How to upgrade from Sage Manufacturing to SAP Business One

Time is ticking on Sage Manufacturing. Towards the end of last year, Sage stopped supporting the add-on for Sage 50 and Sage 200. This means that unless there is a U-turn, there will be no further help or development for the application from Sage.

Existing users can still run the solution as before. However, if any bugs appear, user experience issues that crop up, or any future requirements for new functionality, these are doubtful to be fixed or updated.

So what does this mean for companies running Sage Manufacturing? And what are the alternatives...

Upgrading to SAP Business One

Growing manufacturing firms use SAP Business One across the globe. Unlike Sage, there's no add-on required for standard manufacturing tasks. B1 has a range of powerful production and MRP features that come as standard. Advanced manufacturing capabilities are also available.

These features are integrated with SAP Business One’s other powerful core tools. Everything your business needs is included in this end-to-end system. Control finance and accounts, manage customers with powerful sales and CRM tools and avoid bottlenecks by automating supply chain processes and digitally controlling inventory items used in production lines.

Each year, SAP invests billions of dollars into its innovative enterprise solutions. B1 is no different with the latest version (V10), including tools such as Office 365 integration and the convenient web client. The Road Map for SAP Business One outlines commitment for years to come.

SAP Business One is also hosted on-premise or in the cloud. This provides a range of affordable hosting options to manufacturing companies.

Manufacturing Benefits of SAP Business One

SEIDOR supports more than 8,000 companies globally. We are the world’s largest SAP Business One partner and were recently ranked as SAP’s No.1 partner for SMEs. We are here to ensure you maximise your ERP investment, whatever your manufacturing requirements.

With all data centralised, manufacturing companies running SAP Business One can control inventory and production management in real-time. This helps to reduce unnecessary investment in idol inventory and promotes cost-effective production.

Alongside optimised inventory and production processes in SAP Business One, the solution also has tools for available to promise manufacturing to drive standards of customer satisfaction. There is also powerful features for BOM management and to automate production orders. These are accompanied by forecasting and MRP tools that come as standard, as do interactive production and warehouse reports and analytics.

Migrating from Sage to SAP Business One

If you’d like to move away from a Sage Manufacturing legacy system to SAP Business One, it’s a straightforward process working with us.

Our solution experts and architects will work closely with your team to map out your current requirements and any future ambitions your business has on the horizon.

Having worked with thousands of organisations globally, we’ve got the experience and expertise to get your system deployed and live as soon as possible.

On-Demand SAP Business One Manufacturing Webinar

If you’d like to see SAP Business One in action, our team are always available to give you a guided tour. Contact us You can watch our On-Demand Webinar: How to control your manufacturing processes with SAP to see all of the features highlighted above.

If you’d like to speak to a manufacturing expert, we are always ready to help get in touch with one of our team on 01 697 1818 today.