Sage X3 ERP: Empowering Wine Manufacturers at Scale

The availability of system alerts, workflows, and recipes supports standardization of business processes and management by exception. A smart CitySoft development, on the Sage X3 platform, as it was designed to do, supports adherence to target goals when blending. Optional advanced manufacturing execution capabilities and Sage X3 ERP production scheduling including master production scheduling (MPS) and material requirement planning (MRP), helps production managers optimize line output without the headaches manual or Excel-based planning systems create. The addition of Evocon OEE and Zebra mobile device support agile responses to unexpected production floor issues.

Advanced inventory management captures lot, variety, vintage, additives, blend details if any, physical characteristics, and QC results during maturation and at other stages of production. Multiple stock locations and SKU status ensure quarantined SKUs cannot be picked for production, receipted into your main stock holding, or sold. Mobile devices can be used across all the inventory processes, including in rugged warehouse and production environments, cool rooms, and in some instances, in spaces with no internet coverage.

Tied to production by way of MPS and MRP calculations, the Sage X3 system supports sales from a wide range of sales channels including from mobile salespeople, inbound sales calls, and EDI, plus B2B and B2C sales via popular web stores. A CitySoft Sage X3 solution for the wine industry can be expanded further through integrations with specialist retail (cellar door) software and restaurant POS systems and by using Sage X3 CRM or the fully featured Sage CRM system with Mail-Chimp for Wine Club management and communications.

Whilst the Sage X3 ERP system handles a single legal entity – single or multi-site client profile, the design of Sage X3 makes it the ideal partner for enterprises who operate multiple legal entities in a group and who may also trade between related entities.

CitySoft’s Sage X3 process manufacturing ERP system supports corrective and preventative actions. The system will help identify the root cause of an issue; help create a new test plan and apply updated test results in the system.

• A preventative action plan can be generated based on continuous improvement objectives including adjusting and improving QC tests on raw and finished goods to meet quality standards.

• The system supports assignment of technical sheets to products as a part of a test plan.

• Any changes to test plans, technical sheets, product ingredients or recipes are controlled through workflows and approval processes and can be limited to specific staff.

Sage X3 ERPs service request functions can be used to manage complaints regarding product defects or quality issues.

CitySoft’s Sage X3 process manufacturing ERP system records preventative and monitoring actions against your production records.

Any products failing your QC tests are designated a (Q) quarantined status preventing the products from being shipped or picked for production.

Multiple samples can be taken during production with results used for continuous process improvement efforts.

Specifications can be set at a client and at a production level with a Certificate of Analysis (CofA) generated and sent to customers.

Deviations from the standard are recorded on system and can be managed by the QC department.

Stock items can be disposed of where their status cannot be rectified through additional processes.