We have recently launched the Face Distribution System with the aim of strengthening and expanding the distribution of "vegetables and fruits with a face."
By managing the entire process from producer shipments, intermediate logistics companies receiving goods, to purchasing and payment on the system,
We aim to optimize costs leading up to sales. In the future, we will utilize supply data to control the supply and demand balance andWe will strive to support you in ensuring profitability.
1. Background/purpose
Since our founding, we have been involved in services centered on the distribution of flowers and agricultural products.
The distinctive feature of Japanese agriculture and food is its diversity, and what needs to be protected is skill-intensive, dedicated agriculture and local, traditional food culture.
cifra has always believed that "agriculture" and "food" are Japan's greatest values. Based on this philosophy, cifra developed the brand "Food with a Visible Face," which is characterized by increasing trust in the quality and safety of products by building a connection between producers and consumers. Since the brand's launch, cifra has worked with sales partners to expand distribution and ensure stable supply, and has now expanded its annual distribution volume to approximately 1.5 million customer satisfaction points. As this brand has grown, the distribution process has become more diverse, necessitating a system to efficiently manage these processes. As one solution, cifra has developed and begun operating the "Face Distribution System."
2. System objectives and roles
① Efficiency and scalability of agricultural product distribution:
By switching from traditional manual processes and transactions via telephone and fax to system transactions, information tracking and management can be automated, improving the efficiency and scalability of the entire distribution business.
In addition, the shipping transactions of fruits and vegetables vary greatly depending on the production area, with packaging, SKU, weight, and other aspects taking on a unique trading style.
By aiming to standardize these attributes, we are improving the accuracy and efficiency of information management.
② Ensuring safety and security:
By conducting fruit and vegetable transactions through the system and making that information public, the aim is to increase the certainty of the quality and safety that are the brand's characteristics, and further enhance consumer trust.
③Data utilization and analysis:
By using the system, data on production and distribution will be accumulated, transactions will be conducted based on supply and demand forecasts, and the data will be used to provide the right products at the right time.
3. About the Face Distribution System
▼User
Intermediate distributors such as producers, warehouses, and processing plants,
*We plan to expand the user base to include retailers and consumers in the future.
▼Systemization area
Purchasing transactions: negotiation management, shipping schedule, delivery management, receiving, receiving inspection, purchasing accounting
Processing: Processing schedule, processing results management
Inventory management: current inventory management, planned inventory management, inventory taking
Shipping: Sales and shipping management
*In the future, we will be accepting orders, fulfilling orders, and shipping directly to customers.
4. Future developments
We are constantly expanding our services, and in addition to the functions we have had up until fiscal year 2023, we will be working on expanding our functions in the order sales area in fiscal year 2024.
We will work with all relevant parties to expand the distribution of fresh produce.
