Client: 

Our client has been a significant player in Brazil since 1965, employing around 11,000 people in 17 states and the Federal District. The company operates through various industrial units, warehouses, port terminals, and offices in 147 municipalities, headquartered in São Paulo.

The company operates in various sectors, including agriculture, animal nutrition, food and beverages, and industrial products. It provides agricultural solutions and industrial products, with an emphasis on sustainability and community engagement.

Situation: 

During the COVID-19 lockdown, our client faced several challenges related to poultry sales in Brazil. The pandemic disrupted supply chains, causing significant logistical difficulties. Transportation restrictions and labor shortages impacted the ability to move poultry products efficiently. Additionally, the closure of restaurants and food service establishments led to a sudden drop in demand, while the retail sector experienced an increase, creating the need to quickly adapt distribution channels from bulk food packages to retail-sized products.

Another critical issue was maintaining health and safety operational standards at processing facilities. The company had to implement strict health protocols to protect workers, which sometimes resulted in reduced processing capacity and operational slowdowns. The company also faced challenges related to ensuring food safety and managing consumer concerns about the safety of meat products during the pandemic.

Task: 

Find a solution to minimize the impact of COVID-19:

• Adapt to remote work;
• Maintain engagement with customers;
• Ensure supply chain resilience;
• Comply with health and safety protocols;
• Ensure business continuity.

Actions: 

1. Identify the Problem 

• Initial consultation;
• Requirements gathering;
• Analysis of the current state.

2. Define the Solution 

• Problem definition;
• Solution design;
• Stakeholder validation;

3. Develop the Solution 

• Detailed planning;
• System design;
• Development.

4. Validate the Solution 

• Testing;
• Quality assurance;
• Pilot implementation.

5. Implement the Solution 

• Implementation planning;
• Training and support;
• full deployment;
• Post-implementation review.

RESULT: 

Go On created a B2B solution that virtually connects the company to buyers. The solution is a mobile application that has proven to be highly successful, and even after the pandemic, the app continues to be used and reports growth in sales.

The mobile application provided poultry producers with the ability to manage their businesses remotely and efficiently. The main features of the app included real-time monitoring of business operations, sales management, price checking, among others. The app also allowed producers to manage offers, sell products in real-time, and introduce pricing solutions that met their needs.

This digital solution helped producers adapt to the constantly changing market dynamics and maintain business continuity despite the restrictions and challenges imposed by the lockdown. By using the app, our client was able to support their partners in navigating the complexities of the pandemic, ensuring food security and operational efficiency.

Industry Insights: 

Impact of Digital Transformation:According to a report by McKinsey, companies undergoing digital transformations can expect a 20-30% increase in operational efficiency.

Agricultural Apps:Apps in the agricultural sector have shown to increase productivity by up to 50% and reduce input costs by 10-20%.

Estimated Gain: 

Assuming that our client's poultry producers experienced similar benefits, we can estimate:

• Reduction in Operational Costs:If operational costs are reduced by 20%, and considering that operating expenses are a significant part of total costs, this could result in substantial savings.
• Revenue Increase:A 10-15% increase in sales due to better market access and pricing strategies can significantly boost overall revenue.

Despite these challenges, Go On worked closely with our client to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic, focusing on innovative solutions to adapt to the constantly changing market dynamics. Efforts were made to improve efficiency and flexibility within their operations to better respond to fluctuating demand and supply conditions.

The solution was highly successful, and even after the pandemic, the app continues to be enhanced. Due to its practicality and various features, it remains in frequent use.

Problem: 

The JD Edwards ERP has limitations in executing processes with large volumes of data or in repetitive actions. For example, mass registration of customers, creating sales orders in large volumes for functionality testing, processing external data such as tax receipts, among others.

Go On Solution: 

After identifying this limitation in the JD Edwards ERP, Go On developed Symphony, a solution that organizes and facilitates the execution of orchestrations in the ERP quickly and efficiently, eliminating repetitive processes and without the need for development to accommodate new orchestrations.

Benefits: 

• Ease of migrating or acquiring large amounts of data;
• Error handling in data during orchestration executions;
• Authentication security with integrated Single Sign-On;
• Ease and speed in executions;
• Data integrity, respecting JD Edwards profiles.

At the points of sale, price changes for electronics in telecommunications company stores were decentralized, done manually, highly susceptible to errors, and required significant time to be updated. Additionally, there was no concrete data on customer purchase profiles, such as age, gender, the products, and the areas of the store that attracted customers' attention the most.

Solution: 

Wise ID is an application installed on mobile devices and smart TVs in store display areas, connecting devices to a central hub, facilitating joint and error-free price changes. It features facial scanning capabilities that collect data on customer profiles, the most viewed devices, the most visited areas of the store, and the demographic characteristics of the people frequenting those areas.

Benefits: 

• Quick price changes;
• Security in price changes;
• Ability to develop data-driven trade marketing strategies;
• Anti-theft functionality;
• Ability to implement store and location-based campaigns;
• Enables market differentiation.

Problem: 

Previously, the process of receiving invoices for grain reception in an agricultural products company was done manually, involving 5 steps that required repetitive data entry. This process was time-consuming and highly susceptible to errors.

Solution: 

After analyzing the time-consuming process, Go On created a solution that involves an Excel form containing all the necessary fields to complete these 5 steps automatically, summarizing five processes into just one.

Benefits: 

• Processing time reduced from 11 minutes to 10 seconds;
• Lower likelihood of errors;
• Elimination of repetitive tasks;
• Performance 6600% faster;
• Implementation in 100% of the company;
• Improvement in the management and control of the revenue registration and evaluation process;
• Reduction of the time for monthly financial closing.

Problem: 

Previously, the route planning process for grain transportation in an agribusiness company was decentralized, manually controlled by spreadsheets, slow, and highly susceptible to errors.

Solution: 

After analyzing the situation, Go On implemented a logistics application based on Artificial Intelligence that calculates the best routes and the most suitable warehouses for product collection. The system's intelligence is fed by location data, possible routes, and the quantity of products in each warehouse, creating logistical intelligence.

Benefits: 

• Lower likelihood of errors in warehouse and route selection;
• Increased speed in route planning processes;
• Optimized product transportation time;
• Reduction in freight costs;
• Reduction of manual labor.