Features and Functions

Industry specific ERP software for all applications

Sage ERP X3 integrates industry specific software with all the enterprise's information and business processes within one single software system and database, allowing users to get an extensive view of their activity in real time, no matter where data has been created or stored. This industry specific ERP system manages Finance, Sales, Inventory, CRM, Purchasing and Manufacturing operations globally and streamlines all of the enterprise's processes.

Manufacturing

Sage ERP X3 supports all of the planning, scheduling and production control activities for either process or discrete manufacturing, and adapts to different manufacturing modes, including make-to-order, configure-to-order, assemble-to-order, make-to-stock and mixed-mode environments. The manufacturing module is fully integrated with the Sales, CRM, Purchasing, Inventory and Finance components.

Main Manufacturing features:

• Discrete/process manufacturing
• Parts lists/composition/formula management
• Work schedule management
• MPS/MRP
• Technical data configuration

• Link to weighing scales
• Cost calculation
• Quality assurance
• Capacity planning

Sales

Sales management is part of the distribution software modules that support all sales, CRM, purchasing and inventory control functions including features to support quality control, lot control and tracking, expiration date management and variable packaging units.

Main Sales features:

• Open pricing
• Offers and contracts
• Order entry
• Product configuration
• Inventory commitments

• Delivery planning and shipping
• Invoicing
• Returns
• Sales commissions

Purchasing

Purchasing is part of the distribution software modules that support all sales, CRM, purchasing and inventory control functions including features to support quality control, lot control and tracking, expiration date management and variable packaging units.

Main Purchasing features:

• Material requirements
• Budget monitoring
• Supplier enquiries
• Purchase orders

• Outsourcing
• Multistage signature control
• Contracts

Inventory Management

Inventory Management is part of the distribution software modules that support all sales, CRM, purchasing and inventory control functions including features to support quality control, lot control and tracking, expiration date management and variable packaging units.

Main Inventory features:

• Multistage warehousing and site management
• Movements and transactions
• RF data acquisition
• Quality control

• Cost calculation
• Acquisition price tracing
• Inventory control
• Procurement

CRM

Fully integrated with sales, inventory, purchasing, finance and manufacturing, the CRM module enables users to get a 360 degree view of a customer within one single system and database, from both a marketing and administration standpoint.

Main CRM features:

• Contact management
• Sales force automation
• Customer support
• Call centers

• Guarantee management
• Service orders
• Knowledge base
• Marketing campaigns

Finance

Sage ERP X3 provides companies with complete financial, personal, cost and budget accounting, commitments and fixed assets management. A multi-audit system, Sage ERP X3 can handle transfers and reporting of information from one country to another, and between subsidiaries and parent company. It combines decentralized and international company management, handles multiple currencies and integrates multiple legislations, accounting rules and standards.

Main Finance features:

• Financial accounting
• Receivables and creditor accounting
• Payment transactions (or payment management)
• Cost accounting

• Investment accounting
• Controlling
• Consolidation

Sage ERP X3 Business Enablers

In addition to manufacturing, distribution and accounting functions, Sage ERP X3 offers a set of core enterprise-wide workflow management software features that help you transform your business into a real-time, on demand organization, responsive to the needs of your customers.

Workflow Management Software

Sage ERP X3 Workflow management software enables companies to automate the flow of information within and outside a business based on company-specific work practices and procedures for handling important and exceptional events.

Unlike traditional workflow automation software systems that come with pre-defined workflow processes, the extensive parameterization available within Sage ERP X3 makes it possible for companies to define any business event and condition to initiate workflow messaging and/or trigger processing. It makes it easy to automate traditional paper-based and task-intensive processes such as purchase requisition signatory approvals and credit manager reviews of orders placed on credit hold.

Workflow automation software enables you to:

• Trigger an event (initiate processing, send e-mail, etc.) based on user actions such as printing, creating or editing records, deleting data or based on the result of an inquiry
• Trigger the dispatch of e-mails (including attachments), allowing the recipients to take action by simply clicking on the embedded option button (for example: approve or reject a purchase request)
• Provide users with work schedules based on customized processes or workflow circuits
• rigger workflow circuits based on batch processes such as data imports or exports

Benefits

• Workflow management software helps streamline business operations.
• Facilitates internal/external flow of information while simplifying controls with workflow automation software.
• Fits your own rules and procedures for handling key and exceptional events via simple and intuitive parameterization.

Business Intelligence

Sage ERP X3 provides your company with integrated Business Intelligence tools to promote effective management reporting and decision-making.

Powered by leading Business ObjectsTM technology, Sage ERP X3 Business Intelligence allows users to analyze their business performance on the fly and build compelling reports by simple drag & drop of the aggregated data that are updated in real time with the flow of day-to-day operations. Business intelligence is fully integrated within the Sage ERP X3 system and does not require maintenance of a dedicated datawarehouse.

The system also integrates an interactive User Portal and Dashboards that display real-time, actionable indicators helping users monitor their daily business.

Benefits

• Monitor your key perfomance indicators in real-time.
• Manage by exception.
• Simplify set-up and maintenance with a built-in datawarehouse.

E-Business

Sage ERP X3 provides companies with a unique dual approach to moving companies into the world of e-business, one that gives them a choice of technologies with which to extend their business operations externally and dramatically reduce the cost of doing business.

The web-native approach makes intrinsic use of Sage ERP X3’s capability of running the application using a standard Internet web browser. This provides significant cost savings since the application can be easily and inexpensively deployed to remote offices or subsidiaries, even under secured access to key business partners for conducting e-business.

The SOA approach also faciliates communication with the outside world via published Web Services in industry-standard format (XML, UDDI, WSDL, SOAP). It opens Sage ERP X3 business rules and data for seamless connections to web storefronts, trading exchanges and other application systems.

Benefits

• Expand your business online while keeping one single coherent management system.
• Accelerate communication exchange and develop profitable relationships with partners.

Automated RF Data Collection

Sage ERP X3 allows businesses to automatically collect and utilize data end-to-end across their operational areas. The system takes data entered on the shop floor and warehouse from automated input devices, verifies its accuracy, and passes the data to Sage ERP X3 for immediate update.

It also takes care of all the prompts on the collection devices, manages the entire network of devices, even ensuring that data is saved during system downtime.

Automated RF Data Collection works with any ANSI-compatible device, such as radio frequency (RF) hand-held devices and fixed station terminals. It creates and prints barcodes as well.

Benefits

• Speed up and simplify remote data entry.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy.