WAMMCO Case Study
Standardising Lamb Processing Across Two Plants in Australia
WAMMCO, one of Australia’s largest lamb and mutton processors, has successfully deployed Emydex across both its Katanning (WA) and Southern Meats (Goulburn, NSW) facilities.
This dual-site go-live marks a major milestone, standardising operations across both plants on a single platform for the first time.
As a farmer-owned cooperative supplying domestic and export markets, WAMMCO plays a key role in supporting returns to its 700+ farmer-members.
Working with Emydex
WAMMCO partnered with Emydex to implement a modern, integrated factory floor solution across its multi-site operations, improving real-time data capture, traceability, and operational efficiency, and supporting its mission to deliver strong returns to farmer-members while meeting growing global demand.
Challenge
WAMMCO was operating a mix of legacy systems, including an in-house back-office platform used for livestock procurement, farmer feedback and payments.
This approach created operational complexity and introduced business risk, particularly in maintaining and supporting the in-house system.
A strategic review identified the need for a modern, centralised platform to support multi-site operations and improve visibility across the business.
Solution
Emydex delivered a phased implementation across both sites.
- Phase 1: Procurement, Transportation & Live Animal Handling
- Phase 2: Warehouse Management and Export Sales
Phase 1 was successfully delivered across both Katanning and Southern Meats.
Key functionality included:
- Appointment bookings
- Saleyard purchasing
- Delivery terminal
- Automated settlements
- Integration with the existing kill-floor system
Southern Meats went live shortly after Katanning, running in parallel with the legacy
system to support a controlled transition.
WAMMCO also implemented Emydex BI, enabling centralised reporting and real-
time data access across both sites.
Outcome
The implementation has enabled WAMMCO to standardise operations across both
plants.
Key outcomes include:
- Consistent livestock processing across sites
- Greater visibility of procurement and transportation
- Standardised reporting and financial data
- Improved settlements and general ledger posting
The platform provides real-time data across kill, production, inventory and finance,
supporting traceability and export compliance.
Automation of key processes has reduced manual workload while improving
operational efficiency.
Following the successful Phase 1 implementation, Phase 2 is already underway and will extend the system across:
- Stock Management
- Quality Management
- Transfers
- Sales (Export)
- Yield & Costing
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