Case Study: Bakers Express achieves automated proration and reduced shipping costs with AFS Technologies

Ignition by AFS helped Baker's Direct do just that, plus so much more

Bakers Express, a New Jersey-based distributor of private label and branded bakery products to supermarket chains in the New York metro area, was struggling with a non-scalable in-house system that relied on manual, paper-heavy processes. The company turned to AFS Technologies and its Ignition ERP and EDI solutions to replace multiple interfaces and better support its growth.

AFS Technologies implemented automated proration in ERP to help Bakers Express manage limited-shelf-life bread by more evenly spreading overages and shortages across customers. AFS also added exception-based messaging, order and price validation, and delivery scheduling controls, helping reduce errors, cut shipping costs, and generate 2-3 additional orders per week—worth nearly $100,000 in extra sales.

Bakers Express

Ed Bumiller

Controller