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Hanor Farms

Replacing manual work orders with a smart digital solution to enhance productivity, compliance tracking, and task transparency.

Hanor Farms

Problem

Hanor Farms struggled with manual, paper-based task management, making tracking violations, missed tasks, and compliance issues difficult. Language barriers and rotating managers further complicated task assignments.

Need

They needed digital solution to automate task scheduling and improve workflows. Replacing paper-based processes was key to enhancing productivity, ensuring compliance, and supporting a multilingual workforce.

Solutions

A web and mobile-based task management system automated task tracking and scheduling. It provided multilingual support, offline access, and seamless task rotation, reducing errors and optimizing farm operations.

About

Hanor Farms

Hanor Farms is a leading name in the U.S. pork industry, with over 650 employees across seven states. Specializing in processing, marketing, and selling more than 1.4 million market hogs annually, Hanor Farms has built a reputation for excellence in pork production. Backed by an integrated production system and advanced genetic breeding, the company also processes over 9 million pigs yearly, maintaining consistent high-level performance.

Understanding the Challenge

Slow Operations Due to Paper-Based Systems

Hanor Farms faced several operational hurdles due to outdated, manual systems. The reliance on paper-based processes and spreadsheets limited efficiency and overall productivity. These challenges became increasingly evident as the company grew. Here's a closer look at the key obstacles they faced:

Key Challenges:

Digital Task Management and Workflow Automation

Folio3 built a user-friendly web and mobile application for Hanor Farms that resolved manual inefficiencies, automated task scheduling, and digitized workflows. The solution eased the management’s workload and enabled faster, more coordinated execution across teams.

Building the Solution

Key features and offerings included:

Tasks are created using templates, auto-assigned, and scheduled, saving time, reducing manual effort, and limiting errors.

Tasks can be viewed across mobile, tablet, and web interfaces, offering users convenience and flexibility in how they work.

Supports user roles with specific permissions and enables seamless management of nurseries, growing, and finishing sites via backend integration.

Supervisor rotations are handled smoothly with auto-updated task assignments, even during manager changes, ensuring continuity in operations.

Tasks created in English can be translated, allowing workers to view instructions in their preferred language for better understanding.

Scheduled inspections improve quality and reduce recalls, while offline functionality keeps field teams productive when offline.

Enhanced Operational Speed and Output For Hanor Farms

The solution automated operations and simplified processes. It helped track and manage work orders and compliance tasks daily. Sites and departments were configured to streamline the entire process. This improved productivity and added value to the client’s business.

Time and Effort Savings

Digitizing forms and allowing workers to fill them out during tasks saved time and reduced manual work.

The system improved worker productivity and simplified task completion, leading to fewer missed tasks and violations.

With real-time access to task information, management gained better visibility and ensured greater accuracy and accountability.

Offline task updates offered flexibility, saving time and improving operational flow.

The solution helped increase profitability and supported the client's long-term sustainability goals.

The Resulting Transformation

In the Words of Our Clients

Read what our clients say about their experiences and the difference our solutions have made for them.

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