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The Legacy Foodservice Conference in Richmond Recap
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The Legacy Foodservice conference in Richmond last month was a great event and we are thankful for the opportunity to attend and spend time with our industry friends. The Legacy team put on a fabulous show in their hometown and the members came prepared to do business. AFS had the opportunity to meet with distributors
AFS at Golbon Fall Buying Show
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The Golbon Fall Buying Show in Boise, ID was a great event and we are thankful for the opportunity to attend. The Golbon team put on a fabulous show in their hometown and the members came prepared to do business. AFS had the opportunity to meet with distributors of all sizes to discuss their pains
Machine Learning + Retail Execution = Supercharged store visits and data analysis
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From AFS and Microsoft Have you ever imagined how different your day would be if you had a dedicated personal assistant? Someone who could arrive early and stay late, doing the administrative legwork so that you could make the most of your time. Look no further than Machine Learning – an emerging technology that enables
Why does SSAE 18 Compliance Matter?
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Your financial information is one of the single most valuable assets your organization has, and keeping it safe in today’s highly technical environment can be a difficult and daunting task for many organizations. Having a vendor partner that is SSAE 18 compliant offers you the peace of mind that the financial information that is entrusted
IFDA Truck Driving Championships in Orlando, FL
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I couldn’t be more proud to represent AFS Technologies, Inc. as a Judge at this year’s IFDA Truck Driving Championships in Orlando, FL. The event was in question as Hurricane Irma had recently left its mark on Central Florida, but the efforts of IFDA, the TDC Management Team and Disney all overcame the disaster to
AFS Technologies – Distribution Management Systems Microsite is LIVE
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Phoenix, Ariz. – Sep 19, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that it has just launched its new microsite for its Distribution Management Systems line of software solutions focused on supply chain execution solutions. AFS is a leader in the Food
Did It Take a Hurricane for You to Assess Your Food & Beverage Supply Chain Data
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When a natural disaster is forecast, and will soon be bearing down on your business, you have little time to prepare; board up windows, secure the property, collect the things you see as important, protect physical assets and get your people to safety. The National Weather Center, State and Federal Governments prepared Floridians well for
The Benefits of Applying “The Perfect Store,” Big Data and IoT
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When AFS Technologies began working with Carlsberg Baltics, the main challenges were a brand with a number one position in a declining beer market and aggressive competition looking to buy market share. So we looked to focus on activities that would address our objectives: save time – becoming efficient and effective; manage ‘out of stocks’;
AFS TPM Foodservice Automates the Complexity of Growth Programs
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Your investment in distributor growth incentives needs to be supported by a solution that allows you the flexibility to offer tiered pricing to your distributor customers. Many manufacturers see the value of this price model but find it difficult to validate and support which often creates payment delays that upset their relationship with their distributor
Amazon’s Plans for Price-Cutting at Whole Foods Leaves Manufacturers Scrambling for a Solution
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Phoenix, Ariz., – Aug 28, 2017 – Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) recent announcement to slash prices at Whole Foods Market across a number of categories forces an immediate response from both retailers and manufacturers. The Associated Press reported today that a half-gallon of milk was 50 cents cheaper at a Whole Foods in New York. Ground
Charity Begins at Work – Leading Food and Beverage Software Vendor AFS Technologies Gives Back
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Phoenix, Ariz – Aug 18, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that several of our Phoenix, Arizona employees and their families volunteered their time on Tuesday to give to a charity, ‘Feed My Starving Children’ www.fmsc.org a non-profit organization that provides
AFS Technologies Adds Executive Supporting TPM for the Retail Industry Expanding its World Class Talent Base to Help its Consumer Goods Manufacturers Improve the Return on Their Trade Spending Investment
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Phoenix, Ariz – July 20, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that Kurt Kaiser has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development for the Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solution group. Kaiser joins AFS from Nielsen where he served in
AFS Technologies ranked Best-in-Class for Merchandising and Guided Selling by Promotion Optimization Institute in their 2017 Vendor Panorama for Retail Execution and Monitoring in Consumer Goods
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Phoenix, Ariz – July 19, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce its Retail Execution solutions have been ranked Best-in-Class for both the Guided Selling and Merchandising categories by the Promotion Optimization Institute (POI) in their just released Vendor Panorama for Retail
AFS Fast Minute: The Pitfalls of Tribal Knowledge
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This is an AFS Fast Minute When we talk with warehouse operators, we hear a lot of pain around what we like to call Tribal Knowledge. This arcane practice is usually snippets of unwritten information that is generally unknown to most of the workforce. Tribal Knowledge is allowing a few key warehouse employees to set
See How AFS and Microsoft Can Help You Achieve Digitally Transformed Retail Execution
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From embracing analytics to empowering field sales with better tools and information, Consumer Goods companies are using solutions from AFS built on the Microsoft platform to increase their capabilities in the marketplace and realize revenue potential. See how AFS and Microsoft can enable your organization to achieve digitally transformed retail execution and operate more effectively
Your Invitation to Dinner with AFS Technologies at the IFDA Smart Conference
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Attending IFDA’s Smart Conference, July 16–18, in Chicago? The agenda has a core focus on leveraging marketing techniques/solutions throughout your sales and B2C channels, this will drive a lot of discussions and you will ask; How does this fit into our own business’ ecosystem? If you would like to extend those event conversations, AFS is
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American Beverage Corporation and Harvest Hill are LIVE on AFS TPM v3.
