Because Sage PFW ERP reflects over 20 years of continuous development in helping customers succeed, it is widely recognized as the industry standard for functional richness. The following are highlights of where Sage PFW can impact your ability to gain a competitive edge:

* Multi-currency capability
* Multi-language
* On-water tracking using Serialized Shipment Container Codes
* Automated vendor lead-time management
* Enterprisewide planning and budgeting
* Vendor quality management
* EDI
* Material Requirements Planning
* Lot tracking by lot number, bin number, expiration date
* Full AP integration
* QC test results entered upon receipt
* Contract management
* Support for formulation and batch size adjustments for ingredient potency
* Monitor Key Performance Indicators for currency fluctuations, out standing payables, days inventory in transit with business alerts

Food Safety and Nutritional Labeling - in today's increasingly litigious and regulated environment, it is critical that food manufactures maintain brand expectations of the quality of product. Sage PFW manufacturing provides powerful tools for ensuring the maintenance of high product quality standards, such as:

* Powerful computerized formulation laboratory
* Comparative physical properties analysis
* Comprehensive vendor quality analysis
* Multiple lot tracking methodologies
* Quarantine and expiration date control
* Complete QC data history maintenance
* Full-function nutritional labeling capability

Rapid Response to Competitive Challenges - Sage PFW is specifically designed to allow you not only to be faster and more accurate in operations but also be able to react flexibly to customer needs.

* "One-stop" order entry providing same screen access to:
o Customer history
o Contract data
o Custom pricing tables
o Production data
o Inventory data
o Substitution data
* Option to launch batch orders from order entry
* Advanced material planning features
o Material shortage analysis wizard
o Seven different methods of automated batch sizing
o Automatic unit of measurement for formulation and batches
o "Backflush" material requisitioning