Transforming agricultural procurement with Fraxion

By transitioning from a manual, paper-based purchasing process to automated workflows via Fraxion's procurement software, Monson Fruit Company streamlined spend management and procurement across 30+ orchards, improving efficiency and visibility while reducing invoice processing times from months to minutes.

Key benefits:

• Simplicity 
• Ease of use 
• Efficiency 
• Mobility 
• Accountability 
• Spend visibility 
• Time savings 
• Cost savings

Key results:

• Automated procurement and approvals, eliminating paper-based processes.
• Real-time spend tracking and cost allocation, enabling spend visibility by orchard block, grounds, and packing lines
• Mobile-friendly purchasing allowing field teams to submit and approve requests instantly and manage PO processes.
• Invoice automation, centralizing records, reducing delays, and accelerating PO matching
• Improved vendor management, leading to smarter purchasing decisions.
• Integration flexibility with existing systems has streamlined financial workflows and enabled significant time savings.
• Cost conscious spend control due to increased visibility and 

Why Monson Fruit Company needed a change

Monson Fruit Company, a family-owned grower, packer, and shipper of fresh fruit, expanded rapidly, adding orchards across Washington and Oregon. With this growth came challenges in procurement, approvals, and invoice management:

• Paper-based PO books led to misplaced orders and approval bottlenecks.
• Invoice delays of up to five months due to missing documentation.
• Decentralized purchasing resulted in inefficiencies and lack of spend visibility and control.
• Manual workflows overwhelmed finance and accounts payable teams.
• Lack of visibility and control over spending.

To keep pace with expansion and modernize financial operations, Monson Fruit needed a centralized, digital procurement solution with mobile capabilities.

The solution: Automating procurement & spend management

Fraxion provided Monson Fruit with a fully digital procurement solution that addresses the unique challenges of agriculture:

• Mobile-friendly purchasing: Field teams transitioned from physical PO books to instant digital requisitions, approvals, and purchase orders via mobile devices.
• Budget tracking by farm, orchard, and block: Real-time visibility enabled accurate cost allocation across different entities.
• Automated approvals: Multi-level workflows ensured faster processing, spending thresholds, and policy compliance.
• Invoice processing automation: Streamlining approvals and matching and eliminating payment delays caused by lost documentation
• Vendor management and spend insights: Improved visibility and reporting empowered Monson Fruit to consolidate their vendor base and start uncovering cost saving opportunities
• Integrated efficiency: Fraxion’s integration with Compu-Tech ERP has eliminated the need for manual data entry and enables a seamless process.

The results: Faster, smarter, more efficient procurement

"With Fraxion, we now have far greater visibility into our spending—a level we never had before. Our management team can see exactly who our top spenders are, what they're buying, and how costs are allocated. It’s really changed the way we operate." – Elizabeth Sanchez, Purchasing and Inventory Manager, Monson Fruit Company

By implementing Fraxion, Monson Fruit achieved measurable improvements in procurement and spend management:

• Field purchasing requests and approvals accelerated: From days or weeks to instant approvals on mobile devices.
• Invoice processing time slashed: What once took months is now completed in minutes.
• 100% visibility into spending: Leadership can now track, analyze, and optimize costs across orchards and operations in real time.
• Stronger vendor relationships: Improved tracking allowed for consolidated vendor management and smarter purchasing decisions.

Key takeaways: Procurement success in agriculture

Monson Fruit’s success with Fraxion highlights how digital transformation in agriculture can improve efficiency, transparency, and financial control:

• Mobile-first purchasing empowers field teams with on-the-go procurement.
• Spend tracking ensures cost control across multiple locations, orchards, and entities.
• Automated approvals eliminate bottlenecks and reduce delays.
• Invoice automation enhances accuracy and accelerates financial workflows.
• Vendor management improves purchasing efficiency and cost savings.
• Spend oversight leads to accountable spending and cost savings.

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