Learn how Batory Foods is using MuleSoft to fuel their corporate and IT transformation.

1. Kiet Bui
Implementing Mulesoft
as part of corporate and IT transformation

2. Agenda
Batory Foods
Introduction
IT Evolution
Mule Project
Moving
Forwards
Strategic
Direction

3. Batory Foods Introduction
An Overview
• Batory Foods is a family owned national ingredient distributor
founded in 1979 and based out of Chicago.
• Our business is providing a broad range of high-quality
ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers across the
United States.
• 50+ account managers in the field servicing our customers.
• 450+ vendor-relationships, access to thousands of ingredients.
• 200+ support staff across the country.
• Over 10,000 customers in various markets.
• Bakery
• Beverage
• Candy and Confectionary
• Dairy
• Health and Nutrition

4. Batory Foods Introduction
National Network

5. Batory Foods Introduction
A Changing Business
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• Entrepreneurial Agile Business Model
• Very focused on customer service
• Acquisitions
• Continuing to grow by acquisition
• Value Added Services
• Liquid and Dry Ingredient Blending
• Sugar Powdering and Browning
• Custom Packaging and Labelling
• Adding New Services
• Warehouse and Storage
• Manufacturers Representative and Distributer
• Tailored Ingredient Distribution
• Custom and Hybrid Models

6. Strategic Direction
Corporate Strategic Review
Four Pillars
Responsiveness
Communication
Standardization
Training
Supporting
Automation
Accountability
Vision 2020 Recommendations
Increase Visibility
Implement New ERP
Restructure Inventory Planning
Customer Portal
Segmentation

7. Batory Strategic Direction
Selected Information Technology Initiatives
 Implementation of Transportation Management System
 Implementation of Supply Chain Planning Applications
 Implementation of Billing Management Application
 Upgrade of ECM
 New ERP
 Development and Implementation of New Customer Portal

8. Information Technology Evolution
Current State of Application Portfolio
ERP
Enterprise Resource
Planning Enterprise Content
Management
Warehouse
Management System
Customer Portal

9. Information Technology Evolution
Application Portfolio Future State
Warehouse
Management System
ECM
Transportation
Management System
Cloud Based
Document Sharing
Customer Portal Hosted ERP
ERP
Signature Capture
Billing Management
Inventory Planning
System
C(X)RM

10. Information Technology Evolution
Partner Collaboration
Warehouse
Management System
Enterprise Content
Management
Transportation
Management System
Cloud Based
Document SharingCustomer Portal
Hosted Enterprise
Resource Planning
ERP
Signature Capture
Billing Management
Inventory Planning
System
Warehousing
Customers
Suppliers
Carriers
3PL Warehouse
Operators
Distribution
Customers

11. Batory’s First Mule Project – TMS Integration
Requirements
Requirements
Solution to support cloud and on premise
Support internal application and partner
integration
Do not want to add developer skills to IT
Department
Have no time to develop skills
Agile Model – Grow and shrink skills as needed
Need 24 hour support
Solution
Selected Mulesoft
Selected Cognizant as Mulesoft partner
Managed Service for ongoing support of
environment
Resources for capital projects
Mulesoft Agreement – 24 hour support
Mulesoft provided advisory and audit role
throughout the project

12. Batory’s First Mule Project
Project Deliverables
Transportation
Management System Warehouse
Management System
ERP
Enterprise Resource
Planning
Purchase Orders
Warehouse Sales Orders
Warehouse Transfers
Direct Sales Orders
WMS Qty Updates
Order Plan
Settlement Details
Payment
Connectors Used
SFTP
Database Connector
REST Web Services
SOAP Web Services

13. Batory’s First Mule Project
Timeline
5/1 8/15
Design
Mule Review
Proof of Concept Development
Second Mule
Checkpoint
LiveUser Testing
Go Live

14. Batory’s First Mule Project
Project Outcome
Project Outcome
TMS Application Implemented
GP and WMS Integrated with the TMS
Mule Environment easily met the
performance requirements
Business Outcome
More Efficient and Reliable Transportation Processes
More Efficient and Reliable Accounts Payable
Processes
Mule Environment easily met the performance
requirements
Improved visibility for customer service and sales
Gathering accurate transport data

15. Batory’s First Mule Project
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Complexity of Flows – Increase the number of flows
Complexity of Flows – Remove business logic introduce a
Business Rules Engine
Error Reporting and Recoverability – User oriented e-mails

16. Moving Forwards
The next 12 Months
• Upgrade to
3.7
• Business
Rules Engine
Refactor

17. • Upgrade to
3.7
• Business
Rules Engine
Refactor
• All WMS
Integrations
WMS
Moving Forwards
The next 12 Months

18. • Upgrade to
3.7
• Business
Rules Engine
Refactor
• All WMS
Integrations
WMS
• Upgrade
• Replace Point
to Point
ECM
Moving Forwards
The next 12 Months

19. • Upgrade to
3.7
• Business
Rules Engine
Refactor
• All WMS
Integrations
WMS
• Upgrade
• Replace PtoP
ECM
• Integration to
Customers
ERP
• B2B
Whse
Cust
Moving Forwards
The next 12 Months

20. • Upgrade to
3.7
• Business
Rules Engine
Refactor
• All WMS
Integrations
WMS
• Upgrade
• Replace PtoP
ECM
• Integration to
Customers
ERP
• B2B
Whse
Cust
• Implement SC
Planning
Applications
Supply
Chain
Moving Forwards
The next 12 Months

21. • Upgrade to
3.7
• Business
Rules Engine
Refactor
• All WMS
Integrations
WMS
• Upgrade
• Replace PtoP
ECM
• Integration to
Customers
ERP
• B2B
Whse
Cust
• Implement SC
Planning Ap
Supply
Chain
• New ERP
• All
integrations
ERP
Moving Forwards
The next 12 Months

22. • Upgrade to
3.7
• Business
Rules Engine
Refactor
• All WMS
Integrations
WMS
• Upgrade
• Replace PtoP
ECM
• Integration to
Customers
ERP
• B2B
Whse
Cust
• Implement SC
Planning App
Supply
Chain
• New ERP
• All
integrations
ERP
• New
customer
portal
Portal
Moving Forwards
The next 12 Months

23. Moving Forwards
Options Beyond 2016
• Partner Portal
• Increased use of different cloud based solutions
• Increased automation between Batory and Supply Chain Partners
• Demand Planning
• Inventory Visibility
• Add real value to sales process and customer relationship by the use of technology
• Leading with the
• Vendor Managed Inventory
• Even closer integration, use of Internet of Things technology
• Changing models requiring different types of integration
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25. Questions?