Organic veg box firm Riverford enlists RELEX Solutions for digital transformation initiative

Employee owned vegetable box specialist Riverford has selected RELEX Solutions for demand planning, production planning, and production scheduling.

As part of its medium and long-term growth strategy, it has embarked on a digital transformation initiative, with investment in a new ERP system. To harmonise core business processes and support evolving operational requirements, Riverford will implement IFS Cloud delivered by Arcwide, together with RELEX.

Riverford operates two organic farms and production sites and manages approximately 200 SKUs sourced from organic farms in the UK and Europe. As demand has grown, it identified the need to move beyond manual, spreadsheet-based planning to an AI driven planning solution that can ensure efficiency and scalability. 

With RELEX’s unified planning solution, Riverford says it will move from reactive to proactive planning where demand and supply planning are seamlessly connected and plans are automatically optimised down to operational level accounting for the production capacity.  

“Our commitment to delivering the freshest organic produce means we need precision and adaptability in how we plan and produce as we grow,” says Rob Morgan, Chief Technology Officer at Riverford. “With RELEX, we can move away from manual planning to an AI driven end-to-end planning solution that helps us make faster, better decisions to the benefit of our customers.”  

“We are proud to partner with Riverford on this ambitious transformation journey,” says Steven Barr, Partner and UK&I Managing Director at Arcwide. At Arcwide, we believe that technology should empower people and drive growth efficiently, but sustainably.”

“By combining our deep expertise in IFS ERP delivery with Riverford’s commitment to ethical business and innovation, we are confident this programme will set a new benchmark for operational excellence in the sector.” 

“We are proud to support Riverford, a brand synonymous with quality and sustainability,” says Stefano Scandelli of RELEX Solutions.

“Fresh produce planning presents one of the most challenging supply chain problems due to perishability, variable demand and short shelf lives. RELEX’s expertise in demand forecasting and supply optimisation will help Riverford deliver fresher products, reduce waste and build even greater resilience in its supply chain.” 

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