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AFS Services Team Shines With Efficient and Timely Implementations. Phoenix, Ariz – June 19, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce the implementation of two new customers on its trade-planning software AFS Trade Promotion Management (TPM V3). Both American Beverage Corporation and
Post User Conference Corporate Message
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The Annual AFS Technologies User Conference wrapped up late Friday in Phoenix Arizona and it has been noted by our customers and CEO, Joe Bellini, as a success. The message was loud and clear, AFS Technologies is a committed technology partner who continues to reinvest in the area of their business that drives the most
AFS Technologies at the GOLBON Distributors Show
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Golbon presented a great opportunity for its members recently at the Golbon Spring Member Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. We at AFS Technologies got to engage with them and listen to their stories. The most common problem faced by the members is the task of improving their processes. Whether that meant additional training programs for sales
OnDemand Webinar: ePoD Managing the Last Mile – Master the Business of Delivery
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Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePoD) from AFS is helping consumer goods companies master the business of delivery. With the development of new Digital Supply Networks that are superseding the traditional supply chain, the importance of the ‘last mile’ for manufacturers and distributors is now more in focus than ever before. Dynamic fulfillment and Intelligent, on
AFS ePoD 2.0 for Android Allows Users to Master the Business of Delivery
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PHOENIX – April 13, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announces the latest release of its electronic proof of delivery (ePoD) application for Android®. AFS ePoD 2.0 for Android enables real-time delivery automation with paperless proof of delivery, ensuring food safety with the certainty that the
AFS Technologies’ Jonathan Greene Named to the 2017 Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain
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Phoenix—March 20th, 2017 — Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Jonathan Greene to its 2017 Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Jonathan Greene, Vice President of Customer Development – Supply Chain Division, AFS Technologies, Inc., has been a driving force at AFS Technologies,
AFS DSD 2.0 for Android Offers New Look & Feel While Continuing to Perfect Delivery
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PHOENIX – March 17, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announces the latest release of its Direct Store Delivery (DSD) application. AFS DSD 2.0 for Android enables superior results across critical business processes such as route creation/selling and loading/delivery, along with reconciliation of all route
Is Your Consumer Goods Company Losing Money Due To This Rule?
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The 1-10-100 Rule The rule explains how failure to take notice of one cost escalates the loss in terms of dollars. The 1-10-100 rule concept when applied to controlling the costs associated with software development and deployment, states; that it costs one unit of labor resource dollars to correct an issue at development (prevention); it
AFS Foodservice Explainer Videos
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AFS Trade Promotion Management Foodservice (TPM Foodservice) is a closed-loop solution, including an easy-to-use contract management tool, full claim validation and settlement services, and data analytics. The robust system identifies claiming errors, ensures accurate payment processing and provides rich insights to drive high-performing sales strategies. The solution enables you to work faster and smarter while
OnDemand Webinar: Gain the Advantage with Mobile in the Warehouse
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Warehouses are under more pressure than ever from supply chain demands, margin goals and regulations, even more so for Food and Beverage Distributors as perishable products need to move efficiently through and be traceable in the supply chain. Adding mobile functionality into warehouse operations has many valuable benefits. Read the WMS Tablet Application Article on
AFS Technologies Recognized as a Representative Vendor for Trade Promotion Management Solution
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Consumer goods manufacturers continue to spend a significant portion of their budgets managing promotions and price reductions as a part of collaborative efforts with retail partners. CIOs have many good choices as they work with colleagues in sales and marketing to identify the best solution. Learn about AFS Trade Promotion Management and Optimization Efficient manufacturing professionals
OnDemand Webinar: Instant Experts: DATUM, Powerful Product Information to Empower Your Sales Engine
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The beneficial role DATUM plays in the supply chain can’t be understated. Without detailed product information you limit your sales potential and increase the amount of unhappy customers. Knowing exactly what you are ordering inspires confidence. AFS DATUM is a web-based portal residing in a secure cloud environment that uses the Global Trade Item
Watch the Microsoft Appsource | AFS Retail Execution Solution Videos
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Microsoft AppSource | AFS Retail Execution Solution Videos
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AFS Retail Execution, built on Microsoft Cloud technology, helps consumer goods companies operate more efficiently, deliver better-in-store executions, and gain insights for increased shelf share and profitability. The following brief videos illustrate how the solution can be used by Sales Associates, Merchandisers, Supervisors & Sales directors.
