FPT accompanies Ba Huan to leap forward with a farm-to-distribution management platform

Ba Huan Joint Stock Company, the company holding 30% of the egg market share in the South, has announced that the company’s SAP ERP system and comprehensive farm-to-distribution digital management applications have been successfully put into operation. Real-time management, strict control of product quality, optimization of time, effort, and increase in revenue are major outcomes that result from the cooperation between Ba Huan and FPT Corporation, aiming towards fulfilling the goal of comprehensive digital transformation and conquering the dream of digital agriculture, thereby continuing to deliver “golden” quality products to customers.

A “starting shot” for digital transformation in the agriculture sector

Starting as a production and trading company based on a conventional agricultural model, Ba Huan has pioneered and adopted FPT’s advanced and comprehensive digital technology ecosystem to transform itself into a business that keeps pace with global development trends, aiming towards becoming the leading food solution provider in Vietnam. The digital transformation platform with the SAP core system and Made-by-FPT applications is designed to help the Board of Ba Huan manage in real time, create seamlessness in the management process, provide strict control from raw material selection, breeding, harvesting, production, processing and distribution of products to consumers. The system ensures that all stages are always closely monitored and errors are quickly detected without affecting the entire process, thereby optimizing time, effort and expenses and producing beyond-expectation results.

Ba Huan and FPT successfully put the SAP S/4HANA system and digital transformation project into operation.

Specifically, FPT has successfully implemented a closed 3F (Feed – Farm – Food) management system for Ba Huan, that includes the “RISE with SAP” solution suite specialized for the agriculture sector, 03 suites of SAP-based packaged solutions, and 03 Made-by-FPT applications, applicable to the entire Ba Huan’s organizational system including the Headquarters, factories, and subsidiaries located in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Long An, Hanoi. The SAP S/4HANA system with 08 subsystems is considered the backbone to help Ba Huan achieve “the best management practices” compliant with international standards specifically for the agriculture and livestock sector, facilitating the integration with complementary Made-by-FPT solutions. Based on the SAP platform, with extensive experience and outstanding technical capabilities, deep understanding of SAP’s solutions as well as the customer’s pain points, FPT has developed 03 suites of SAP-based packaged solutions for Promotional programs and policies management (FPT Trade Promotion), Transportation management (FPT Allocation Route), and Business planning (FPT Planning). Besides, FPT has also developed for Ba Huan 03 digital applications that are Farm App (for livestock management), Delivery App (distribution management), and Sale Portal (sales management).

Ba Huan’s employees use SAP S/4HANA system to enhance productivity.

Mr. Tran Viet Hung, General Director of Ba Huan Joint Stock Company, appreciates the breakthrough changes delivered by the system. “Before we adopt digital transformation, it often takes much time for business management activities, and the understanding and handling of situations between departments does not go very well. But now, Ba Huan’s leadership can monitor departments’ and farms’ activities across the country in real time. Reports are continuously updated many times a day, daily production, distribution, sales activities or inventory condition, and work management of each employee can all be visually monitored on the system. The digital applications have brought comprehensive changes in the way the entire Ba Huan system works. Deploying the Farm App and Delivery App is truly a huge step forward in terms of management, and above all, the customer experience will be uplifted to a new height as products are strictly controlled at each production stage, with the guaranteed best quality and the shortest distribution time”.

Mr. Tran Viet Hung – General Director of Ba Huan Joint Stock Company – appreciates the breakthrough changes delivered by the system.

Cross-chain management from farms to distribution

Currently, Ba Huan has built synchronized factory and farm facilities, including 4 production and processing factories and 3 livestock farms located in large provinces/cities such as Hanoi, Long An, and Binh Duong. In addition, the company has 65 chicken coops and 1 egg incubation room, of which Binh Duong farm has 22 coops for breeder chickens and laying hens, Ben Luc farm has 29 coops for pullets and laying hens, Thanh Hoa farm has 14 coops for broiler chickens. Therefore, centralized management is Ba Huan’s top priority. 

The Farm App application makes the reporting compact, hassle-free, and optimal in terms of time. All information is updated, stored, and visualized through the app that is directly connected to the SAP S/4HANA overall management system. The leadership and departments can monitor the entire process at the farms from chicken intake, number of coops, functions of each coop… anytime, anywhere. Based on that, the leadership will be able to make decisions in an accurate and timely manner to departments at factories and farms in different areas.

