CIOTechOutlook >> Magazine >> December - 2014 issue

Seventhsense Technologies: Effective, end to end and Customizable ERP solutions for Food & Catering and other Service Industries

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In these uncertain economic times, the catering sector has been facing the pain of inefficient manual processes to manage food ingredient requirement planning, supply and production. Consolidation of requirements from multiple locations and then procuring from worldwide suppliers to deliver to the location has sustained exorbitant cost overruns.
In today’s fast pace environment, a regular caterer is not able to estimate the cost of raw materials/ingredients, as there is a dearth of integrated ERP process which can enhance menu planning, procurement, warehousing and kitchen operations. As a consequence, caterers fail to optimize cost and generate more revenue both for themselves and their clients. Spending considerable amount of time on research and development to keep its applications in pace with the growing technology trend, Seventhsense Technologies, having customer base spread over 20 countries, leverages Purlynt suite of products/solutions - a comprehensive collection of best industry practices, pre-built integrations, process methodologies to meet the catering requirements and get better ROI on ERP investments. Seventhsense’s “Purlynt” solutions are being used in more than 900 locations by many global players.
“With the help and support of industry veterans who drivethe company, Purlynt Food ERP solution is designated as one of the prominent products in food industry”, says Venkat Subramanian, CEO & MD at Seventhsense Technologies, himself a Food Industry Veteran having headed 30 countries for a global player. In addition, the company is constantly evolving to deal with rising customer expectations and industries’ pressure to cut costs. Along the similar lines, Purlynt SKYCATS and Purlynt Restaurant are other Purlynt variants developed to cater to the specific needs of airline catering and restaurant segments respectively. Seeing maximum footing in the catering sector, Seventhsense has developed a solution for Facility Management.
“With the association of large airlines, we developed PurlyntSkysales for onboard sales and ERP for Ground Handling Services. Logistics and Supply Chain are our upcoming verticals of focusand we have solutions specifically for Freight Forwarders” quotes Lakshmi Narasimhan, Heading Strategy at Seventhsense and an Aviation Expert. Considerable investment has been made on back office functions like Finance & Costing, HCM and Quality that seamlessly integrate with any operational applications.
“Purlynt is an end-to-end solution, providing quick ROI for the customers”, saysVenkat.To enable clear viewing of MIS reports and dashboards, Seventhsense has created consolidation, planning and BI applications. With extensive experience on industry practices, the company has been able to foresee the requirements of the industry and create customizable and modular ERP solutions and developed solutions for the various industries it serves.
As a part of its expansion plan, the company aims to position customizable solutions on Food, Facility Management, Airline Cost Management, Freight Forwarding & Transport Management and Business Intelligence Solutions in the global market of UK and North America.







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