New England Natural Bakers

Food Manufacturing and Distribution

Based in Greenfield, MA

Producer and distributor of quality organic foods

Sells to consumers and Natural Foods Retail stores throughout the United States

Challenge

• Expected business to grow at a rate commensurate with the national growth in demand for natural food products
• Needed a modern solution capable of accommodating increased business volumes, additional product lines, new target markets and varying ways of conducting business

Solution

• Sage ERP X3
• The system could best meet current needs, but also handle more sophisticated future requirements without significant changes
• Confidence that the system's food-specific functionality will continue to evolve with them into the future

Results

• Scheduling and inventory planning benefits from formal MRP runs
• Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) effectively complemented MRP and reduced inventory carrying costs with better inventory accuracy
• Reporting capabilities eliminated need for external resources to generate new reports