Sage ERP X3

Sage ERP X3 is a management system for medium business and regional divisions of the international companies. Sage ERP X3 is intended for management of the enterprises occupied in production, distribution and the sphere of professional services.

A system is widely demanded as the automation equipment of the industrial companies with discrete and continuous (process) production types in mechanical engineering, metallurgy, pharmaceutics, chemical industry, production of food.

Sage ERP X3 allows to plan loading of enterprise capacities, to reduce costs, including due to optimization of labor resources, and production supplies, providing minimum necessary inventory level in warehouses taking into account the current production plan. The Sage ERP X3 functions for customer relationship management allow to plan work of sales department and to load production capacities, relying on the developed plans and sales forecasts.

Sage ERP X3 is also a well-tried remedy of management of the distribution company, providing transparency of the expense accounting and planning of a financial result on each delivery, supporting management of strategy and delivery time, tracking of the status of order fulfillment.

In holding structures of Sage ERP X3 allows to control cash flow between the legal entities located as in Russia and abroad and to create instantly consolidated managerial on group, taking into account legislations and currencies of the different countries.

"Sage X3: The holding" includes processes of accounting of receivables and payables, non-current assets, managements of payments, the cost accounting and investments, budgeting, formation of the consolidated statements.

"Sage X3: Distribution" allows to manage purchases, planning of deliveries, stocks, sales, customer relations (CRM).

"Sage X3: Production" supports key processes of discrete and continued production ― management of structure of a product and process flows, production process tracking, management of cost value, instruments of quality control, inventory management, purchases, sales.

The stated advantages of a system

• The software of Sage represents the multifunction solution on business process management for the organizations of different type and at the enterprises of the different industries – in medicine, power, the industry, etc.
• ERP system of Sage company gives to the organizations new opportunities for transparency and process optimization of management of the enterprises.
• The flexibility, multifunctionality, simplicity of operation, ergonomics and optimal cost of the solution proposed by Sage quickly won recognition among top management in more than 2700 companies worldwide.
• Implementation of ERP systems is optimum for the growing companies of small and medium business. Among advantages – a possibility of installation as soon as possible and fast integration into the existing ICs of the enterprise, without reorganization of the current business of the organization.

The program allows to trace each of work stages on any section of the enterprise from one computer and guarantees a number of aspects:

• ERP system allows to optimize purchase management, sales and finance.
• Allows to optimize accounting, resource planning, production management (MRP II) and also partner relationship management and clients (CRM).

Implementation of the ERP system is characterized:

• Simplicity and speed of setup of the software solution.
• The low cost of ownership of the provided product.
• Support of different programs of accounting of the enterprise.
• ERP system is characterized by scalability at change of the existing business.
• The product successfully works with all OS among which – Windows, Linux, UNIX, also the platform is compatible to the majority of serial databases as Microsoft SQL and Oracle.
• ERP system differs in internationality of the solution and a possibility of fast localization (support of use of several interface languages, legislations, currencies).
• Inclusion in the MCS program allows the enterprises to work at international market successfully: the program is capable to model quickly parameters of that country in which it is used.
• Except the provided advantages, after the Enterprise resource planning installation of its function will be available in the web browser. Speed and also ease of installation of the platform allows to reduce considerably the time and finance costs connected with its support and personnel training.

Sage ERP in Russia

The Russian version of Sage ERP X3 conforms to requirements of accounting and tax accounting of the Russian Federation. The ideology of formation of automatic accounting entries on the basis of documents of operational accounting allowed to implement within localization process of a product different functions, important for the Russian users, for example, as account correspondence.

A partner of Sage Group in implementation and support of Sage ERP X3 in Russia and the CIS is the Energy Consulting group which is going to implement and support a product as independently, and through own partner network.

2012: Crediting for system implementation of Sage ERP X3

The Zenit bank and Energy Consulting group submitted the Program for crediting of the enterprises of small and medium business in May, 2012. For the first time in Russia they will be able to receive preferential financing on implementation of a corporate system of enterprise management.

The credit is issued on acquisition of licenses of the Sage ERP X3 system, implementation services of a system and the equipment necessary for system operation. Loan amount – from 1 to 10 million rubles. A loan term — from 1 to 3 years. Can act as providing: pledge of the purchased equipment or property, the guarantee of physical persons and legal entities and also the guarantee of one of regional funds of assistance to financing of small business. Within the program the special rate on the credit depending on the amount, a credit period and the provided providing is offered to the companies. At a design of the credit the one-time fee in the amount of 1% of its amount is charged (but not less than 10 thousand rubles).

2015

Solution package of "ERP for 4 months" for Sage ERP X3

In March, 2015 Sage ERP X3 became available in Russia in the form of ready, "boxed", solutions.

The solution package of "ERP for 4 months" includes solutions for three key processes:

• management of finance in holdings,
• management of distribution and
• production management.

Duration of implementation of each solution is only 4 months and includes all basic ERP functionality in the selected direction. "Box" is expected two legal entities and 10 simultaneous users.

Solution "Sage ERP X3: Management accounting in holding" includes processes of accounting of receivables and payables, accounting of non-current assets, managements of payments, the cost accounting and investments, budgeting, formation of the consolidated statements. The product allows to prepare the consolidated management reporting in different analytical cuts in only 1 minute, to accurately control cash flow between the companies of holding, to keep the detailed analysis of debt of each company on taxes, lease, salaries, to receive a relevant picture of settlings with employees, suppliers, partners. Also the solution gives complete understanding with what monetary means the company — free, reserved or planned to receiving, with breakdown by bank accounts locates.

Solution "Sage ERP X3: Distribution" includes processes of purchases, planning of deliveries, inventory managements, sales and customer relations (CRM).

