Digital Technology as a Driver for the Chemical Enterprise: Sage X3.

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Today’s Presenters
Anne Sliney | Net@Work
Sage X3 Sales Leader
Jack Power | Net@Work
Sage X3 Solutions Architect

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Today’s Presenters
Agenda:
• Introduction to Net@work
• Introduction to Sage
• What is driving change?
• Introduction to Sage X3
• Sage X3 Overview Demo
• Questions and Answers

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Total Accountability.
Your Single Source for All Things IT.
• 18 years of experience.
• 5,000 satisfied customers across North America.
• Team of over 160 employees.
• Award Winning Customer Service.
Who is Net@Work

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Who is Net@Work
180+ Business
Technology
Architects and
Consultants
IT Road
Mapping
& Strategic Planning
Business
Process Review
Ecosystem
BI, Analytics
& Reporting
Cloud & IT
Managed Services
ERP/
Accounting
Web Development
& e-Commerce
Sister Company
Payment
Processing
SWYPE
Sister Company
CRM &
Marketing
Automation
HRMS/
Employer
Solutions
Document
Management
Nonprofit
Solutions
Managed Print
Services
Sister Company

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Why Sage ?
Exclusively
focused on
supporting small
to enterprise
sized businesses
The largest
footprint
with SMEs
in the world
The richest
portfolio of
solutions and
services for SMEs
to grow
The best
customer
experience and
support to
succeed

8. Why Sage - Global footprint
Sage X3 available Usable but not localized Available on AWS
15
languages
5000+
customers
direct sales
& 290
channel
partners
24
legislations
Sage legislations packs include:
Angola, Austria, Australia, New
Zealand, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, France, Germany,
Poland, Portugal, South Africa,
Spain, Switzerland, the United
Kingdom, and the United
States.
More legislation packs are
available from our partners in
Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain,
Botswana, China, Czech
Republic, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Hungary, India, Italy,
Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Kenya,
Kuwait, Lesotho, Malawi,
Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, the
Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman,
Qatar, Republic of South
Sudan, Romania, Russia,
Singapore, Somalia, Slovakia,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand,
Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda,
Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Why Change?

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Why Change?

11. Digital transformation
is the driver
Streamline core processes
Create new services
Improve user experience
Boost productivity
Increase collaboration
Drive innovation
Next generation ERP

12. Why change
for Sage X3
Simpler
enterprise
management
Faster
customer
response time
Flexible
business
processes

13. Business outcomes customers can expect
177% ROI (1)
$1,722,180
3-year benefits(1)
5 months
payback period (1)
$1,101,310
NPV (1)
(1) Forrester 2016 total economic impact analysis of Sage X3 points to
risk-adjusted benefits of $1,722,180 over three years versus
implementation and operating costs of $620,870, equating to a net
present value (NPV) of $1,101,310 for a Sage cloud subscription.
The risk-adjusted ROI was a very favorable 177%, and the payback
period was a quick five months on average for Sage X3 customers
participating in the research
(2) IDG Global research commissioned by Sage on enterprise
businesses in Europe and North America reveals that organizations
with fast and simple access to data and analytics benefit from 35%
superior organic growth over companies providing poor access to
data to employees.
(3) Independent research by Aberdeen Group points to 73% increase in
productivity following best in class ERP implementations.
73%
increased
productivity(3)
35% incremental
growth from simpler
access to information and
more effective use of
business data (2)
16%reduction in
administrative costs
What our research is saying
Get a personalized ROI estimate for your company
on sagex3.com

14. Industry solutions
Wholesale
Trade
Food
& Beverage
Chemicals Cosmetics
Pharma
Nutraceuticals
Industrial
equipment
Electrical
appliances
Electronics
Furniture
Fixtures
Engineering
services
Testing
laboratories
Equipment
rental
Maintenance
services
Sage X3 support for industry-specific processes(1)
(1) complementary applications may be required.
Fabricated
metal
Construction
Real Estate

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Why Net@work
Sage and Net@Work customers include the following sampling:
Some Sampling of Customers

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Not your typical ERP
Faster Simpler Flexible

17. Sage X3 is faster
Ready-to-use infrastructure, faster
deployment across business units,
faster delivery of new features
End-to-end management of your business processes
Universal access to data on Web and mobile devices
Real-time business insight, dashboards and drill-down

18. Rich integration, simpler software management
Intuitive data visualization
Personalization by users
2-way integration with Microsoft Office
Sage X3 is simpler
Access to functionality on demand,
simpler software management,
always on the latest version, less
dependency on IT resources.

