Time-saving storage management
Potato growers have to manage their time as well as possible. Between running the business, dealing with customers and suppliers, and keeping up with the day-to-day work of his colleagues, not to mention a busy family life, the potato grower must constantly find new solutions to optimize his organization and make it more efficient.
This is where the SAALTO system adds real value. Gone are the hours spent drawing up fridge plans, the hours spent in the fridge validating stock for a buyer, or making sure that the work required has been carried out correctly. With SAALTO, all these non-value-creating, time-consuming tasks are automated. Better still, they are transformed into a management tool to increase productivity and profitability.
Day-to-day management of the business is also greatly simplified by the ability to carry out assignments via the SAALTO online platform. A job is defined as a task to be carried out by an operator. It is therefore possible to predefine the tasks to be carried out, according to a certain schedule, and then send them automatically to the operator on his SAALTO tablet. Organized storage management is a real time-saver for everyone, company manager and operator alike, but also a vector of serenity throughout the organization. SAALTO is a real tool for saving time and gaining peace of mind on a daily basis.
Add value to your entire potato production
The SAALTO system enables you to make the most of your entire potato production.
Many potato growers are confronted with the problem of forgotten crates in the fridge, or the misplacing of empty crates in front of full ones. Often found at the end of the campaign, when potato quality is no longer good or sales prices are falling, these forgotten crates represent a definite loss of earnings for all potato growers.
Thanks to the SAALTO system, these boxes will no longer be forgotten. As well as helping to organize the storage warehouse, all crates are tracked in real time. So you always know where your crates are and what they contain. With SAALTO, no more forgotten crates! All your production is therefore valorized.
In addition to knowing which product is in the crate, SAALTO lets you manage a wealth of information on the potato crate itself: brands, dimensions, condition, etc. When shipping potato crates to customers, you can also enter the customer’s contact details. This makes it very easy to retrieve the boxes of potatoes shipped.
All in all, SAALTO is an invaluable tool for adding value to your potato production, and therefore to the profitability of your potato workshop.
Secure your traceability
The SAALTO system enables complete traceability of your potato storage. Thanks to its automatic operation, there are no unnecessary entries and therefore no potential errors. This guarantees and secures traceability.
Securing traceability is important in many cases.
Starting with seed potato growers. Indeed, it is important to be able to certify the quality of the potato plant: variety, size, etc. SAALTO is very useful for this. Not only will SAALTO alert the forklift operator directly to any handling of the wrong crate or possible varietal mix, making varietal mixing impossible. But also by automatically recording all stages of the process, case handling, changes of location, etc. In this way, genuine traceability of batches, and also sub-batches, is automatically achieved. All these documents can be exported for presentation to customers.
As varietal mixing is a real point of vigilance for seed potato producers, GROUPAMA has joined the SAALTO initiative by offering a discount on seed potato insurance.
Securing traceability is also very important for potato traders and packers. Indeed, buyers are becoming ever more demanding when it comes to the history and traceability of batches of potatoes purchased. This is all the more true for players involved in quality chains such as IFS FOOD, GOBAL GAP, High Environmental Value, etc.
For example, SAALTO is fully committed to IFS FOOD certification. IFS FOOD requires exemplary traceability throughout the value chain. With SAALTO, this traceability is automatic, immediate and precise. It is therefore easy to provide traceability statements by batch or sub-batch during IFS FOOD quality audits.
The SAALTO system is a real ally in securing automatic traceability.
Improve your carbon footprint
The SAALTO system is a valuable tool for improving your carbon footprint.
By its very nature, potato storage consumes energy. Systems are now available to reduce the energy consumption of potato refrigerators and improve their carbon footprint.
SAALTO is involved in optimizing transport flows within the storage warehouse. In fact, the numerous unnecessary movements of forklift truck operators in the refrigerators are a source of energy consumption. That’s why the SAALTO data processing tool’s flow optimization will improve the carbon footprint of potato storage.
In addition, as flows are optimized, there will be less opening and closing of fridge doors, and consequently lower energy requirements to maintain fridge temperatures, providing another source of carbon footprint improvement.
Empowering your forklift drivers and building loyalty
Forklift drivers play an important role in handling potato crates. So it’s important to give them a sense of responsibility and build their loyalty.
This is why the SAALTO system will enable us to create precise missions for forklift operators, to support them in their day-to-day work. As all case detection is automatic, forklift drivers can concentrate on moving the cases, optimizing their travel time between warehouses, and ensuring that the storage system is working properly.
SAALTO will also improve staff motivation by creating a more relaxed, organized and secure working atmosphere, where every employee will feel valued and fulfilled on a daily basis.
Simplify your storage organization
The SAALTO potato storage management system is scalable and adapts perfectly to your organization and way of working. The definitions of your fridges are updated on the SAALTO platform according to your evolution and your needs. This platform is always up-to-date and representative of your organization.
Once your fridges have been precisely defined (location, dimensions, rows, heights, etc.) SAALTO will automate your warehouse processes. As soon as the goods arrive in your refrigerators, or even as soon as they are placed in paloxes in the field, SAALTO will track the life of each case.
Thanks to SAALTO IdMatic technology, the forklift operator won’t have to do anything manually to declare the crates. Everything is automatic! The forklift operator can therefore concentrate on the tasks at hand. These are indicated directly on the SAALTO tablet, located in the forklift cab.
SAALTO increases operating efficiency in potato warehouses, facilitating operations, while enabling the handling of large volumes of boxes. SAALTO also reduces order errors, batch mix-ups, etc.
Thanks to SAALTO, your storage organization is simplified and monitored in real time on the SAALTO online platform. The result is greater peace of mind and less daily stress.
Improve customer relations
Thanks to the SAALTO system, you know the status of your potato stocks in real time. Accessible via PC, tablet or SmartPhone, the SAALTO online platform lets you sort your stocks by location, potato variety, potato size, etc., all thanks to a high-performance, responsive analysis tool. So you can respond immediately to all your customers’ requests.
You’ll be more responsive, and you’ll be able to take advantage of current business opportunities.
When they are captured, your customers will benefit from better order processing and faster deliveries, all with fewer errors. The result will be greater customer satisfaction and loyalty, for a worry-free partnership over the long term.
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