Testimonials

Canopy is lightyears ahead of our previous ERP system. It has simplified and streamlined a lot of our day-to-day processes, which has allowed us to increase our customer base and product movement. Canopy provides a way to grow your business without also growing your expenses.

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Aspen Systems successfully develops customer driven applications. They have a talented staff who analyze customer situations and provide effective solutions. Aspen has helped guide Birchwood Foods through two major system installations. We have confidence in their ability to keep us at the forefront of technological improvements. More importantly, they provide excellent customer service to solve issues that arise.

The flexibility of the Scanning system allows warehouse staff to be accurate and maintain proper controls. Inventory can be tracked whether it is lotted, non-lotted, a single case, a complete pallet, or a complete truckload, using variable weight or standard units of measures. Inventory is date driven and kept track of with the handheld scanners using slot locations to inform the warehouse workers regarding the location of the oldest product. Utilizing these innovative features, we have been able to manage our inventory.

Broadleaf is a progressive company and we are always challenging ourselves and our business partners to raise the bar with regard to expectation, execution, and efficiencies. As the company grew, we came to the realization that our current software systems were placing limitations and restrictions on our forward planning and expansion of operations; it was time to identify an IT platform that better aligned with our growing business and the demands of the Food Industry.

While we sought and evaluated many different IT offerings and services, we decided to partner with Aspen Canopy. The driving factor for the decision was that Canopy took the existing multiple operating systems and brought those under the same umbrella, and at the same time, provided a robust level of support and guidance to improve the measurement and reporting applications. Our team members found Canopy to be user friendly, and after personalized training, everyone caught on quickly. Since the launch of Canopy, we have not looked back. Today, we continue to grow our business and financial vitals at higher levels. Broadleaf is proud to have Aspen solutions integrated into our business as we navigate future endeavors and opportunities.

Document Imaging is awesome for Accounts Receivable. If a customer claims they didn’t buy something, you are able to pull it up and say, Well your signature is right here. No more filing cabinets, no more paying somebody to file, no more file folders.

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When I attended the Aspen Systems’ Executive Conference I was surprised to learn so many new ways that Canopy could improve my business. I immediately arranged for training sessions for my staff so they could take advantage of new features in the software. Catelli Brothers is truly diligent and dedicated to maximizing the use of Canopy for the benefit of our organization.

Our experience with Aspen Systems has been exceptional. Their solutions have streamlined our operations across all departments, from finance to inventory management, and helped us improve efficiency significantly. The user-friendly interface and powerful analytics tools give us real-time insights into our business performance, allowing us to make more informed decisions. The seamless integration with our existing systems and the flexibility of customization made it easy to adapt to our specific needs. We highly recommend Aspen Systems to any business looking to enhance productivity and drive growth.

From implementation, ongoing support and development of solution driven development, Aspen Systems is a true partner in ensuring our business systems are upholding our core values of customer service excellence. Through dynamic features and applications, we can drive operational accuracies and efficiencies while growing our business and profitability. The Aspen Systems team at every level of their organization is responsive, focused and aligned with our goals.           

As we look at current features, updated or added functionality and custom development we can come together for comprehensive brainstorming that leads to dynamic solutions. Aspen Systems knows our specific business, our team members and our unique processes. We have navigated the growth of both our companies together and that familiarity allows us to work together efficiently with a true partner.

We had been searching for a system that would fit our needs for over 10 years and finally found that in the Canopy software by Aspen Systems. Aspen has provided our company a system that will grow with us and allows us to concentrate on our business rather than the software that helps run our business. The system is flexible and has provided us the reporting necessary to make quick decisions. The training and customer support has been truly exceptional.

We were looking for software to continue our company growth. After reviewing our options, we chose Aspen. Through the use of the training, core modules, custom programming and the support desk, we have been able to fine tune Canopy to meet our company’s operations. We now have complete control of our operation from start to finish. I would recommend Aspen/Canopy not just for the software, but the key support we have received as well.

The Aspen View report writer is very easy to use and extremely useful. We have written and built a library of over 400 Aspen View reports that get the data we need presented in the exact format that we like. The Canopy Core modules, Aspen View, and the Report Scheduler all work together to ensure things are not falling through the cracks, but these products, in conjunction with Canopy’s Production module, support needs which are very specific to Empire Kosher Poultry.

We have been using Canopy for fifteen years and have found it to be a highly reliable system backed by a skilled and accessible technical support team. Aspen Systems has been a valuable partner within our manufacturing operations.

Ingomar Packing has been a partner with Aspen Systems since 1994 and upgraded to Canopy in 2001. Ingomar has integrated many of their processes into Canopy including Financials, Order Entry, Payables, Quality Control, Tomato Production, Field System, and grower and customer contracts. Ingomar utilizes many Canopy Optional and Enhanced modules such as Data Capture, Labeling, Pulse, Event Watch, Production, and Document Imaging. We truly appreciate our partnership with Aspen Systems.

Canopy provides us with information regarding what inventory is available for sale compared to what has been committed to a sales order. Canopy’s barcode scanning module also allows for tracking at the case level, which reduces mistakes in the shipping department. Now warehouse inventory is simply tracked by the case ID and pallet ID and transfers can be done by scanning the pallet ID. The result is a strong inventory system and traceability of product.

Using Canopy, Our Production and Quality Assurance team can monitor our production as well as quality assurance very efficiently. Canopy is able to perform “mock recalls” within 15 minutes to verify our quality control process. Temperatures are monitored automatically throughout the plants using Canopy’s Element module.

