Case Study: Harris Ranch Family of Companies achieves improved production planning, traceability, and increased margins with Infor

Harris Ranch Family improves decision-making with Infor

Harris Ranch Family of Companies is a vertically integrated agribusiness founded in 1937 that includes California’s largest fed‑beef producer, large feedlots and extensive farming operations. Facing challenges in perishable, variable-weight production, the company needed better forward and backward traceability, improved identification of high‑value cuts to boost margins, and more efficient production and labor planning—previously managed with Excel for small daily volumes.

Harris Ranch implemented Infor Advanced Planning, Infor Demand Planning and Infor EAM (with Infor ION for integration) to enable daily, yield‑aware planning, sub‑lot traceability and integrated maintenance workflows. The outcome: one planner now manages 200,000+ lbs/day (vs. 20–30k with two people), roughly $1M annual margin improvement, reduced planning headcount, and robust forward/backward traceability with seamless application integration.

Harris Ranch

Randy Dehart

CIO