The solution allows to achieve transparency of the expense accounting and planning of a financial result on each delivery, allows to manage strategy and delivery time, to keep account of all characteristics and complete sets of the order, to keep track of the status of order fulfillment and to timely calculate the planned profit. Besides, in a product an opportunity "Vesti" by the client from receipt of the request before formation of the commercial offer is implemented and to plan all costs accompanying deliveries creating cost value of the order — services of transport and insurance companies, payment of the customs duties.

Solution "Sage ERP X3: Production" includes processes of discrete and continued production, management of specifications and process charts, the diagram of production, a configuration of technical data, MPS/MRP II, quality control, integration with APS/MES systems. As a result of implementation users keep track of the status of accomplishment of the production order, control production costs and actual cost of products, plan purchases of materials for production and maintaining the production order, control stock balance at any moment, with detailing by quantity, the place in a warehouse and to batch number and also manage agreements with suppliers and clients.

Samoylovich Mark, deputy CEO of Sage Rus, group of Energy Consulting company: "In recent years Sage ERP X3 in Russia proved as the effective management tool as the companies of small and medium business. Advantages of work in a system users of legendary firm of sound recording Tune appreciated, the distributor of auto parts of RParts, equipment manufacturer for the NPP "Progress Ecology" and other companies. For those who exactly wants to receive almost immediate result from implementation of ERP now, we offer a packet of the ready-made solutions Sage ERP X3 on special conditions till April 30, 2015".

Interview with the head of practice of Sage ERP X3

In March, 2015 the head of practice of Sage ERP X3 of the Energy Consulting group Mark Samoylovich in an interview of TAdviser in detail described systems capabilities for the Russian customers: Implement ERP in 4 months — it is real

Sage ERP X3: Production

Solution "Sage ERP X3: Production" is intended for automation of key management of the distribution company. Within packaged solution are a part of the automated processes: purchase management, planning of deliveries, inventory management, sales management, customer relationship management (CRM), set of standard reports.

Sage ERP X3 in the world

2011

Business partners and integrators

For May, 2011 business of the company includes an ecosystem from more than 3 thousand clients and 200 business partners worldwide. Christoph Letelye, the CEO of the company and the head of the international Sage ERP X3 projects sounded a number of the new global initiatives directed to achievement of high quality and deepening of the user experience. It was talked of the world technical support, the standardized methodology concerning multinational distribution of Sage ERP X3 also global universal certification of consultants and business partners.

Mr. Letelye also emphasized importance of a partner ecosystem of Sage for growth of a share of Sage ERP X3 in the market and announced development of the new full-scale affiliate program. Meeting customer requirements, involvement of partners and the idea of certification are aimed at the development of innovations and increase in presence of Sage ERP X3 on average a market segment by close interaction and use of the innovative technologies based on offers for specific industries.

Involvement of new sales associates, independent vendors of software, system integrators, consultants and developers is also connected with desire of independent vendors to develop third-party solutions and original SAFE X3 of the solution; SAFE X3 is used for designation of a technology platform and the built-in environment of developments (IDE). At cooperation with Sage at world level all will be able to estimate advantages of use of the technologies promoting increase in income.

Strategy of development for a system

On May 26, 2011 the Sage Group - software developer for enterprise management, held an online conference under the name "Upgrade of ERP systems: Growth perspective", with the purpose to announce the strategy for Sage ERP X3 – the conducting solution for an average segment of the market. The president of the company Gui Beruille submitted the development plan for Sage in an average and upper segment and confirmed intentions of Sage concerning the leading world ERP solution - Sage ERP X3.

New clients, partners and the improved version of the solution Sage ERP X3 promoted double profit increase. Besides at a press conference it was announced how Sage ERP X3 will keep the development by expansion of client tinning using new offers such as, for example, the world technical support, global affiliate programs and global certification of consultants and business partners.

Mr. Beryuye emphasized a strong basis of Sage ERP X3, paying special attention on rapid development of the solution from the moment of the presentation of the 6th version in January, 2010. According to Gui Berruille, "we have a magnificent opportunity to grow, updating the operating systems in process of development of needs of clients. Sage ERP X3 is very good example of how to expand the target audience and to win round new clients, namely – representatives of medium business who work at the international scene".

Throughout it told about how Internet-applications of Sage and the connected service offers promote performance improvement, flexibility and profitability of clients: "Our strategy is in to rewriting the existing Internet-applications for an average segment, and to create available integrated and online versions of our many existing solutions which will allow users to take advantage of solutions services – for example, the preferential price of a subscription and lack of management of the equipment".

In conclusion the senior vice president of Sage ERP X3 Emmanuel Obadiya paid attention to version 6.2 Sage ERP of X3 and the updated functions of this solution, having made several key statements for new functionality which development was contributed by serious strategic partnership. It was talked of adding of the First version of the solution for electronic control by document flow, solutions for data exchange of Talend (ETL), availability of a web top of Sage to the enterprises created together with Netvibes and also joint developments of Sage and Oracle for further integration of Oracle Database 11g into Sage ERP X3.

Mr. Obadiya complemented the speech with the announcement of the new program of industry solutions directed to continued and discrete production, services and distribution with a possibility of immediate access of the first industry solution to the module of services "Calculation of project cost and works".

2014: Sage ERP X3 of version 7

Sage ERP X3 of version 7 allows to make business management really mobile — to check inventory condition, to receive orders from clients, to approve requests for payment, to trace key performance indicators and to manage other major processes with iPhone, iPad or Android device.

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Individually configured web interface and complete of integration with Microsoft Office considerably simplify work and allow to be in time more for smaller time. Sage ERP X3 of version 7 opens possibilities of control and quality improvement of service at the expense of the developed tools of a business intelligence and more quick access to the necessary information.

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