Backbone is a fully configurable supply chain management platform designed to help businesses, particularly in highly regulated industries like cannabis, streamline their operations and respond effectively to disruptions. By leveraging a "supply mesh" approach inspired by wireless mesh networks, Backbone enables companies to visualize and automate their unique processes, ensuring resilience and scalability in volatile markets. Key Features and Functionality: - Supply Mesh Network: Connects operators to vetted alternative vendors, allowing quick rerouting around supply chain disruptions. - Real-Time Data Visualization: Provides a 360-degree dashboard to track and visualize data across the supply chain, offering insights into facility operations. - Compliance Management: Automates compliance processes, including synchronization with systems like Metrc, and offers tools for tracking Standard Operating Procedures and regulatory changes. - Financial Integration: Syncs with existing accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online and Sage Intacct, ensuring accurate Cost of Goods Sold tracking and financial reporting. - Customization: Allows businesses to tailor the platform to their specific processes, including tracking machine logs, runs, recipes, and materials, to gain precise data insights. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Backbone addresses the complexities and inefficiencies inherent in traditional supply chains by offering a dynamic, adaptable platform that enhances visibility, compliance, and financial accuracy. Its supply mesh approach ensures that businesses can maintain operations and meet customer demands even during unforeseen disruptions, thereby securing their position in competitive and regulated markets.