With help from Sage ERP X3 and Sage Enterprise Intelligence, Satellite Industries grows revenue while reducing costs
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
- Europe
Country
- United States
- Germany
Product
- Sage ERP X3
- Sage Enterprise Intelligence
Tech Stack
- ERP
- Business Intelligence
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Inventory Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Satellite Industries, Inc. is the world’s largest supplier of portable sanitation equipment. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with offices throughout North America and Europe. Satellite Industries is a model of operational efficiency. To support its distributed worldwide operations, the company selected Sage ERP X3 and Sage Enterprise Intelligence. The company has successfully brought its business partners into its processing environment by establishing a self-service portal using Sage ERP X3. The company is currently in the process of opening a global distribution center, fully automated using Sage ERP X3 warehouse management functionality.
The Challenge
Satellite Industries, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of portable sanitation equipment, was facing significant growth and global expansion which strained their system of disconnected business management applications. Financial reporting was a time-consuming and laborious process, with month-end closing often taking more than 15 days. The company was in need of a powerful, integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to enable it to better meet the needs of its growing operation. The company also wanted quick access to real-time information, not information that was weeks old. The company’s Sage business partner introduced Babcock to Sage Enterprise Intelligence, a powerful business intelligence tool integrated with Sage ERP X3.
The Solution
Satellite Industries implemented Sage ERP X3, replacing a homegrown software system and several disconnected processes. Sage ERP X3 was selected from a field of nearly 40 competing software systems, including Microsoft Dynamics AX, daily.commerce, and Oracle. The company has implemented barcode tracking, directed picking, and directed put away throughout the warehouse using Sage ERP X3. The company has also successfully brought its business partners into its processing environment by establishing a self-service portal using Sage ERP X3. The company’s Sage business partner introduced Babcock to Sage Enterprise Intelligence, a powerful business intelligence tool integrated with Sage ERP X3.
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