Overberg Agri, is implementing the Sage ERP X3 enterprise application suite to standardise its business processes groupwide and consolidate its various operations and subsidiaries onto a unified platform. Datacentrix has been appointed to oversee the implementation of the new business solution.

Overberg Agri will be rolling out the Sage ERP X3, Sage CRM, Sage Retail Management Solution, Sage Enterprise Intelligence, and Sage Inventory Advisor software. It will also be rolling out Aritmos’s vertical management software for cooperatives, food and agricultural companies developed on the Sage ERP X3 platform, as well as the DocuVision electronic document management system, which all integrate tightly with Sage ERP X3.

Overberg Agri MD Andre Uys said: “Our existing business solution was not keeping up with the evolution of our business and could not deliver the timeous management information we need to make the best possible business decisions.

“What’s more, we were becoming increasingly concerned about the business risk we face because of our reliance on a single supplier.

“We also knew that we needed to start using [information technology] more effectively as a competitive edge in an agriculture sector that is becoming increasingly technology driven.” 

This prompted Overberg Agri’s search for a new, integrated business solution.

“Our solution for agriculture seamlessly integrates all processes from planting to harvesting, packaging to marketing and sales management,” says Sage ERP X3 Africa, Australia, Middle East and Asia senior VP of sales Keith Fenner, adding that the solution helps agriculture companies to see what is happening in their businesses in real time, streamline their processes and, ultimately, compete more effectively.

contact: Janet Sharp
company: Sage ERP Africa
tel: 011 803 0030
email: janet@ideaengineers.co.za