Digital Transformation in Beja — For SMEs That Did Not Stand Still

Alqueva super-intensive olive groves have revolutionised Portuguese olive oil production — thousands of hectares with nocturnal mechanical harvesting, continuous flow to the mill, industrial bottling, global shipping. Operational complexity is enormous: every hour of the campaign (October to December) decides oil quality. Systems coordinating harvest, transport to mill, quality classification, and separation by destination transform operational margin. We implement integrations between harvest machinery (telemetry), mill software, and financial ERP so management sees in real time where the product is and the margin per SKU.

Alentejo Sul wineries — particularly mid-to-large operations around Beja, Vidigueira, and Cuba — export considerable volumes. Yet international CRM — the relationship with importers, distributors, sommeliers, commercial events in target markets — is often managed in email and spreadsheets. We implement wine revenue-ops platforms combining CRM, tasting agenda, sample management, margin dashboard per market and channel.

Beja's solar photovoltaic plants, combined, sum capacity equivalent to a medium nuclear plant. O&M management (panel cleaning, inverter monitoring, technical team dispatch, energy sales contracts) is often done in legacy systems not designed for this scale. We work with operators on modern O&M platforms, mobile-first for field teams, BI for executive management.

Distance from urban centres is the reason most Beja SMEs do not build internal IT teams. We work in monthly subscription mode, with a dedicated team in Avanca travelling to Beja in intensive sprints when projects warrant.