Success Story: Sage X3 wraps MLW Foods in efficiency and significant savings
Success Story
Sage X3 wraps MLW Foods in efficiency and significant savings
About MLW Foods Products: MLW Foods Inc. is a privately held food company based in Montréal, Quebec and are leaders in the manufacturing, distribution, and commercialization of a broad variety of frozen foods, including full-course meals, soups & appetizers.
Company MLW Foods
Location Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Industry Manufacturing
Sage Products Sage X3
The challenge An acquisition led to the formation of MLW Foods. The organization faced a tight timeline to switch the existing systems application and products (SAP) due to increased demand, so choosing the right partner was essential.
The solution Sage X3 is a ultra-customizable enterprise resource planning (ERP) for large enterprises built to meet the needs of process, discrete, and mixed-mode manufacturing.
The result • MWL Foods saves 20-30% annually versus SAP cost.
• The rapid on-time, on-budget implementation sped up ROI.
• MLW Foods made additional savings via access to data analytics and warehouse management tools.
• Hyper-accurate forecasting and planning cut back orders significantly.
Popular manufacturer of Wong Wing Asian-inspired meals replaces SAP with Sage X3 and saves 30% annually.
In 2021, the acquisition of the Asian foods brand Wong Wing brand led to the formation of MLW Foods. Suddenly, the newly-fledged, Montreal-based organization needed a business solution that they could quickly implement that would enable them to operate at scale.
“Previously, we had too many manual processes.”
“It felt a bit like jumping on a moving bus. Business couldn’t stop, so we had to pick a product and a partner very carefully to be successful.”
Jacques Plante CIO and CFO, MLW Foods
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MLW Foods stays ahead of the competition MLW Foods selected Sage X3 as its next-generation ERP application, for its robust process manufacturing capabilities and deep data analytics.
From configuring X3 to match its quality control workflows to creating customized dashboards, MLW is consistently passing audits and able to execute on opportunities in ways they never have before.
“We’re able to track lots forward and backward and complete a test recall within 30 minutes. It gives us tremendous confidence in our system and ensures we pass every audit.
With Sage X3, we stay out in front... We have continuous access to the data we need to run the business in the most efficient, safe, and profitable way possible.”
Jacques Plante CIO and CFO, MLW Foods
MLW Foods saves 20-30 % each year with Sage X3 With Sage X3, MLW Foods continues to see the positive impact of elevated efficiency, lower costs, and productivity improvements throughout the enterprise.
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