Are Manual Processes Costing You
More Than You Think?
Production planning, formula management, and shop floor control all in one platform built for discrete and process manufacturers.
Manufacturing discovery
The issue is usually hidden between production and finance.
The assessment looks for the points where shop-floor reality stops matching system data: late consumption, informal substitutions, unposted scrap, manual batch tickets, and costing assumptions.
Why RFR for Manufacturing?
Many manufacturers run "islands of automation": shop floor systems that don't talk to the ERP. This leads to ghost inventory, inaccurate costing, and missed delivery dates. Manual batch ticket entry creates data lag, WIP visibility is limited, and quality failures are caught too late in the process.
RFR Group deploys Sage X3's deep Manufacturing module to create a closed loop. Engineering BOMs drive Work Orders, which are updated in real-time via shop floor scanners. Every material consumption, employee time entry, and completed quantity is captured as it happens, giving you a single source of manufacturing truth from raw material receipt to finished goods shipment.
Discrete assembly lines and process batch formulations both run on X3, configured to match your exact production workflow. The first milestone is not a dashboard; it is a trusted production record that finance, planning, and the plant team all accept.
Manufacturing Features That Matter
Sage X3 delivers deep production functionality out of the box. RFR configures each module to match your exact workflow.
Real-Time MRP
Run MRP calculations on dedicated compute nodes. Manage Work Center Groups and visualise loads with finite capacity planning, in minutes rather than overnight.
Shop Floor Control
Direct production tracking via mobile scanners. Capture employee time, material consumption, and completed quantities instantly at every operation.
Formula Management
Strict version control and yield calculation for process (batch) manufacturers. Manage percentage-based BOMs with potency adjustment and co-product output.
Quality Gates
Enforce mandatory quality checks and digital signatures before goods move to the next operation. Full ISO and FDA compliance support built in.
Deep Traceability
Database-level triggers ensure every Work Order Operations line modification is time-stamped. Full forward and backward lot traceability for audit readiness.
Mobile Automation
Handheld scanning for raw material issues and finished good receipts. Zebra and Honeywell device support with real-time ERP synchronisation.
Process & Discrete in a Single Instance
Sage X3 is unique in its ability to handle both process (mixing/formulas) and discrete (assembly/BOM) manufacturing without separate modules or databases.
Discrete Manufacturing
Assembly & Fabrication
- Multi-level Bill of Materials
- Project-based Manufacturing
- Configurator Management
- Routing with alternative Work Centers
Process Manufacturing
Food, Chemical & Pharma
- Formula & Recipe Management
- Potency & Shelf Life Management
- Full Lot Traceability (FDA 21 CFR)
- Co-product & by-product costing
Plant-floor note
"The planner was running MRP three times because the first two runs never matched what supervisors were doing on the floor. The fix was not another report. We had to standardise how substitutions, scrap, and partial completions were posted before the planning run could be trusted."