Although scalability is a catch phrase used throughout business when referring to information systems, it is rare to find a technology organization that truly embodies that commitment. Not only has the software scaled to our needs throughout our growth process, but Aspen’s support and software services have scaled as well. The symbiotic relationship that Aspen and Koch have developed has allowed us to build a solid foundation for both current business operations and future growth.

Koha Foods is a quality Asian food importer, food manufacturer, distributor, and exporter. Koha offers over 25,000 products to local Hawaiian businesses in addition to being one of the largest global exporters of Asian foods. Installing the Canopy software modules in 2016 allowed Koha Foods to have accurate inventory and timely information needed to run their business. Since implementing Canopy, they have grown substantially.

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Canopy’s dashboard module Pulse, is very easy to use and intuitive. We easily created our own Inventory Dashboard and Scheduling Screen using Pulse, which has completely revamped our scheduling and production efficiency.

Minerva Dairy relies heavily on Canopy’s Document Imaging module. Document Imaging is literally the greatest thing that ever happened to me. We just scan a document then toss it. Our office used to be filled with filing cabinets. Since implementing Document Imaging, so much room has been opened up that we have repurposed filing cabinets into extra storage space for non-paper items.

The Canopy ERP system has streamlined our order entry, and manufacturing, shipping, traceability and inventory processes. Canopy helps us manage over 4,800 products and 3,600 production formulas. We now better track our exact costs to manufacture each product. A key feature in Canopy occurs when customer orders are placed and a production work ticket is automatically created to manufacture finished products on the order that do not have enough stock.

Before using Data Capture, we managed inventory and shipping manually. Data Capture has provided a significant improvement in inventory accuracy, reduced shipping and receiving errors, and tracking of returned product. Most importantly, it has increased our tonnage per hour per assembler. The return on investment has definitely exceeded our projections.

Premiere Meat Company is one of the leading Beef, Pork, Poultry, and Seafood processors on the west coast. Our growth came from being a one stop shop company providing our customers with different types of protein products along with ordering deadlines that are in-tune with the food industry. Canopy allowed us to make many improvements to our operations and easily increased our business thanks to our partnership with Aspen Systems.

Probably the most common question I get asked from an owner considering to move over to Canopy is, ‘Does it do what they say?’ My response to that is, ‘If they tell you it’s going to happen, it will happen – no questions asked.’ They stand behind everything. Their word is like gold.

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Aspen has a superior software package for the food industry, but it really comes down to the people that you need to deal with and rely on. Aspen treats their customers like family. Aspen is not a vendor to us… they are our partners, our friends. I know they will always do their best for Rogers Poultry.

We were referred to Aspen Systems, Inc. by a business acquaintance that was aware of the difficulty we were having with our current system. As we were experiencing rapid expansion, we knew that we had to correct the problem and contacted Aspen Systems, Inc., a Solutions Provider dedicated to the Food Industry.

The successful implementation was a team effort that included training, file setup, and data conversion. Aspen was able to provide customized programs that met our specific needs. The seamless transition convinced us that we had partnered with the right company to meet our information systems requirements. Canopy has freed us from the daily battles with our IT system and has allowed us to focus our energies on operating and growing our business.

Canopy has proven time and time again to help Santa Monica Seafood increase data accuracy, optimize productivity, and brought countless efficiencies to our business operations.

As an example, Canopy’s Order Entry module automatically calculates the quantity that is available to sell for each product that a customer is ordering by taking into consideration incoming purchase orders, transfers, other orders, and raw material inventory. This information calculates instantly and tells our customer service department how much of the product they can sell without over selling it.

Canopy’s Dynamic Production feature has automated our production process from customer orders to our production floor. Key attributes such as raw material country of origin, vendor and purchase order flow automatically from raw materials to finished goods as we process seafood.

Prior to implementing Canopy, Santa Monica Seafood manually processed and calculated outbound freight load tendering and reconciliation, AP reconciliations, accruals, and AP Invoice approvals by using spreadsheets. With Canopy, we are able to process all of this in the software. This has saved our company over 10 hours per week in labor and brought more accuracy to our financial statements.

Aspen Systems’ Canopy software along with their skilled staff, is truly a winning combination for companies in the Food Industry!

The ‘Purchase Order Inquiry’ screen gives one all the data they need to know about past, present, and future purchase orders. One can see who entered the purchase order, how much was ordered, how much was received, the unit price, etc. It is thanks to this screen that I can solve daily issues. I can easily tell if the correct weight was received, which warehouse the shipment was delivered to, or whether our unit price matches what we were invoiced.

Aspen Systems believes in the same core family values that Tarantino’s does. Both companies understand the importance of service and strive to create exceptional value. Every business has issues. What counts is how these issues are handled by your service company partners, and Aspen Systems handles our issues very well. We have partnered with Aspen Systems since 1988 and during that time, we have never failed to roll our trucks on time due to any failure attributed to Aspen hardware, software or service malfunction. I do not know anyone who can match this in the Food Industry.

Canopy has completely changed the way that we do business because we can look at one computer screen instead of scrambling to call or e-mail each other to find the answers that we need. With the use of Pulse, Event Watch, and Aspen View Report Writer, anyone from any department can get the information that they need in a fraction of the time.

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The customization that Canopy allows, specifically with Aspen Views, is a tremendous resource for our Company. With all the requirements for shipping on an international scale, conforming with food safety regulations, and meeting the needs of our customers, the use of Aspen Views and custom fields in aspects of almost every module has made Canopy an even more powerful resource for documentation required by our Company compared to the rigidness of other ERP systems.