The leadership team recognised the need to modernise their end-to-end legacy systems to new cloud based scalable infrastructure to improve resilience, performance, and long-term maintainability.
All support future growth of the successful business.
Modernisation at a glance
Ordering System
Intuitive order entry & management, Automated forecasting tools & Robust business reporting
Stock Management System
Centralised supplier / product management, Real-time stock scanning, lookups and adjustments
HR System
Strict role-based access control with MFA, Centralised employee profiles, Automated processes
In-Store Integrations
New cloud systems communicated seamlessly with existing tablets and shop applications.
Rupert M., Director, Simmons Bakers
About Simmons Bakers
The Challenge
Simmons Bakers wanted to replace their ageing on-premises software systems with a modern, cloud-hosted solution that could support the business for years to come. The aim was to improve performance, enhance operational efficiency, reduce their dependency on outdated technology, and have software that is more easily maintained and supported. This needed to be done with zero interruptions to the ensure business continuity.
Our Delivery
To deliver a smooth transformation with zero disruption, One Beyond adopted a carefully phased and collaborative approach:
- Discovery Workshops & Requirements Analysis – on-site and remotely using tools such as Teams, Miro, and Axure RP to fully understand processes, pain points and user needs.
- Production Line & In-Store Visits – to observe the real-world workflows across each operation
- Module-by-Module Delivery – We rebuilt each system component in .NET and Azure running seamlessly alongside the existing FoxPro system.
- High-Fidelity UI/UX – modern UI prototypes with user testing
Our solution
Ordering System
- Intuitive order entry & management enabling stores and back office to quickly raise, review, and amend orders with far less manual effort.
- Automated forecasting tools that help predict product needs based on historical patterns and operational rules, reducing waste and ensuring availability.
- Validation that helps prevent incorrect or incomplete orders.
- Real-time audit logging & activity tracking to ensure clear visibility into order changes and store performance.
- Seamless integration with legacy FoxPro data allowing the new ordering system to operate alongside the existing platform during the rollout without disrupting operations.
Stock Management System
- Centralised supplier, product and category management, ensuring consistent and clean master data management.
- Real-time stock scanning, lookups, and stock adjustments, reducing discrepancies and enabling more accurate stock levels.
- Configurable rules for product handling, including minimum/maximum levels and attributes.
- Support for full stock handling from purchase orders, goods receipts, write offs and on hand quantity tracking.
- Barcode scanning and tablet-friendly UI, enabling store teams to process stock quickly on the warehouse floor.
- Advanced recipes compilation and versioning, with stock item traceability from goods receipts through to recipe batches and shop order delivery.
- Improved traceability, with audit history for all stock movements and changes.
HR System
- Strict role-based access control with MFA, ensuring that sensitive HR information is only visible to authorised users.
- Centralised employee profiles, storing core staff details, employment information, pay rates, and status updates.
- Automated processes for maintaining pay rates, employment status changes, and contractual details.
A closer look at features and benefits
Scalable Azure infrastructure and modern .NET applications
Robust business reporting for orders, production, delivery and picking sheets.
Automated forecasting tools that predict product needs
Real-time stock scanning, lookups, and stock adjustments
Full stock handling from purchase orders, goods receipts, write offs and quantity tracking
Automating pay rates, employment status changes and contracts
