3S: Revolutionizing the Cashew Supply Chain with IoT
Applicable Industries
- Agriculture
- Education
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
The customers of the 3S system are primarily the smallholder farmers who produce cashews, as well as the various organizations and companies involved in the cashew supply chain. These include training institutions, local business development organizations, farmer organizations, and companies. The system is also used by a consortium of leading actors in the cashew sector, including ACi, ACA, Intersnack, TDG, Olam, Ahold, and Fairmatch. These organizations and companies use the 3S system to monitor and improve the sustainability of their operations, as well as to facilitate the exchange of best practices and knowledge.
The Challenge
Cashew production is primarily handled by smallholder farmers in Africa, India, Vietnam, and Brazil, with Africa accounting for 40% of the global production. The challenge lies in the lack of a comprehensive system to monitor and improve the sustainability of the cashew supply chain. The absence of a robust Management Information System (MIS) hampers the ability to track progress on sustainability goals and indicators. This lack of visibility and control over the supply chain also affects the ability of training institutions, local business development organizations, farmer organizations, and companies to monitor, evaluate, and adjust their sustainability efforts. Furthermore, the absence of a system to facilitate the exchange of best practices and knowledge hinders the scaling up of collective action.
The Solution
To address these challenges, a consortium of leading actors in the cashew sector developed and launched a Management Information System called Securing Sustainable Supply (3S). The 3S system is designed to capture and measure the impact and progress made on sustainability goals and indicators in the cashew supply chain. The output of the system is used by various stakeholders, including training institutions, local business development organizations, farmer organizations, and companies, to monitor, evaluate, adjust, and gear the sustainability improvements in the cashew chain. The system also facilitates the exchange of best practices and knowledge to encourage the scaling up of collective action. The 3S system uses specific configurations of the ChainPoint software, which offers functionalities such as farm crop management, full chain traceability, security and confidentiality, interfacing with existing ERP systems, and analytics and business intelligence.
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