19. Sage X3 is flexible
Rich functionality adapts to your industry processes
Flexible data model (multi-company, multi-legislation…)
Web services and customization tools
Scalable capacity
Ecosystem of complementary solutions
No startup investment, reduced demand on in-house staff,
customization does not deviate from upgrade path, reduction
in infrastructure costs

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Sage X3 Capability & Solution Summary
Sage X3 accelerates allbusiness processes, end to end
* See the Sage X3 Solution Capabilities Guide for details on functionality (available on sageX3.com)
Role-based workspace
Technology
HTML5
Common data
source
Dev tools and
web services
Mobile
Private cloud
or on-premises
Cloud
PurchasingAccounting
and financial
management
Inventory
management
Manufacturing
(ATO, MTO,
CTO, MTS)
Customer
service
Sales
management
Document management
and office collaboration
Workflow automation and
alerts
Reporting and business
analytics
CRM &
ecommerce
Human
resources
Payroll
Services
management
Payments
Treasury
management
Fixed assets
management
Business
intelligence
Industry
certified
solutions
Complementary Solutions*
Warehouse
management
systems
Sage X3 Core Business Management Applications and Technology*
Materialand
Inventory planning
Purchasing
and sub-contracting
Warehousing
And shipping
Marketing
and sales
Demand planning,
orders & forecast
Production planning
scheduling and
quality control
Customer
service

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Sage X3 for the Chemical Industry
Basic
Chemicals
Specialty
Chemicals
Fertilizers
Biofuels
Agro-chemicals Plastic Industry
Fine Chemicals
Paints,
Coatings, and
Inks
Examples Examples

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The Chemical Midmarket – Customer Concerns
Strategic Areas Key Drivers of Business Value Possible Enablers
Improved
supply chain efficiency
• Reduce inventory costs
• Improve cycle time with supply chain visibility
and efficiency
• Reduce material costs with strategic sourcing
• Collaborative demand and supply planning to
reduce working capital
• Produce products to market demands
• Aggregate purchasing requirements
• Collaborative process for demand planning
Managed
plant operations
• Improve asset productivity with capacity
utilization and investment management
• Increase operating efficiency with improved
scheduling
• Collaborative process for demand planning
• Integration of sales and operations planning
• Integrated business processes
Support new product
development
• Avoid early commoditization by actively
managing the product life cycle and anticipating
future requirements
• Maintain a competitive advantage with
collaborative design and rapid response to
customer requirements
• Financial system integration
• IT support for development process
• Transparent development process
Improved customer
service and profitability
• Quickly react to changing demands in product
specifications
• Optimize operating efficiency with improved
scheduling
• Business transparency
• Integration of sales and operations planning
• Integration of customer demand
• Self-service and the right sales channels

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The Chemical Midmarket – Customer Concerns
Midmarket chemical companies are concerned about . .
• High expense of ERP software and services
• Complexity and scope of ERP implementations
• Solution fitment for chemicals to enable growth
• Limited in-house IT resources
• High project risks
− Cost overruns
− Finding the right partners – solution & industry expertise
• Return on investment
− What are measurable KPIs?
− Is it future-proof and what is the product roadmap?

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Feature Highlights for Chemical Distributors and Manufacturers
LOT TRACKING
AND
TRACEABILITY
BATCH
PRODUCTION
QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE
AND
REPORTING
PLANNING
AND
SCHEDULING
INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
FORMULA
AND RECIPE
MANAGEMENT
SINGLE AND
MULTI-SITE
MANAGEMENT
INTER-
COMPANY
PROCESS
MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATED
DOCUMENT
MANAGEMENT
BAR CODING
AND
WAREHOUSE
AUTOMATION
CONTAINER
TRACKING
CRM
AFTER SALES
SERVICE
SAMPLE
TRACKING

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Regulatory Compliance and Reporting
Global Harmonization Functionality
• GHS hazard statements and precautionary
phrases
• GHS pictograms
• Compliant labels
• Material Safety Data Sheets as needed
• Special item fields to manage your GHS
conversion
• Hazardous Material Ratings by Product (HMIS,
NFPA)
• Chemical Identifiers
• Exposure Control

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R&D Formulation
• Create and refine formulas in a “sandbox”
• Map products back to master formulas
• Update multiple BOMs from a single formula
• Theoretical components and products allowed
• Create multiple formula versions
• Resize formulas in any unit
• Formula Costing
• Compare formulas
• Yield calculations
• Sample tracking by project

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Planning and Scheduling
Analyze POs and scheduled &
in-progress batches to assess
demand against available inventory.
Support for both finite and infinite
capacity requirements planning.
Drag-and-drop scheduling for
manual viewing, simulation, and
update of outstanding work orders
and routing operations.
Available integrations with
Advanced Planning and Scheduling
(APS) and Manufacturing Execution
System (MES).
Forecast, Plan and Deliver

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Constraint Based Scheduling

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Flexible Operations and Reporting
Multi-company, multi-site, multi-legislation structure
Group
Legal
Company
Financial
Site
Financial
Site
Legal
Company
Financial
Site
Financial
Site
Business
Unit
Business
Unit
Business
Unit
Business
Unit
Business
Unit
Business
Unit
Common frame of reference
and management rules.
Global compliance.
Flexible reporting.
Cross-functional views.
Scalable operations.

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Inter-Company Processes
Customer
ORDER
SUPPLIER
ORDER
CUSTOMER
ORDER
RECEIPTS SHIPMENTS
INVOICE INVOICE
SHIPMENT
OMEGA DISTRIBUTION OMEGA MANUFACTURING
OMEGA CORPORATION
CONTROL
BACK-TO-BACK PROCESSING
Gain full control
over inter-company
transactions

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Demo of Sage X3
For the midmarket to enterprise Chemical Industry

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Sage X3 Sales Leader
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