Case Study: TruFood Manufacturing achieves a 4‑month Deacom ERP go‑live, improved inventory visibility and reduced headcount with ECI Software Solutions

TruFood’s acquisition, Simply Natural Foods, goes live in just 4 months with Deacom

TruFood Manufacturing, a Pittsburgh-based contract manufacturer of nutrition and snack bars, acquired Simply Natural Foods in July 2020 and faced critical challenges including inventory management, centralizing operations and data, and scaling two businesses running different ERP systems. Simply Natural’s legacy ERP lacked material visibility and traceability, causing costly stockouts and manual paper-based processes. TruFood, already using Deacom ERP, engaged ECI Software Solutions to standardize systems and onboard Simply Natural onto Deacom within a four-month target.

ECI Software Solutions deployed Deacom ERP to centralize inventory, enable full track-and-trace, and streamline operations across both businesses, tailoring processes to Simply Natural’s constrained facility. The implementation reduced warehouse staff from 10 to 7, cut cycle counts from daily to once per week (saving about 8 hours weekly), improved inventory accuracy to prevent stockouts and reduce downtime, and enabled TruFood to increase volume without adding headcount. ECI Software Solutions’ Deacom rollout delivered the rapid go-live and measurable operational and labor efficiencies TruFood sought.

TruFood Manufacturing

Matt Hearn

IT Manager