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SEVENUP BOTTLING COMPANY
The partnership with Descasio has also helped SevenUp Bottling navigate the challenges posed by Nigeria’ s economic conditions, particularly currency devaluation.
Ibidapo explains:“ The devaluation of the currency has allowed us to innovate.”
Operational innovations enhancing customer experience Alongside the ERP transformation, SevenUp Bottling has introduced a range of supporting solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
“ This customer-facing application is called Beta Padi – a Nigerian term that means a very good friend,” Ibidapo explains.“ When someone refers to you as their“ Beta Padi,” they are expressing trust, loyalty and deep friendship.”
The mobile application enables activities such as production declarations and gate management to be performed on-site. As well as being used internally, the application supports customer experience too.
“ We created our own mobile application for our customers where they can see their own account, raise their invoices, make their payments, see what’ s going on with their account and help us reduce the overhead of having to maintain their accounts,” Vasco explains.
These mobile solutions represent a significant shift from the previous manual processes, allowing for real-time data entry in the factories and improved accuracy in production reporting and inventory management. This customerfacing application not only improves the
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