Software Solutions for Food Processors

1. Software Solutions
for Food Processors
built on Sage

2. Key Facts About RKL eSolutions, LLC
Over
1300Sage Customers
Nationwide
43States with Sage
Customers
102Colleagues
Nationwide
17Years Serving
our Customers

3. Key Facts About Sage
37Years Serving
Customers
13KColleagues
Worldwide
23Countries
Served
$3BGlobal
Revenue
3MCustomers
Worldwide

4. Award-Winning Service & Technology
Visionary

5. IFT Affiliated since 2009 | CLFP Member since 2000

6. Customers

7. Customer spotlight | Mary’s Gone Crackers
Authentic, organic, gluten-free snacks
Sage X3 gave MGC the ability to implement
barcode scanning across multiple sites, giving
visibility to on-hand inventory and improving
forward and backward lot traceability.
Industry: Food Snack Manufacturer
Founded: 2004
Employees: >160
HQ: Gridley, CA
Product: Enterprise Management
Deployment: Private Cloud
270%
3-year growth
since
implementing
Sage X3
Scalability
of their system is
critical to
enabling future
growth
Cloud
deployment
meant capital
could be
invested in
serving
customers
Configurable
and flexible to
accommodate
business
processes and
best practices

8. Meet Regulatory Compliance
Government compliance for FDA, USDA, HACCP, FSMA, SQF, and BRC
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
Process Flow Diagrams
Online Documentation & Help
Quality assurance
Traceability and Recall
Allergen designations
Labeling and Nutritional Value
The always changing regulated business environment can be tough to manage.
Sage X3 reduces risks and improves business processes economically and efficiently while
providing a foundation to meet compliancy standards.

9. Manage Inventory
Powerful formula & recipe management engine
Product & in-process costing
Multiple packaging units per product
Shelf-life management & FEFO picking logic
Configurable Price Matrices
Strong order fulfillment
Most Inventory stock in the food industry is perishable which changes the way food
companies manage inventory. Sage X3 delivers the inventory management tools
throughout the supply chain, from supplier to consumer.

10. Plan & Track Production
Batch/continuous flow processing
Weight Scale connectivity
Product & process costing
What if cost simulation, cost comparisons
Master Production Scheduling
MES connectivity to capture data
Production data collection
Profitability and food safety are critical to your success. Sage X3 manages the
transformation of raw ingredients into consumable products using modern
planning tools and technology that captures production data.

11. Embedded Business Intelligence
Role-based KPIs
Dashboards & Reporting
Report & Analyze
Implementing new software is disruptive and expensive. Its true value is measured by how
companies use the technology to improve business operations. Sage X3 delivers intuitive
dashboards, providing the information you need to make timely decisions.
“The benefits that we realized with
Sage X3 include: increased visibility of
financial indicators, intelligent data
analysis, and simple processes to
accommodate rapid growth.”
Jim Jasper, President
Stewart & Jasper Orchards

12. Business outcomes customers can expect
177%
ROI (1)
$1,722,180
3-year benefits (1)
5 months
payback period (1)
$1,101,310
NPV (1)
73%
increased
productivity(3)
35%
incremental growth
from simpler access
to information and
more effective use
of business data (2)
16% reduction in
administrative costs
What our customer research is saying:
(1)Forrester total economic impact analysis of Sage X3
points to risk-adjusted benefits of $1,722,180 over
three years versus implementation and operating costs
of $620,870, equating to a net present value (NPV) of
$1,101,310 for a Sage cloud subscription. The risk-
adjusted ROI was a very favorable 177%, and the
payback period was a quick five months on average for
Sage X3 customers participating in the research
(2)IDG Global research commissioned by Sage reveals
that organizations with fast and simple access to data
and analytics benefit from 35% superior organic growth
over companies providing poor access to data to
employees.
(3)Independent research by Aberdeen Group points to
73% increase in productivity following best in class Sage
X3 implementations.

13. 1. Implementation Preparation
2. Key User Training/System
Setup
3. Conference Room Pilot(s)
4. Production Dry Run
5. Cut-Over
6. Optimization
Project Phases
Our Project Methodology

14. Our Project Methodology
Implementation
Preparation
Review Implementation
Approach
Create Detailed Project
Work Plan
Schedule Application
Consultants
Prepare Project Workspace
Establish Project Steering
Committee
Establish Core Team
Kick Off Project
Procure Hardware/Install
Software
System Setup / User
Training
Parameterization &
Transaction Setup
Business Process Mapping
Enhancement, Interface &
Report Definition
Master Data File Mapping &
Conversion
Piloting
Create Test Script
Load Test Database
Draft Special Case
Scenarios
Draft User Documentation
Process Validation & Test
Execution
Adjust & Re-execute (as
necessary)
Enhancement & Report
Programming
Production Dry Run
Convert Static Data
Convert Dynamic Data
Execute Pilot
Document Results
Test Technical
Infrastructure
Verify Enhancements &
Interfaces
Test Reports
Sign-off
Cut-Over
Resolution Of Pilot Issues
Final Draft of End User
Documentation
Train End Users
Development of Support
Protocol
Readiness Assessment
Contingency Planning
Final Data Conversion
Go-Live
Optimization
Analysis of Implementation
Results
Identification of Future
Needs
Planning / Scheduling of
Phase II

15. RKL Sage X3 Project Team
Tom Tobias, VP of our Sage X3 Team, manages our functional,
technical and development experts while providing Project
Manager oversight.
Ed Halloran, a Sr. Consultant and CPA, is a certified Sage X3
Financials expert. Ed has been implementing and supporting
clients for over 20 years.
Gisela Beaudean-Hornyai, a Sr. Consultant, is a certified Sage X3
Distribution and Manufacturing expert. Gigi is skilled in process
improvement with 7+ years experience.
Scott Watts, a Sage X3 Consultant, specializes in the Sage
Reporting and Business Intelligence tools. Scott is certified in
SI, SEI and has over 30 years experience.