Today’s process manufacturers face challenges in managing the product cycle, including formulas, recipes, batch production, and lot control.
These challenges are especially difficult to face when a company is still using legacy software like Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. This is a problem because the data stored in those programs exists solely in an isolated file on a lone individual’s desktop or, if an office is a little more advanced, on an office-wide network. The lack of transparency here means that not everyone is knowledgeable about important information and that the information that people do have may be incomplete or inaccurate.
That’s where process manufacturing software comes in. Process manufacturing software provides a transparent overview of the inner workings of the line, warehouse, and shipping.
As such, many companies using the Sage ERP X3 platform are seeing reductions in cost and increases in profits throughout the manufacturing cycle due to savings on labor and making decisions based on more accurate data.
To the food and beverage processors, the core of their success is based on how consistent their recipes are. This may call for special orders inserted into the line with varying units of measure. Moreover, it is paramount that accurate conversions are made in order to track yield throughout the processing stages. The software also provides customized dashboards to monitor the supply chain and monitor ingredients.
The Sage platform helps by offering real-time information and updates that immediately show any recipe changes, measurement changes, and/or conversion errors. In the event that an issue is missed and a product is sent out in error, Sage ERP X3 handles recalls with the same real-time capabilities, allowing managers to conduct both forward and reverse traceability on batches of raw material or the end product.
Sage ERP X3 is not just a boon to process manufacturers, however – any company can benefit from this software. If you have questions, please contact Oates & Company to discover how we can make Sage ERP X3 work for you.
