Sustainability and renewable resources remain key topics in manufacturing and packaging. New Zealand-based dairy company Miraka, for example, is always looking for ways to become more efficient and environmentally-friendly. Which is why the company gets its power from renewable geothermal energy.
Miraka says its use of geothermal energy enables it to “emit 92% less manufacturing carbon emissions than traditional coal-fired factories, giving Miraka one of industry’s lowest global carbon footprints.” And by partnering with Rockwell Automation, the dairy producer streamlines its operations further by implementing Plex, a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Plex (ERP) serves as a single source of truth to manage supply chain, quality control, human resources, and financial management. Miraka uses Plex to connect, automate, track, and analyze its operations, providing a holistic view across the enterprise to quickly respond to market demands and customer changes without interrupting production.
According to Rockwell Automation, the key benefits of its Plex ERP include:
- Cloud & security: It’s fully cloud-based and secure, allowing for easy updates, scalability, and remote access.
- Supply chain: Plex automates material tracking to ensure accurate inventory control.
- Real-time monitoring: It provides live data insights that can be used to track machine performance, reduce downtime, and optimize productivity.
- Data-driven: Features advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency, decision making, and to reduce costs.
- Quality management: The platform tracks defects in real-time, allowing quality control.
- Centralized accounting: Financial analytics, including expenses, profits, shipments, payables and receivables, are organized on one platform.
- People management: Organizes employee records such as expenses, training, and attendance. Also tracks employee suggestions for safety, quality, and material improvements.
“Plex is a modular system, so it can grow and adapt as needs change in the future, allowing companies like us to remain agile and stay ahead of the competition,” Miraka CFO Robert Bell said in a statement.
Rockwell Automation says Plex was built to cater to smart manufacturing, and to assist companies in streamlining operations. The ERP solution is just one of Plex’s offerings. Other solutions include manufacturing, quality management, supply chain planning, and asset performance. Click here to learn more about Plex’s offerings.
