Bayview Flowers (Jordan Station) Ltd. selects Dynamic Horti -

The Dynamic Fresh Horticultural software solution based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

KITCHENER, ONTARIO, CANADA – April 1, 2010 – Bayview Flowers, has signed a contract with Dynamic Fresh for the delivery of Microsoft Dynamics NAV in combination with Dynamic Horti  the integrated horticultural management system from Dynamic Fresh. Bayview Flowers, one of the largest flower and plant trading companies in Ontario Canada and the United States, wanted an ERP system that supports all common floricultural business processes and expects the new solution to save time by streamlining administrative processes and reducing paper flow.

Real-time insight into business
Dynamic Horti is based on standard Microsoft Dynamics NAV software and is enriched with specific features for the floriculture sector, including greenhouse production, inventory and supply chain integration. Because Dynamic Horti integrates all company data into one system. After implementation, Bayview Flowers will always have the right information and insights on stock levels. The solution provides real-time insight into critical business information such as sales, margins and capacity utilization numbers. Bayview Flowers expects time savings by streamlining administrative processes and reducing paper flow. This allows Bayview Flowers to respond faster and more efficiently to rapidly changing customer requirements.

The immediate availability of relevant data to all departments is a big advantage. This includes the understanding of the expected production orders. Clarence van Staalduinen, Co-Owner of Bayview Flowers: “We compared a lot of software systems from all over the world with the Dynamic Fresh solution and what we have seen about the system when we visited with their clients is that it is the most complete system in our industry. Dynamic Horti will ensure that the coordination between purchasing, production and marketing works better, costs can be determined more accurately and we will be able to reduce time-consuming, administrative processes.”

Tracking & Tracing
Retailers place high demands on the tracking and tracing of fresh produce. For Flower and Plant trading companies it is of high importance to know exactly where a specific product came from and where it went to. With Dynamic Horti, Bayview Flowers is able to track goods throughout the production and logistics process, without additional work. All orders are planned, processed and reported in Dynamic Horti. This makes the process transparent and easy to manage.

About Bayview Flowers
Bayview Flowers (Jordan Station)Ltd. currently operates under 340,000 square feet of greenhouses for potted plants and cut flowers. In Jordan Station they provide 50,000 square feet of distribution and floral production. Their Head Office provides space for administration, Sales and Marketing within an 8 hour drive from some of the most populous regions in Canada and the USA. They sell a wide range of potted plants and flowers within these regions from the mass marketer to the corner florist. Future plans for expansion to meet customer demand will be met with another 20 acres of available land. For more information see: www.bayviewflowers.com

About Dynamic Fresh
Dynamic Fresh is a global software vendor with a focus on Fresh produce branches such as Agri- and Horticulture. One of the product lines of Dynamic Fresh is Dynamic Horti.
Dynamic Horti is a branch specific logistical software product first launched in 2000. The software has become an add-on based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV platform and completed for exporters, importers and wholesale traders of horticultural products. By combining Microsoft Dynamics NAV with an industry specific add-on customers are able to buy a standardized solution for their specific branch that is based on a worldwide standard. Dynamic Horti is registered at Microsoft. Since 2007 Dynamic Horti is completed with cultivation functionality and therefore certified by PlantformPlantform, a group of 35 potted plant growers. The fact that all activities, nursery, sales, logistics and finance are supported by one system is key in those decisions.

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