Case Study: Jennie-O Turkey achieves $140,000 annual savings and instant document access with Fortra Webdocs

Jennie-O Saves Time and Money with a Document Management Solution

Jennie‑O Turkey Store, a Willmar, Minnesota–based producer with nearly 7,000 employees and a global product line, was being slowed by paper‑based processes. Plants generated daily stacks of QA paperwork and accounts‑payable checks produced one‑foot piles of supporting documents; an outsourced weekly scanning service cost $140,000 a year, introduced one‑to‑two week delays, and produced poorly indexed, hard‑to‑find files.

Jennie‑O implemented HelpSystems Webdocs (for IBM i and Windows), installed scanners throughout the facility, and moved scanning in‑house so documents are captured instantly and found via keyword search. The solution consolidated document management, digitized QA and AP records, eliminated the paper stacks, and saved the company the $140,000 annual outsourcing expense.

Jennie-O Turkey

Cheryl Cooper

Applications Services Manager