Seed-Production Management
“You have built a great team and a great company that helps SeedBin deliver products that are delighting our customers.”
David Gorton, Head of Product Management at SeedBin
SeedBin is an established US based agtech business that provides customized software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to the seed industry to help balance inventory, plan production and manage supply.
The initial project SeedBin wanted to develop was for a “Scanner App” – for their clients to have a means of tracking and managing their seed supply chain using a novel, hardware-native infrared scanner and barcode system.
The idea was to replace manual data sharing via spreadsheets and email with customisable software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions – with the aim of simplifying seed supply-chain management and supporting their clients, such as the fast-growing Remington organisation, as well as easing the workload of the admin team. It would also make the data-entering process much faster, thus enabling an operator/stock keeper to do an immediate data recording when still at the shop floor.
The result was an infrared device that the end user (warehouse operatives) can use to scan the barcodes on boxes of seed in order to know their contents, planned destination and other logistical details. This information is then processed via the service layer, notifying those concerned and helping to channel the seed to its next destination.
The mobile app streamlines the management of the supply chain by providing an easy-to-use system that simplifies the process for SeedBin’s customers, who can easily maintain and manage all the data generated in a practical, cross-functional manner, resulting in increased efficiency. Furthermore, the app allows SeedBin’s customers to utilize the existing data to plan inventory movements to quickly meet their own customer’s demands.
In addition to the initial project which included the development of the “Scanner App” and “Barcode Generator", Hotovo participated in the development of the frequently used “Available to Ship” application. This was then followed by the largest and ongoing development of the highly successful “Pre-Foundation” application.
The web-based “Pre-Foundation” app provides comprehensive management of pre-foundation seed production, from crop planning through to shipment. Functionalities of the app include user management (access, roles, permissions and preferences), crop planning, field planning, inventory management, shipping management, field data, sample processing, quality data integration, data warehousing and reporting.
It has been a great success for SeedBin. Their platform has enabled seed producers, brokers and retailers to streamline and automate complex manual processes, as well as communicate with partners, employees and customers.
