The use of ERP systems (e.g. SAP or MS Navision) for the planning and control of processes at food producers or retailers is widespread and established nowadays. In practical use, however, it has become apparent that these systems are not at all or only partially suitable for covering the individual operational requirements of quality assurance (QA) and quality management (QM).

Therefore, the responsible employees often find other ways to help themselves with different parallel systems. These are, among others, various Excel lists, Access databases, storage of information in folder structures, mails on the “bulletin board” or even personal knowledge of individual employees.

Effects of these makeshift systems:

• Complex manual updating of the parallel systems
• Inconsistency of data (further processing of already obsolete data)
• High susceptibility to errors due to non-existent or outdated information
• High personnel and time effort

Designed by employees with many years of practical experience in QA and QM and working with makeshift systems, Ulysta Food (UFO) was developed specifically for the requirements of the food industry and B2B business.

By systematically focusing on the central interface function of this department, our software closes the QA-relevant gap in existing systems, regardless of whether an ERP system is available or not.