The Farm App enhances performance and systematizes farm information for Ba Huan.

Besides, the Delivery App helps Ba Huan complete a seamless product distribution system. Order information and delivery time are compiled on the system for ease of handling, shortening the distribution time. Interaction with sales agents also becomes more effective, enhancing management and business efficiency across the chain, and minimizing the costs of operations.

The Delivery App helps Ba Huan complete a seamless product distribution system.

Ba Huan’s journey of transformation has clearly been seen since digital transformation is applied to the entire production process. Previously, the company had been struggling in the production process due to obstacles in centralized quality management and product distribution. However, up to now, with high quality raw materials from livestock farms and assistance offered by SAP-based management tools, besides producing poultry eggs, Ba Huan has launched many different lines of processed foods in response to consumer needs. This has affirmed the company’s position in the field of food solutions, created a clean food supply chain for every home, ensured food safety and hygiene standards, high nutritional values, and that fresh, quality products are always available to the customers.

“Ba Huan sets out business development plans in accordance with global trends, and the adoption of digital transformation and advanced management technologies will be greatly useful to the company’s business and production activities, enhancing values for the agriculture sector in particular and the country’s economy in general. We are highly determined with that, starting with choosing a trusted partner to begin the journey. The digital transformation systems that FPT has implemented for Ba Huan have created a new foundation for management activities, allowing us to realize the dream of transforming from a conventional agriculture enterprise into a digital one and gaining access to the global market. Closely cooperating with FPT, Ba Huan has set out and smoothly “embedded” the new management culture across leadership levels and different departments. Ba Huan will continue to make tireless efforts to provide high quality products that are compliant with international standards to respond to the diverse needs of the consumers. I believe that as the cooperation between Ba Huan and FPT “bears fruit”, great motivations will be created for other businesses in the sector to change and adopt advanced digital technologies into operations, creating strong breakthroughs for the entire agriculture sector”, affirmed Ms. Pham Thi Huan, Chairwoman of Ba Huan Joint Stock Company.

Ms. Pham Thi Huan – Chairwoman of Ba Huan Joint Stock Company – affirms that this digital transformation project plays an important role in the company’s growth strategy.

Mr. Truong Gia Binh – Chairman of FPT Corporation – says: “We admire the development journey and vision of a company like Ba Huan – a heroic model in peacetime. The achievements that the Vietnamese agriculture has achieved over the years all have the imprint of businesses that are always for the people like Ba Huan, thus FPT is highly proud to accompany Ba Huan in the journey of transformation. The success of the project today will help Ba Huan firmly establish a pioneering position in digital transformation in the agriculture sector, and digital transformation will surely produce the “golden eggs” for Ba Huan. The cooperation between the two companies will give a strong push to promote digital transformation in the agriculture sector and for FPT to realize its mission of creating happiness for the country, people, and businesses”.

Mr. Truong Gia Binh – Chairman of FPT Corporation – says the cooperation between the two companies will give a strong push to promote digital transformation in the agriculture sector.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Viet – Managing Director of SAP Vietnam – emphasizes that operating the SAP S/4HANA system is an important catalyst for Ba Huan’s business strategy. The SAP S/4HANA solution will allow the company’s leadership to streamline operations, centralize and standardize data, promote process digitalization, thereby enhancing business efficiency: “SAP’s extensive experience in providing digital transformation solutions to a wide range of customers in more than 26 sectors, along with the close cooperation with FPT IS, is the key for the parties to successfully implement the “RISE with SAP” project for Ba Huan. Deploying the cloud solution will promote Ba Huan’s business strategies, helping to standardize the company’s operations according to international standards and enhance global competitiveness”.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Viet – Managing Director of SAP Vietnam – emphasizes that operating the SAP S/4HANA System is an important catalyst for Ba Huan’s business strategy.

With the companionship of FPT and SAP digital technology platform, Ba Huan will focus on becoming a trusted brand for every home, providing leading clean food solutions in Vietnam, delivering high quality, health-safe food products to consumers, while offering benefits to Vietnam’s agriculture and livestock ecosystem, and contributing to uplifting position of the Vietnamese agriculture and food products in the global market.