain Management, and Power Business Intelligence (Power BI)
Technology plays a key role in the business success of greenhouse growers by helping control costs so they can provide plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees to customers at a reasonable profit. Technology also delivers real-time access to information, which drives faster decision-making so your team can deliver a higher level of service to customers and…
By Todd Waterman, Velosio Solution Architect How you use or don’t use technology has a direct impact on your business. During conversations with hundreds of greenhouse growers over the past five years, we have identified three common factors that keep holding growers back from running their operations efficiently: Manual processes to input data and generate…
The acquisition of Phoenix-based Silverware, Inc. expands Velosio’s client base and portfolio of cloud ERP, CRM and digital transformation solutions catering to commercial greenhouse growers. COLUMBUS, OH, April 1, 2022 — Velosio announced today that it has acquired Silverware Inc., a leading Microsoft Partner focused on Dynamics 365 Business Central with specialization in the Agribusiness…
We’ve all heard the adage: “The only constant in life is change.” The Greek philosopher who originally said it, some guy name Heraclitus, wasn’t talking about greenhouse growers, but it definitely applies. The grower you are today, is not the grower you will be in five years, just as the industry today is not the…
Do you know who your customers are? If you’re like most growers, you struggle capturing contact information for your prospects and customers. You don’t feel as if you have a complete picture of your customer relationships and how they are affecting your overall success. Rather than using a CRM, many greenhouse growers manage customer touch…
For greenhouse growers and horticulturists, order picking and packing can be a costly process. It is also an area that can have the greatest impact on customer satisfaction. After all, getting the pick and pack processes, as well as the shipping right means the difference between being sure that the orders your customers receive are…