Five Attributes That Set Modern Retail Execution Teams Apart
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By Luke Shave, CPG & Retail Global Industry Marketing Lead, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group; James Caudill, VP of Product Marketing & Channels, AFS Technologies on November 3, 2016 Suppose you’re a retail merchandiser who needs to check promotional compliance at five brick-and-mortar stores in your territory. This means prioritizing which stores to visit first,
OnDemand Webinar: Winning At The Shelf – Microsoft | POI | AFS
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Many consumer goods companies suffer from in-store execution challenges, which inhibit their sales growth and position them as less-than-optimal trading partners by retailers. Many have come to see retail execution as a cost of doing business instead of a competitive weapon that can deliver the desired sales growth. However, new capabilities have emerged across the
Join the AFS Opt-In Mailing List!
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Our email communications at AFS are always professional and most importantly, valuable information about the consumer goods industry that affect the way you do business now and in the future. We are not your everyday vendor, we are purpose-built. This means you are getting communications from experts on thought leadership, white papers, webinars and
Season’s Greetings Video Card 2016
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2017 AFS User Conference – Practical Analytics for Everyday Decision Making
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AFS is pleased to announce that registration for the 2017 User Conference is now open. AFS would like to personally invite you to participate in our two-day event themed, “Practical Analytics for Everyday Decision Making.” Applications that we use to run our businesses should not only automate and integrate workflow across departments, customers, and
Software That Addresses the Unique Industry Needs of Consumer Goods Companies: AFS Technologies
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AFS Technologies: Promising Software Brilliance
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WMS Tablet Application
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December 4, 2016, Phoenix, Ariz. — For today’s warehouse operation, spending less time in an office and more time on the warehouse floor, with the inventory and trailers being received and shipped, means improved data accuracy and labor efficiencies. Before mobile devices existed, critical data was written down on paper, then keyed in later at
Obituary: The AFS Family Mourns the Passing of Food Distribution Industry Pioneer, Visionary and Leader
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Phoenix, AZ – November 23, 2016 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software and services purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is mourning with a heavy heart the passing of a Food Distribution Industry pioneer, visionary, leader, and friend, Joseph F. Greene, at age 70. Joe started his career in the Food Industry working
OnDemand Webinar: Chicken Express, Benefits of Implementing AFS WMS Enterprise
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Change is difficult but necessary for people in business, without change you can’t grow. Building structure around how change is tested and implemented aids efficiencies. Process improvement is meant to be continual. For a Warehouse it is critical that change is done smoothly with the least amount of disruption and the benefits are significant. Here’s
AFS Implements ERP and Order Management Solution at Foodservice Distributor
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AFS Technologies Successfully Implements ERP and Order Management Solutions to Expand Texan Foodservice Distributor’s Efficiency and Effectiveness PHOENIX – October 7, 2016 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announced the successful go-live of its AFS™ ERP and AFS™ Order Management System (OMS) for Laptop and Web
Logistics: Automating the Traceability of Products Getting Easier
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Gehl Foods – Customer Spotlight Case Study
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Super King Markets ERP (Case Study Conference Track)
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Super King Markets presented a customer spotlight workshop at the 2016 AFS User Conference entitled, “From the Flintstones to the Jetsons.” Before they came to AFS they described some of their operation processes as “in the stone age” they wanted to get faster and modernize their systems. This entire organizational transformation, how they went from
Experts Dispel Myths Around TPM
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Optimization is limited to strategic or annual planning modeled at the regional level or across top-tier retailers. “Applying predictive analytics as part of the trade promotion management lifecycle will drive the desired business optimization.” AFS Technologies Joe Bellini, CEO Reality: Optimization techniques have historically been used by consumer goods manufacturers to analyze terabytes of data
TPM In The Highly Competitive Consumer Goods Marketplace
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In the highly competitive consumer goods marketplace, trade promotion management (TPM) solutions have become a must to optimize and control trade spend. As software partners enhance TPM capabilities, the software runs the risk of becoming too complicated for end-users to adopt. When implementing a TPM solution, often the VP of Sales makes the configuration
Myth: Retail Execution Applications Are Synonymous With Sales Force Automation
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Retail execution technologies are moving beyond the automation and audit function of field sales and merchandising to where they now provide functionality that transforms the way consumer goods companies manage retail activities. It’s moved from automating key priorities at the store to optimizing processes and expanding the ability to monitor key indicators such as category