bartl brings it & bakerman.digital
Initial Situation
The aroma of freshly baked bread rolls is irresistible, yet the traditional baker is threatened with extinction.
What can be done? The bakerman.digital inventory management system is highly specialized and optimally equipped to leverage the advantages of digitalization for bakeries. It's based on a cloud-based backend, which can be used in various ways via interfaces. The cloud offers many advantages for small bakeries: on the one hand, hardly any local IT infrastructure is required, thus reducing ongoing (maintenance) costs; on the other hand, it is highly reliable.
In addition, it allows the use of external services, such as machine learning tools for predicting product consumption. This enables production to be adjusted ever more precisely to demand and waste to be minimized. The flexibly expandable system replaces paper-based processes, simplifies workflows, and thus gives bakers more time and resources to bake truly excellent bread rolls.
But that's not all. The trend toward ordering everyday goods online is here to stay, but a common bottleneck is (reliable) logistics. Until recently, our baker still maintained the old, time-consuming delivery method for some customers. Customers would hang a bag containing money and their bread orders on their door, and the baker would arrive in the early morning hours with a van full of goods. He would first have to decipher the orders (not everyone has perfect handwriting), then gather the items, calculate the price, and provide the correct change. All in all, this process was very time-consuming and therefore costly. The stated goal was to enable the baker to deliver as cost-effectively as possible (even free of charge for customers).
Objectives
A web ordering platform (bartl-bringts.at), with a direct interface to bakerman.digital software, offers bakery enthusiasts the opportunity to order rolls, bread, pretzels, and other baked goods online. These items are then delivered early in the morning by local newspaper carriers directly to their doorsteps. Payment is made via PayPal or store credit, which can also be topped up at the bakery branch. In this way, the local baker serves as a mobile convenience store for young and old alike. Ordering the day before greatly simplifies production management at the bakery, as all orders are consolidated and entered into the inventory management system, allowing for precise demand planning. The delivery drivers simply need to hang pre-packed orders in sustainable, breathable bags on the doorstep. By utilizing existing infrastructure and digitally supported processes, the "bartl-bringts.at" brand ensures cost-effective home delivery. The results are promising: increased revenue with consistent fixed costs generates a healthy profit and secures the continued existence of the bakery.
