Thought Leadership
Case Study: dbcSMARTsoft® Chosen by PentAg Nidera
dbcSMARTsoft from OpenLink was selected by both PentAg and Nidera’s individual business operations in Australia, prior to the merger, and then together. From initial grower and trade contracting, grain pooling options, ticketing, settlement and right through to the accounting ledgers, learn why SMARTsoft was a natural decision for PentAG Nidera.
April 2012 | PDF
Case Study: Training Employees on dbcSMARTsoft at New Elevators a Snap for Elkhart Grain
Elkhart Grain Co., Elkhart, IL, was one of the first grain companies to install dbcSMARTsoft software from OpenLink Agribusiness Solutions Group. Now all of Elkhart Grain’s five facilities are tied into the one system
March 2012 | PDF
Case Study: Agricultural Products Extension LLS (APEX) utilizes GrainSMART
Along with ease of use, APEX says the software lets the company track and segregate the different commodities it trades as well as its various levels of corporate structure.
February 2012 | PDF
Hard Markets for Softs?
Extreme market risk is hardly new for manufacturers, merchants and end-users in the agricultural commodity markets. Heightened commodity price volatility directly and indirectly affects profitability, which then complicates purchasing, budgeting and other strategic business decision-making.
January 2011 | Risk Magazine | PDF
Automating Energy and Commodity Trade Surveillance - Time is Now
Firms that fail to implement rigorous surveillance processes risk exposure to stiff financial and criminal penalties as well as negative impact to their reputation in the marketplace.
June 2010 | Oracle | PDF
