Harvest Food Group Plex MES Implementation Case Study

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Harvest Food Group Plex MES Implementation Case Study

Case study showing how Harvest Food Group replaced paper systems with Plex ERP/MES, raising cycle count accuracy from 6% to 98% and eliminating monthly production shutdowns.

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June 4, 2026

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Harvest Food Group, a Naperville-based IQF food manufacturer and co-packer, implemented Plex ERP and MES to replace manual invoice processing and paper records. The phased rollout used training environments and Gantt planning, pushing go-live five months to ensure data integrity. Post-implementation results include 98% cycle count accuracy, AR aging reduced from 5% to 1.6%, real-time production visibility, and removal of monthly production halts for reporting.

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Cycle count accuracy rose from 6% to 98% after Plex deployment

Monthly production shutdowns for invoicing and annual inventory counts eliminated

Accounts receivable aging dropped from 5% to 1.6%

Real-time plant floor data replaced manual downtime recording

Phased 16-module rollout with extended training improved user adoption

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