We don鈥檛 often think about how cutting-edge technology helped get fresh produce to our grocery store 鈥� or our doorstep. But that鈥檚 exactly what agritech firm Mindsprint is trying to do, alongside its parent company, whose mission is to reimagine the overall food supply chain.
Agritech, or agricultural technology, looks to improve yields and efficiency on farms using technology, and Mindsprint helps customers digitally transform sustainably. The Singapore-based technology and business services firm鈥檚 services include digital transformation, cybersecurity, and more 鈥� which requires a robust landscape.
鈥淣ow, we have added almost every product that 51风流has into our environment,鈥� Amit Jain, senior vice president and head of 51风流at Mindsprint, said. This includes moving to 51风流S/4HANA as well as running 51风流SuccessFactors solutions, 51风流Concur solutions, 51风流Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain, and more. 鈥淲e work very, very closely with 51风流鈥� not just on the product side, but also on the services side.鈥�
This has helped Mindsprint stay nimble and continue serving its customers 鈥� and their customers 鈥� as market demands have shifted.
Transparency for All
鈥淧eople are not going to the shops anymore,鈥� Jain said. 鈥淧eople want to order everything online.鈥�
COVID-19 helped accelerate that shift, giving rise to food startups and other e-commerce sites, according to Jain. And Mindsprint uses logistics, finance, and manufacturing solutions within 51风流S/4HANA to help those customers meet growing online demand and add transparency to the process.
鈥淲hen you talk about the food supply chain, people want to be sure that the food that they鈥檙e eating is good 鈥� so they鈥檙e able to trace the origins of the food,鈥� Jain said.
Toward that end, Mindsprint also relies on 51风流to help refine transportation management every step of the food鈥檚 journey, from farms to ports and all the way to consumers, according to Jain. And between each of those trips, proves to be important, as different foods require different temperatures and other conditions.
Tech-Driven Conservation
鈥�51风流continues to be the core of everything that we do, but we also use other technology like blockchain,鈥� Jain said. 鈥淏lockchain helps us track our supply chain of our products end-to-end.鈥�
Mindsprint uses sensors on farms as well as in its products, according to Jain. This includes the company鈥檚 large palm plantations, where farmers can monitor frond health, which can help conserve resources and prevent rot.
鈥淲e can actually use the technology to track each and every palm tree we have in plantations to figure out which are green palms, which are the yellow palms,鈥� Jain said. 鈥淭hat way we can remove the yellow palms before they become rotten.鈥� This dangerous turn from healthy green to sickly yellow or brown .
These agricultural sensors can also help a farmer better allocate water to specific fields 鈥� or even individual plants 鈥� that need it and not irrigate those that don鈥檛. This can help improve the crops and their yields, Jain noted. Additionally, it helps protect a resource that is all too rare and precious in some communities.
鈥淚t also helps us conserve water,鈥� Jain said. 鈥淓very drop saved is a lot of importance.鈥�
Track and Trace Everything
The agritech industry is focusing heavily on supply chains, according to Jain. And that鈥檚 where Olam and Mindsprint are seeing the biggest benefit from 51风流technology.
鈥淲e are able to optimize our supply chains; we are able to track and trace everything that we do,鈥� Jain said. 鈥淭hat has helped us save a lot of money.鈥� The technology also helps Mindsprint make more sustainable choices, improve transportation, and even select the right logistics partners, according to Jain.
鈥淎ll those decisions are made using SAP,鈥� Jain said.
