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Hamilton Spectator
09-07-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Introducing Aptean Fresh Produce ERP: The Next-Generation of Produce Pro Software
Unifying Decades of Fresh Produce Expertise with Cutting-Edge Technology in a Powerful, Cloud-Based ERP Solution ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptean, a global leader in mission-critical enterprise software solutions, announces the launch of Aptean Fresh Produce ERP, the evolution of its industry-leading Produce Pro Software. Designed to tackle the unique challenges of the fresh produce industry, this powerful solution combines decades of deep industry expertise with Aptean's global innovation and cutting-edge technologies, ushering in a new era of productivity, intelligence and adaptability for companies. For over 30 years, Produce Pro Software has been a trusted ERP platform for fresh produce distributors, wholesalers, foodservice providers, growers, packers, shippers, processors, and terminal markets across North America. Renowned for setting the gold standard in operational efficiency, traceability and compliance, Produce Pro transformed how the fresh industry leverages technology to compete and grow. That legacy continues, strengthened by Aptean's powerful technology ecosystem, delivering next-generation solutions that drive innovation, efficiency and growth for fresh produce businesses. Built on the robust Microsoft Business Central platform, Aptean Fresh Produce ERP delivers a secure, scalable, cloud-native solution designed for modern produce operations. AI-powered capabilities transform complex data into real-time, actionable insights, empowering teams to make better decisions faster. With seamless Microsoft integration and a sleek, user-friendly interface, daily operations have become more efficient, intelligent, and more connected than ever. 'Aptean Fresh Produce ERP isn't just an upgrade—it's the future of fresh produce technology,' said Marc Hatfield, Regional Account Director for Fresh Produce at Aptean. 'We have taken everything customers love about Produce Pro and supercharged it with Aptean's advanced technology and cloud-native architecture. Designed for a fast-moving, high-stakes market, this next- ERP empowers produce operations stay ahead.' Aptean Fresh Produce ERP offers: 'Aptean Fresh Produce ERP is a smarter way forward—intuitive, intelligent and built to grow with your business,' said Hatfield. 'It unites the proven functionality of Produce Pro Software with the power of the cloud, offering greater scalability, accessibility and ongoing innovation. Backed by Aptean's deep software expertise and a suite of integrated technologies like TMS, EDI, Ecommerce, BI and more—fresh produce businesses evolve and thrive with solutions made specifically for them.' To learn more, visit: About Aptean Aptean is a global provider of industry-specific software that helps manufacturers and distributors effectively run and grow their businesses. Aptean's solutions and services help businesses of all sizes to be Ready for What's Next, Now®. Aptean is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia and has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about Aptean and the markets we serve, visit .
Business Post
26-04-2025
- Health
- Business Post
Technology that responds to material reality
Sometimes it seems like everything is connected to the internet: from doorbells to fridges, more and more devices in our home want to phone home. In some cases the benefits are clear, while in others the utility is marginal at best. However, the internet of things (IoT) isn't really about gadgets, and in the commercial and industrial space it represents both a continuation of the implementation of automation and a significant leap forward. Industrial IoT applications are now well beyond pilot projects: smart sensors, data analytics, and interconnected machinery are providing actionable insights, optimising operations, and, as a result, bolstering the bottom lines of forward-thinking enterprises. However, nothing stands still, and Peter Rose, group chief technical director of TEKenable, said that IoT devices amounted to much more than consumer electronics or factory equipment. Indeed, TEKenable is working on a number of projects that highlight the innovative ways IoT is being applied to solve complex problems. 'The first one is in healthcare, where we're working with a company that develops a product to improve the quality of life for nursing home residents,' he said. The device sits behind the bed of a resident and if they have been incontinent, it will pick up on this and send a message to the cloud-based server, saying they need attention. 'That message also makes its way to a mobile app used by the staff, so the resident gets the attention quickly. That's up and running, it's in trial now,' Rose said. However, there is more to the product than sensors and apps. Given the computational power available today the system also has predictive abilities, meaning it can help to avoid the patient experiencing incontinence. 'AI analytics are performed on the data to predict an event before it happens, so we can improve the quality of life for the resident,' he said. This is a good example of information technology today moving away from rigid procedure-following, resulting in significant improvements in how devices respond to their users and surroundings. AI models are learning how to optimise the machinery and process the orders as efficiently as possible 'We don't always know [when we start] what the data points are that you need to capture, but, in this case, it is supplemented with feedback from the nurses' data, captured by the mobile app. That's used, in this project, to tune the device and decide what is a problem and what only seems like a problem,' he said. Another current TEKenable project, which will be announced formally soon, is deploying IoT technology in a food component production company. Rose said that the company makes ingredients for foodstuff with Microsoft Business Central as its core application, but its factory is IoT and SCADA [supervisory control and data acquisition] enabled. 'What we're doing is managing the production schedules and optimising them on the ingredient mix going in, orders coming in, and so on. The raw materials can come in at different times and the processing – all of this being done from a finance package,' he said. This gives the company the ability to manage complexity. For example, if a large amount of wet material comes in, the software will know how long it takes to dry it. As a result, it can inform the decisions downstream, stopping the factory from being idle. 'Normally this is done from the manufacturing system, but in this case the optimisation is done by AI models – and the AI models are learning how to optimise the machinery and process the orders as efficiently as possible,' he said. For Rose, the meeting of real world events and conditions with our ability to perform calculations is key: real value emerges when the vast amounts of data generated by connected devices are intelligently analysed. 'Once you have the data you have the ability to get really useful insights'.
