The Modern Durian Depot: Stop Counting Stock on Paper. Start Running a Real Business.

You’re Losing Money Without Knowing It

Peak durian season. Your depot is receiving dozens of tonnes a day. Farmers line up at the gate, your grading team races against the clock, and export buyers call every hour asking about stock.

But here’s the honest question — do you know right now, exactly how many kilograms of Grade A durian you have in stock?

If you have to ask your weigher, or flip through a notebook to find out — that’s the problem.

4 Problems Every Durian Depot Faces Every Season

1. Weight & Grade Disputes

A farmer says he delivered 2 tonnes. Your records show 1.8. No photo evidence. No lot tracking. What should have been a simple transaction becomes a trust-damaging argument.

2. Invisible Inventory

Fruit comes in from dozens of farms, gets sorted into multiple grades, and moves out to different buyers — but nobody has a clear picture of what’s left, what’s aging, or which lot is at risk of spoiling.

3. Slow & Error-Prone Farmer Payments

Calculating payouts from spreadsheets with manually updated prices leads to delays and mistakes. Farmers talk. A reputation for slow or wrong payments will cost you suppliers next season.

4. No Data to Make Decisions

What’s your break-even buy price today? Which lot was most profitable last week? Which buyer has the best payment record? Without a system, these questions go unanswered — and you operate on gut feel instead of facts.

A Management System Built for How Depots Actually Work

Simplico has built a durian depot management system designed for the real conditions of a working depot — not a generic office tool bolted onto an agriculture use case.

What the System Does

📥 Intake
Register each incoming lot with farm name, variety, gross weight, and farmer profile. Print a barcode lot ticket on the spot.

⚖️ Grading
Record net weight per grade (A / B / C / reject). The system automatically calculates farmer payout based on that day’s price table — no manual arithmetic.

📦 Real-Time Stock
Live inventory by grade and variety. FIFO tracking so you always know which lots are oldest. Low-stock alerts before you run out.

🧾 Sales & Export Orders
Create sale orders with packing lists and invoices. Tag orders as domestic or export. Buyers get clear documentation every time.

💸 Finance
Track outstanding farmer payments, buyer balances, per-lot profit margins, and generate daily financial summaries in one click.

How a single lot flows through the system

The diagram below shows the complete journey of one durian lot — from the moment a farmer arrives at the gate to the point where both sides have been paid. Every step is recorded, traceable, and auditable.

flowchart TD
    FARMER([Farmer]):::actor
    BUYER([Buyer / Exporter]):::actor

    FARMER -->|delivers lot| INTAKE

    INTAKE["📥 Intake\nRegister lot · print barcode ticket"]:::recv
    GRADE["⚖️ Grading\nA / B / C · net weight · auto payout"]:::recv
    STOCK["📦 Live inventory\nFIFO · low-stock alerts"]:::ops
    SALE["🧾 Sale order\nPacking list · invoice"]:::ops
    FIN["💸 Finance\nPay farmer · collect buyer · P&L"]:::fin

    INTAKE --> GRADE --> STOCK --> SALE --> FIN
    SALE -->|send documents| BUYER
    FIN -->|payout| FARMER
    BUYER -->|payment| FIN

    classDef actor fill:#E1F5EE,stroke:#1D9E75,color:#085041
    classDef recv  fill:#FAEEDA,stroke:#BA7517,color:#633806
    classDef ops   fill:#E1F5EE,stroke:#0F6E56,color:#085041
    classDef fin   fill:#F1EFE8,stroke:#888780,color:#444441

The Numbers That Matter

Depots with proper lot tracking report 80%+ reduction in weight disputes and cut daily bookkeeping time from 2 hours down to under 15 minutes.

Simple Enough for Your Team. Powerful Enough for Export Scale.

The system is designed so your weigher uses it on a tablet at the scale, your cashier manages payments on a web browser, and you check the dashboard on your phone — anywhere, anytime.

No complex installation. No week-long training. Ready before the season starts.

Ready Before the Next Season?

Simplico is accepting depots into our Early Access Program — free trial with a dedicated onboarding team.

📩 Contact us at simplico.net

Don’t let another durian season pass while you’re still counting stock by hand.

Written by the Simplico Team — Software Engineering & Product Studio