Sales Manager
This module brings it all together by allowing you to leverage the market hog sales
data you get from the packer and link it to your detailed production information.
Sales data or kill sheet data can be manually entered or imported electronically
from your packer. We then link your production data to it and mesh it with your
existing group performance data. This gives you the ability to “slice-and-dice”
carcass data by all sorts of factors, filters and attributes. Better data reporting
means better decisions.
Packer data can be overwhelming and the most preferred method of data entry is electronic.
We support imported files directly from many packers (current packers include: Swift
& Co., Tyson Fresh Meats (IBP), John Morrell, Cargill, Excel, Maple Leaf, Hormel,
Olymel, Indiana Packers Corporation, Hatfield and SPI). In addition to electronic
imports, we’ve built data entry screens for you to enter your kill data directly
into Sales Manager. Manual data entry is used primarily for entering non-market
sales such as cull sales, genetic sales, sales to employees or for packers that
do not provide electronic data.
Sales Manager is the analytic tool that helps you turn data into money, and helps
you make informed “big decisions” about your future. Some key features include the
ability to set sales targets, measure your weight distribution, and schedule market
shipments, packer comparison, cut and load comparisons.
In the November 2009 issue of the National Hog Farmer magazine, veterinarian Dr.
Paul Yeske, of Swine Vet Center, highlighted steps producers can take to shave costs
or increase revenue. A key one is understanding a packer’s matrix and figuring out
what market weight gets you the best price for a load. But to do it, you have to
track and measure kill data on an individual head basis. Our Sales Manager application
does this, and with one push of the ENTER key you’ll get a report that tells you
exactly what you need to know and how to get $3- $4 more per pig on each load you
Here are just a few report examples:
i-Production Sales Manager gives you a leg up on your competition by organizing
and harnessing the power of your data. You owe it to yourself, your clients and
your business to learn more about what MetaFarms has to offer. We are ready to give
you a free online demo. Call us today at 952-215-3224! Give us a chance to show
you how i-Production™, our award-winning software, does a better job of organizing
your production data.That means you’ll be making better decisions.... and more money!