Grow your business by improving decision making

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A 20% improvement in data intelligence will result in: – 2.6% increase in year-over-year revenue– 2.2% increase in year-over-year profitability

+ $ 9216 in revenue  per 

employee

+ $ 440 000 in profits

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A Business Intelligence Solution Can HelpWin New Customers and Grow Revenue

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Companies with more effective data grow  35% faster*

*Research commissioned by Sage in Europe and North America shows that mid‐market companies with improved data accessibility, quality, intelligence, and usability can expect a net gain of 35% more in incremental revenue year‐over‐year than lower performing companies.

That’s roughly $980,000 incremental revenue a year on average for a company earning $42M annually in gross revenue.

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A Business Intelligence Solution Can HelpWin New Customers and Grow Revenue

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The Best ERP Solutions Can HelpReduce Costs

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57% improvement in inventory turns

20% faster cycle time from order to shipment

18% reduction in operational costs

16% reduction in administrative costs

18 % improved complete and on‐time shipments

Typical benefits from best‐in‐class ERP implementations(Aberdeen Research – 2013)

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A Business Priority for your Peers

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0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

Winning new customers

Reducing my operating costs

Growing my revenue

Top business priorities for midsize businesses | All regions(Sage Global Business Index – 2013)

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How can Sage help 

you grow?

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• Sage ERP Intelligence Reporting• Sage Enterprise Intelligence• Sage Inventory Advisor

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Sage Evolution Sage Pastel

Sage 300 ERP

Sage ERP X3

Sage 100 ERP

Sage 50 U.S. Edition

Sage 50 Canadian Edition

Sage 500 ERP

Sage VIP

Sage Pastel Payroll

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How Sage Intelligence helps win new customers

Are my sales prospects converting to customers? How fast are they converting, at what price point, and what are they buying?

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How Sage Intelligence helps reduce operating costs

How much does it cost to make this product on line 1, vs. line 2. How much does it cost to ship with this shipper vs. that shipper in truck load vs. partial shipments.

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How Sage intelligence helps grow my business

Who are my most profitability customers, where are they located, what do they buy, how do they pay?

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Sage ERP Intelligence Reporting- Features

Control, Automate and Analyze within Excel

Sage Intelligence is fully integrated with Sage 50, Sage 100 ERP, Sage 300 ERP, Sage 500 ERP and Sage ERP X3

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Trust = Data Quality

• Controlled and secure environment• Trusted real-time data in flexible reports• A common set of KPIs and metrics based on accurate ERP data • A single version of the truth to help with planning and improve

forecasting

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Data Usability

• Edit and view reports through the familiar interface of Microsoft Excel - that’s easy to use

• Out the box financial and operational reports• Run reports at the click of a button• Two methods available to create and design your

financial reports depending on your Excel skills• Easily drill down into

your reports

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Data Accessibility

• See data from your entire business• Automatically distribute reports to anyone who

needs them in the required format

Sage Intelligence Data Accessibility

Our managers receive a single spreadsheet containing our dashboard which they can filter by department or product line and they can drill down to see the underlying transactions."Phoebe Hire, Mega Corp Inc

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In summary..

Consolidates datafrom any ODBC‐compliant 

database

Out‐of‐the‐box valuePredefined reports.

Easy to useFamiliar interface of Excel. 

Eliminates “spreadsheet chaos”Controlled and secure environment

Saves time and moneyAutomates report preparation

Flexible reportingCustomize and manipulate reports

Improves CollaborationAutomated report distribution

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Sage Enterprise Intelligence

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How Sage Enterprise helps win new customers

My sales rep in Canada needs a price quote today and I am on a plane to Idaho.

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How Sage Enterprise Intelligence helps reduce operating costs

How many employees should I have in my stores during specific times of the day in order to run my stores more efficiently and provide better customer service?

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How Sage Enterprise intelligence helps grow my business

• Where are the customers located that do business with me and what service areas am I missing within a specific geographic location?

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Sage Enterprise IntelligenceProduct Positioning

• Reduce time spent on business analysis and reporting.

• Empower any users to analyze and report on financial and operational data without needing assistance from others.

• Simplify and accelerate the distribution of relevant information across the organization, for coherent and better-informed decision-making.

