How It works
How engineered supply works
1. Program reservation
The buyer submits product family, specifications, packaging format, target volume range, shipment window, and destination.
2. Feasibility approval
NaturaCrops validates real seasonality, farm availability, processing readiness, quality requirements, and logistics feasibility. Programs that are not feasible are not accepted.
3. Execution system activated
NaturaCrops activates its internal execution system, locking farms, processing capacity, quality control checkpoints, and shipment windows before production begins. Internally, this system is referred to as Crop-Link.
4. Farms locked
Farm clusters are contracted strictly according to the approved program scope
5. Factory allocated
Processing windows are reserved and quality specifications are fixed
6. Processing and quality control
Execution occurs strictly against approved specifications. Non-conforming output is rejected or corrected, not shipped.
7. Shipment
Shipment occurs only after quality clearance and shipment readiness
8. Balance payment and exit
The buyer pays the balance at shipment. The cycle exits. No commitments roll forward
Traditional Spot Buying vs Program-Based Supply (NaturaCrops)
| Traditional Spot Buying | NaturaCrops Program-Based Supply | |
|---|---|---|
| Sourcing timing | After harvest or near shipment | Before the season |
| Supply visibility | Limited, reactive | Planned and locked |
| Farm allocation | Open market, variable | Contracted farm clusters |
| Processing capacity | Sourced last-minute | Reserved in advance |
| Quality consistency | Varies by batch | Defined by program specifications |
| Substitutions | Common when supply tightens | Not allowed without approval |
| Seasonality handling | Hidden or overstated | Planned and disclosed |
| Volume reliability | Opportunistic | Program-locked range |
| Shipment windows | Estimated | Defined and engineered |
| QC enforcement | Often post-issue | Embedded before shipment |
| Risk ownership | Buyer absorbs most risk | Risk engineered out before execution |
| Inventory exposure | High | None without buyer program |
| Capital efficiency | Tied to uncertainty | Deployed only against sold cycles |
| Accountability | Diffuse | One cycle, one execution owner |