Distribution

Sage ERP X3 Distribution integrates in-depth functionalities to cover the entire distribution process, including Sales and Customer Relationship Management, Inventory Management, Purchasing and Financial Management. The value of an integrated system is twofold. First, all functions have the same look and feel to minimize training time and promote cross-functional employee usage. Additionally, information is updated dynamically as business transactions occur, making decision-making more timely and effective.

Sage ERP X3 Distribution supports multiple languages, currencies, companies, sites and legislations. It functions either in rich web client mode with a browser interface or in client/server mode with a Windows interface. The software can either be implemented as a company-wide business management system or incrementally to support specific business processes or time-phased implementations.

For multichannel retailers and direct marketers, Sage ERP X3 Distribution Suite may be complemented with the Multichannel Retail application module to provide extended functionality in the areas of marketing and campaign management, merchandising, pricing and promotion, order processing, warehousing and e-commerce.

Sage ERP X3 Distribution is a complete enterprise solution designed to meet the needs of wholesale distributors and the distribution arms of manufacturers.

Sage ERP X3 Distribution software consists in a suite of integrated application modules, sharing a common database to support seamlessly all of your administrative and operational processes:

• Customer Relationship Management,
• Sales, Demand Forecasting,
• Inventory Management,
• Purchasing,
• Financial Management (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Financial Report Writing).

The Inventory Management module can be completed by two complementary offerings for companies to select from for automating their warehouse activities, based on factors such as transaction volumes and complexity of processing requirements:

• Sage Advanced Warehousing and Data Collection provides radio-frequency (RF) directed support for primary warehouse activities including put away, palletized picking, pick planning and consolidated shipments,
• Sage Geode is a full-function Warehouse Management System (WMS) designed within the Sage ERP X3 development framework to meet the needs of mid-sized companies with large transaction volumes and sophisticated warehouse practices.

In addition, Sage provides e-merchants with a powerful tool to seamlessly integrate their web storefront to their ERP back-office: Sage Xtend.

With Sage ERP X3 Distribution software, distributors can add significant value to their customers by taking advantage of features such as:

• Advanced order fulfillment for meeting critical customer delivery dates,
• Comprehensive pricing and promotion capabilities,
• Product configuration for locating and defining products according to customer definition,
• After-sales service with warranty tracking, service scheduling and a knowledge base of product problems and resolutions,
• Real-time business intelligence for critical management reporting, including exception handling and performance measurements,
• Workflow management for ease in communicating exceptional events and transactions both inside and outside the enterprise,
• Integrated e-commerce.

In addition to distribution, warehousing and accounting functions, Sage ERP X3 Distribution provides mid sized companies with embedded enterprise-wide features that help them transform their business into a real-time, on demand organization, responsive to the needs of your customers.

Streamline your business operations with Sage ERP X3 Workflow

Sage ERP X3 Workflow facilitates the streamlining of business operations and the flow of information both within an organization and to its business partners. This advanced technology permits 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.

Promote effective decision-making with Sage ERP X3 Business Intelligence

Sage ERP X3 Business Intelligence is the ideal solution for promoting effective management reporting and decision-making. Built on the leading Business Objects technology, it allows users to analyze their performance and create compelling reports on the fly, by simple drag & drop. Business intelligence is fully integrated within the Sage ERP X3 system and does not require maintenance of a dedicated datawarehouse.

Track your key business indicators, instantaneously

Sage ERP X3 Dashboards build on the system’s intrinsic Business Intelligence capabilities by providing user-defined, actionable, up-to-the-minute graphical representations of key statistical information such as revenues and equipment usage.
Dashboards can help boost profits by providing instantaneous access to key company data, allowing management to quickly react to changing business conditions.

Collect and exploit data end-to-end across your business with Sage Automated RF Data Collection

Sage ERP X3's integrated approach allows businesses to automatically collect and utilize data end-to-end across their operational areas. Sage Automated RF Data Collection 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.

Extend your business operations with Sage ERP X3 Integrated E-business capabilities

Sage ERP X3 provides businesses 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.

Sage ERP X3 Distribution is the newest, most technically advanced enterprise business systems on the market today. Designed from the ground up using the most current open technologies, Sage ERP X3 is ideal for companies seeking to utilize a modern enterprise system as a competitive weapon for their businesses.

A fully integrated ERP suite

Sage ERP X3 Distribution provides a fully integrated system covering distribution, warehouse management, customer relationship management and accounting functions through one common database, ensuring data integrity and accuracy while enabling all departments to share information efficiently. Since the database is updated on a real-time basis, users can access mission-critical information as business transactions occur, leading to a more timely and effective decision-making process.

Customizable by design

Sage ERP X3 Distribution is ideally packaged for mid-sized companies seeking a competitive advantage in their markets by utilizing the parameterization features of the system to build in their differentiators. In addition, companies can enter their own rules and conditions without making programming changes, and the system preserves these changes when upgrading to new software versions.

An evolutionary architecture

Businesses can implement Sage ERP X3 Distribution either as a company-wide integrated solution or incrementally to support specific business processes or time-phased implementations. This flexibility enables companies with varying information processing needs to adapt the implementation to their specific situations.

Fast to implement and easy to use

Sage ERP X3 provides pre-defined system templates - based on best business practice know-how - as well as proven implementation methodologies that promote fast implementations and a quick return on investment. Data conversion templates can also be used to speed the transition from the previous system.

Sage ERP X3 Distribution can be installed using a standard browser interface or in client/server mode with a Windows interface. Either approach promotes rapid learning and ensures intuitive navigation for both new and experienced users. All functions have a similar look-and-feel to ensure continuity of use across various modules.

An Explorer-style window is displayed on the left side of the screen, so users can easily access items such as sales orders, products and business partners. At most prompts, the system provides tunneling ability so users can zoom in on more detailed information or access related data entry functions.

Additionally, users have direct access to function and field level help in HTML format, as well as the ability to generate their own screen presentations.

Sound technical choices

Dedicated to an open systems development orientation, we designed Sage ERP X3 to support the leading technology choices on the market. Mid-market companies can leverage existing platforms for easy migration, without the need for significant IT resources.

While other software packages initially were developed to operate on proprietary operating systems and databases, Sage ERP X3 has accumulated years of experience with popular technologies such as Unix, Linux and Windows operating systems and Oracle and SQL Server databases.