Self‐Service, Comprehensive Business Intelligence

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Key FeaturesPowerful, Yet Intuitive for Users

Comprehensive Analytics and Reporting on Any or Multiple Sources

Self‐Service: for executives, managers and business users

Live and Secure Sage ERP X3 Integration Web Interface, Mac/Win Dashboarding OLAP Processing Geospatial Analysis Mobile Automatic distribution of reports Excel Add‐In

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Sage Enterprise IntelligenceMultiple Interfaces for Easy Access

Web (BI)

Mobile

Excel

One comprehensive, easy to use BI solution

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Sage Enterprise IntelligenceWeb (BI)

• Intuitive user Interface fully integrated with Sage 300 ERP, Sage 500 ERP and Sage ERP X3

• Access to KPIs and dashboards  to easily share information as well as leverage pre‐built templates and drill‐down into transactional data.

• Centralized security layer

• Data entry (ie. Budgeting)

• Distribution module

• Data warehouse and consolidation (OLAP)

Real‐time access to Sage ERP X3 and other data sources

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Some Key Features and Benefits include:

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Sage Enterprise IntelligenceMobilityAnytime, Anywhere IntelligenceMobile Business Intelligence provides users immediate access to real‐time enterprise information from mobile devices. Users out in the field are able to view and analyze business data, easily and instantaneously, resulting in better decision making and increased productivity.

Features• Intuitive User Interface • Delivers real‐time data • Fingertip analysis with KPIs and drill‐down • Worry‐free secure access 

Benefits• Remote access to enterprise data • Quick access to key metrics • Improves decision making • Enhance Corporate Performance 

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Sage Enterprise IntelligenceExcel Add-In

Empowers users with a dynamic and powerful means of accessing real‐time information within Microsoft Excel, eliminating the need for users to rely on IT resources to pull data for them. 

• Install and configure quickly to integrate seamlessly between Excel and data sources.

• Increase productivity by eliminating manual entry.

• Access enterprise data securely and share Excel documents without compromising security.

• Produce real‐time financial statements and reports

• Drill into real‐time transactional data within Excel.

• Easy to consolidate information from multiple data sources.

Some Key Features and Benefits include:

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Avon Rubber p.l.c. Industrial manufacturing 12 locations

Sage ERP X3 Sage Enterprise Intelligence“ Sage Enterprise Intelligence allows companies with vision to realize that vision.” Mike DePasquale Group Enterprise System Manager Avon Rubber p.l.c.

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Sage Inventory Advisor

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How Sage Inventory Advisor helps you win new customers

Having the right product in stock, when you need it, makes for happy customers!

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How Sage Inventory Advisor helps reduce operating costs

Inventory ties up working capital and affects your cash flow.. So stock what you sell! Don’t overstock!

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How Sage Inventory Advisor helps grow my business

Growing companies are always adding new products. Inventory insight is required to have the right product, in the right place and the right time.

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What is Sage Inventory Advisor?

Sage Inventory Advisor is an affordable Cloud-based solution that integrates with Sage ERP systems to help you optimize

your inventory:

decrease working capital improve customer service

save timeIndustries – Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail & Mining

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Inventory ManagementInventory Replenishment

ResponsibilityTo have the right stock at the right 

place at the right time

Forecasting Ordering

Expediting

Receiving inventory Pick/Pack/ship

LabelingCounting (Stock Take)

Inventory Control

ResponsibilityManage the physical product

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Information• Dashboard• Performance metrics• Problem items• Sophisticated forecasts• Recommended orders • Dynamic reporting

SageERP

Internet

Uploads Inventory data 

automatically extractedfrom the ERP system 

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How it Works

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Designed To Address Two Questions

Product Importance Forecasts

What needs attention today? What to Order?

Investment & Service

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Sage Inventory Advisor Customer Benefits

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2% to 10% improvement in fill rate Stock‐Outs 

10% to 15% reduction in excess inventory

Surplus Stock 

Up to 50% reduction in time spent on manual calculations

Time Spent 

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Sage Inventory AdvisorDemonstration

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Anytime, anywhere

Anytime, Anywhere

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Sage Inventory Advisor FuelsHubert Glass Oil Company

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Next steps

• Contact the following solution specialist to get a demo and start seeing the benefit to your company!

Thank you!