Running a business is complicated—running a specialty chemicals company is especially complicated. Maintaining numerous formulas, adhering to government regulations, keeping track of customers, managing personnel, and ensuring financial success are all critical. But how does a company manage it all? Many struggle using disparate solutions that do not work well together, but Sage PFW ERP can integrate these solutions—which can save time, money, and help your business succeed in a competitive marketplace.
What is Sage PFW? From its earliest versions to the current release, Sage PFW ERP has been designed with technical completeness and functional richness. Specialty chemicals companies need to manage the manufacturing process, and Sage PFW delivers with modules like Formulas, Production, and Inventory. Sage PFW also offers a wide variety of other features and capabilities, all integrated to work together seamlessly. You can use Sage PFW to automate manufacturing, integrate sales with customer resource management (CRM), improve human resources with an integrated human resource management system (HRMS), and manage all of your financials, from standard accounting to multicurrency and multicompany requirements—frequently needed in the global marketplace.
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Specialized Functionality Sage PFW ERP provides the functionality you need to succeed. Below are a few of the areas within the manufacturing process that Sage PFW can assist you with:
Industry Consolidation The specialty chemicals industry is expected to grow for the foreseeable future. With several hundred companies active in the field, it's still a fragmented market, with the top 25 companies accounting for just under 25 percent of its total value. Fragmented markets and margin pressure create a natural desire to consolidate in order to bring economies of scale into the competitive mix. Sage PFW includes functionality to help when companies consolidate, like:
Whether you are a public or private company, consolidation is a fact of life. Sage understands that in order to deal with consolidating competition, you need speed, flexibility, innovation, and superb customer service. That’s why Sage PFW was designed to provide advanced functionality to “level the playing field” through:
Globalization of the Supply Chain The major specialty chemical companies operate globally and would prefer to work with partners that also operate on that scale. As a global company itself, Sage is uniquely qualified to assist specialty chemical manufacturers with the complex demands that far-flung supply chains place on vendor quality management, formula management, lot tracking, and EDI. Sage PFW provides many powerful capabilities through its advanced features to help chemical companies deal with global sourcing:
Meeting Regulatory Demands In today’s competitive environment, compliance issues represent another key strategic front. Customers will outsource to companies that can ensure compliance with all environmental, safety, and FDA regulations. In support of companies with active participation in the industrywide Responsible Care® program and ISO 14001 certification for environmental management, Sage PFW provides fine chemical companies support for regulatory management with:
Rapid Response to Customer Needs Customers want flexibility. They want suppliers that can produce small quantities—sometimes just a few kilograms for trials. They also want suppliers that will rapidly gear up for full production. Suppliers need employees, ERP software, pilot plants, and production facilities that are all flexible. Specialty chemicals companies also need to be reliable while getting products to market quickly. They want suppliers that can produce the right quantities and are efficient enough to keep costs down. Sage PFW is specifically designed to allow you not only to be faster and more accurate in operations, but also to be able to react flexibly to customer needs:
Learn more about the capabilities in the Business Management Modules section below.
Sage PFW Software Configurations are modular and fully integrated, providing adaptability today and scalability tomorrow. Sage PFW manages the unique aspects of your enterprise, organizes resources, and provides the visibility necessary to improve bottom-line results. Additional Sage PFW Software Configurations include:
Core Accounting Sage PFW Core Accounting applications are the system’s heart - General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank Book, and Multi-Currency Manager.
Distribution Managing every phase of the distribution process with Sage PFW will reduce costs and increase profits.
Business Intelligence Customizable report writers, integration tools, business intelligence tools, and electronic printing solutions complete the Sage PFW business information system. FRx Desktop provides financial reporting (balance sheets, income statements, and more) and comes bundled with both versions of the General Ledger application.
Payroll, HR and Project Management Stay on time and on budget with payroll, HR, and project management tools that integrate seamlessly into Sage PFW.
eBusiness Transacting business over the internet is something your customers expect. The eBusiness application simplifies the technology barrier, giving you the flexibility to build a Web presence complete with security features to keep hackers out.
CRM Customer service, satisfaction, and retention are critical to continued revenue growth. That's why so many companies are using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions to improve internal communications, increase customer satisfaction, and boost sales revenues.
Budgeting and Forecasting Sage PFW Premier Budgeting and Advanced Allocations automate the time-consuming process of creating budgets and calculation allocations. With Premier Budgeting you can create more precise budgets while saving time and resources. Our Advanced Allocations module automates the allocations process, saving customers a significant amount of time.
Sage PFW is helping companies like yours achieve their goals. Read some of our Success Stories to see how Sage PFW is helping Specialty Chemicals companies and companies facing the same challenges as the Specialty Chemicals industry.