Manufacturing Automation & Revolutionary Businesses with Sage X3

It is thought that manufacturing automation was first introduced in the automotive industry back in the 1940s, where it was used on production lines.

Fun fact: The origin of the word ‘automation’ is attributed to D.S. Harder, who worked for Ford Motor Company as an engineering manager.

While the introduction or development of automation in any industry is often met with trepidation – most likely due to a lack of understanding of what these machines would and could do – we really can’t deny that the IIoT within a manufacturing business has led to vast improvements.

In the long term, the IIoT and a business’ employees work together harmoniously to push the business towards success and increased profitability.

While the possibilities for manufacturing automation processes specifically are endless, its potential for the business as a whole can be just as vast.

So, where does Sage come in?

As a cloud-enabled solution, users have the option to deploy Sage X3 on the cloud to benefit from its automation capabilities and the benefits they bring.

With a cloud-based system, your team can enter information from the shop floor, which is then instantly accessible to office staff, allowing efficient planning and management from all departments.

With auto-syncing on cloud systems, you are guaranteed access to up-to-date, up-to-the-minute information.

Wherever you are in the world, quickly access multiple reporting and dashboard options created to suit the needs of all users in your organisation, giving your team a visual of what they need to be working on, and you the power to action items directly from the portal, with information immediately sent to the right people.

Sage X3’s powerful capabilities for manufacturers provide all the tools required to improve productivity, including automated finite capacity planning, extensive traceability, product configurator, options and variants, and so much more.

As a full ERP system, you can manage and track an order from initial quote through to purchase order, production, dispatch, and delivery.

Use Sage X3 for manufacturing to its fullest capabilities and improve traceability across the board, in turn streamlining processes, improving communication, and saving time for everyone.

With full traceability comes the added bonuses of minimised risks and scope of recall.

Easily keep track of Quality Control and Production processes and maintain the flexibility to act on any opportunities that arise while also adapting to any potential problems before products leave the production floor.

With Sage X3 you it has never been more straightforward to keep everyone from employees to suppliers and customers in the loop.

Get an accurate and up-to-date view of product costing and pricing, allowing you to respond to customer enquiries and requests for quotes and other updates faster.

Use up-to-date information from across the business to monitor, manage and respond more quickly to shifting demands, and forecast and reduce fluctuations in purchasing, production and shipping to increase output and revenue.

Finally, at the end of the order process, many businesses see logistics departments spending hours of time manually looking up and confirming rules and regulations.

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