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Specialist manufacturing software to grow your business

Deliver quality products to meet customers’ demands and minimise risk with flexible manufacturing ERP software.

What is the difference between ERP and MRP software?

Both ERP and MRP software are designed to help your manufacturing business run smoothly.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software allows you to effectively manage your resources. It gives you a complete overview of your planning, inventory management, sales, finance and people management.

Manufacturing resource planning (MRP) software is tied into your manufacturing processes. It can help identify inefficiencies in the supply chain and provide data to help you implement better solutions.

Put simply MRP is manufacturing ERP software developed specifically for the manufacturing industry, to help you control operations, ensure the delivery of consistent quality goods, and take advantage of new commercial opportunities.

Stay ahead with manufacturing and inventory software

There are many benefits to using our manufacturing software.

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Satisfied customers

React quickly to changing demands in the industry, speed up response time and manage changes to pricing and shipping to help foster positive relationships with your customers thanks to manufacturing CRM systems.

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Guarantee quality

Maintain a consistently high quality throughout the manufacturing process to minimise the risk of recalls. Identify areas of opportunity and remain flexible to act on them.

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Control costs

Connect your accounting software with ERP solutions for your manufacturing business and get actionable insights into your production costs to see where to cut spend and save money faster.

Tackle industry-specific challenges

With an increasingly complex supply chain comes challenges. Discover manufacturing and inventory software, tailored for your industry.

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Food and beverage

Stay compliant and reduce waste to maximise your operations thanks to manufacturing ERP software.
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Chemicals

Use insights to get the most from valuable resources and simplify operations.
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Process manufacturing

Manage your entire process and manufacturing operations more effectively.
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Discrete manufacturing

Inventory management, production scheduling and regulatory requirements are just some of the unique business challenges facing discrete manufacturers. By investing in dynamic and flexible discrete manufacturing software, you’ll be better equipped to handle inventory, manage production costs, analyse product line profitability, and simplify your operations.

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Fabricated metal

A competitive market and fluctuating resource costs make producing high-quality metal products to exact specifications a challenge.

Getting the best manufacturing software will allow you to manage resources, production schedules, and customer orders and tie them into your accounting systems.

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Industrial machinery and equipment

Manufacturing businesses must compete with machinery and equipment suppliers at home and abroad, so profitability is essential.

Manufacturing software will help you save money on inventory control and get more value from employees and assets.

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Instruments and related products

With technology-intensive products and shortening product life cycles, it's vital to ensure investments return revenue to the business quickly.

To cut costs and improve cash flow, you need access to detailed information about every aspect of your business processes. With the right accounting software, you can make timely decisions based on complete and accurate data to move your manufacturing business forward.

Reclaim control over your manufacturing processes

Want to drive your business forward while minimising risk and delivering the high quality your customers expect? Download our guide to learn more today.
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Surpass your customers' expectations

Stay in total control of your business with MRP and ERP solutions for manufacturing.

Sage 200 Evolution

Gain full control with smart, cost-effective software

  • Configure and customise Sage 200 Evolution with optional modules for different industries to suit business needs
  • Gain even more control with full inventory management including batch and serial traceability and replenishment
  • Gain better visibility with connected CRM
  • Build and access powerful data insights on the go, in the familiar environment of Excel
  • Reduce complexities with bank feeds
  • Use business intelligence and insights to propel your business forwards
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Sage 300cloud

Sage 300cloud software can help prepare your business for growth. You'll love how easy it is to manage your accounting, inventory, operations, distribution, and more.

  • Gain a 360 degree view of  your entire operation by a single, integrated solution
  • Strengthen vendor relationships and streamline purchasing. Process and track domestic and international orders
  • Manage multiple companies and currencies
  • Automate your finances with simplified monthly reconciliations
  • Simplify your inventory by shipping orders on time, from multiple locations
  • Optimise operations and distribution processes to eliminate waste and deliver on time—every time
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Sage Business Cloud

Sage X3

Take control of your entire business, from supply chain to sales with Sage Business Cloud X3

  • A single solution for managing your core business processes including inventory, sales, customer service, finance and workflow
  • Collaborate across divisions, countries, multiple sites, languages and legislations
  • Manage financial operations with general ledger, cost accounting and budgeting
  • Control procurement, cash flow and business purchases
  • Get 360 degree view of customers across sales, marketing, customer service and support
  • Ideal for manufacturing, wholesale distribution and service processes businesses
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Jupiter Marketing

One of the real benefits for Sage Business Cloud X3 is we can run multiple companies off the same system. Everything we do, everywhere we go… can be controlled from this office. The one guarantee with Sage, which is the most important as an MD, is the figures are correct.

Mark Tweddle
Managing director

Top challenges manufacturers will face in 2020

Compliance, lack of oversight and increasingly complex supply chains are some of the challenges faced by manufacturers. With the right software, you can:

  • Protect your business against catastrophic recalls. Recent legislation in many countries has given government departments increased power to intervene with manufacturers’ operations and easily demand product recalls and withdrawals.
  • Put an end to poor decision-making skills. Knowing and understanding your business can be a challenge even at the most productive times. With complete, accurate and on-the-spot, up-to-date data, you can make smarter decisions.
  • Stay in control of your entire supply chain. With a fast and accurate manufacturing ERP system it’s easy to track progress. Keep on top of key factors like costs, demand forecasting, production downtime and inventory excess.

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