Agency Express & Shopping Tips
Presented by: Veronica Miguens & Yulonda Williams Agency Conference May 30th, 2008
About Agency Express
• Web-Based tool sponsored by America’s Second Harvest (soon to be Feeding America) and AidMatrix • Shop and Manage your Food Bank orders online • You can search for items, view item details, send orders to the Food Bank, and review order status
Agency Express Browser Requirements
To use Agency Express, you will need: •Personal Computer
•Internet Access
•Web Browser (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher)
Agency Express Benefits of Online Ordering
• • • 24/7 Ordering Accessibility Most Current Shopping List Different Ways to Browse the Shopping List Order Management 10% Higher Fill Rate of your Order
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Agency Express 24/7 Ordering Accessibility
•Open an Internet Explorer Browser and go to http://harvestcenter .com • Logon and place your order
Agency Express Logon
The 0037 is HFB’s food bank ID, p is for program, and the last 5 digits are the program # you will be ordering for.
Agency Express Welcome Page
Agency Express Browsing the Shopping List
There are three ways to browse the shopping list:
1. Keyword Search 2. Categories 3. Entire Shopping List
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Agency Express Order Management
This functionality allows you to: •Review your order prior to delivery/pickup •See your Agency’s Ordering History
Agency Express Reviewing a Specific Order
Shopping Tips
Presented By: Yulonda Williams
Agency Budget Tips
• Establish Monthly ($ How Much) • Create Menus • Shop & Compare Prices • Needs vs. Wants
Eating Healthy
Food Groups
STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES
• Purchase what you can afford
– Inventory Overload
• Assorted Self Heating Meals
– Cost: $2.38/case (12 x 1lb)
• Sunny Delight Fruit Drink
– Cost: $FREE (24 x 12oz)
• Assorted Deli Meat
– Cost: $2.16 / 12lb (.18/lb)
• Vegetable Broth Soup
– Cost: FREE (12 x 32 oz)
• Luncheon Meat
– Cost: 6.36/ case (24x12oz) .27 /can
STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES
• Utilize the Walk In to complement
– FREE PRODUCE – FREE BREAD & PASTRIES – FREE DAIRY
• Operation Stock-Up
– At least 12 volunteers – Take up to 10 pallets of salvage – 0.04/lb
STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES
STRETCHING YOUR RESOURCES (cont’d)
• Family Boxes
Available July 1, 2008
• Food Drive
Available June 2-13, 2008
• PRA
Questions
Contact Us
Please contact us for Agency Express-Online Ordering Training or any other concerns:
•Yulonda Williams
Agency Services Assistant 713.547.8668 832.369.3868 fax
ywilliams@houstonfoodbank.org
Thank You!!!