Case StudiesIndustrial ManufacturingUnited States
Industrial ManufacturingUnited StatesManufacturing & Distribution

US Manufacturer ERP Rescue and Stabilization

ERP rescue, manufacturing stabilization, MRP, costing, month-end close.

ManufacturingMRPInventoryFinancialsCosting
Operational outcomes
MRP became
the primary planning tool within 60 days
Production cost
reconciled to the GL within 90 days
Month-end close
reduced from 18+ days to 6 days
Replacement project
canceled — Sage X3 retained
Business challenge

An operation running at scale without the systems to match it.

The organization ran multiple sites with continuous inventory movement — a volume and complexity that had outgrown its manual processes.

  • Sage X3 had been live for 18 months but never stabilized.
  • MRP suggestions were ignored by planners. Production scheduling happened in spreadsheets.
  • Standard cost and actual cost did not reconcile. Variances were not understood.
  • Month-end close took 18+ days. The CFO was considering replacement.
Solution

A warehouse execution platform built end-to-end in Sage X3.

2-week assessment

Identified the actual root causes: master-data gaps in BOMs and routings, planning policy misconfiguration, and accounting code errors driving cost variance.

MRP and master data repair

Cleaned BOMs and routings, set planning policies item-by-item, and worked alongside planners to rebuild trust in MRP output.

Costing reconciliation

Repaired accounting code configuration so production transactions posted cleanly. Built a costing reconciliation report finance could use monthly.

Close acceleration

Documented a close checklist, eliminated several reconciliation spreadsheets, and built a 6-day close calendar.

Platform

Built on Sage X3.

Manufacturing
MRP
Inventory
Financials
Costing
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