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SAGE X3 IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES

Sage X3 Implementation Built Around Your Operations

Plan, configure, migrate, and deploy Sage X3 with a Sage Implementation Partner experienced in complex manufacturing, distribution, and multi-company environments.

  • Reduce implementation risk and disruption
  • Connect finance, manufacturing, and distribution
  • Prepare your data, systems, and teams for go-live
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Customer Success

How MLW Foods Implemented Sage X3 in Just 10 Months

See how the Montreal-based food manufacturer worked with IWI to replace SAP, modernize its operations, and build a more efficient and scalable ERP environment.

Replacing SAP Without Disrupting the Business

Following the acquisition that led to the formation of MLW Foods, the company needed to move away from its former parent company’s SAP environment and implement its own ERP within a tight timeline.

The business could not stop during the transition. MLW Foods needed a solution that could support process manufacturing, distribution, quality control, forecasting, data analytics, and continued growth without the complexity and cost of SAP.
  • Tight timeline to replace SAP
  • Business continuity during the transition
  • Complex food manufacturing requirements

A Phased Sage X3 Implementation Led by IWI

MLW Foods selected IWI Consulting Group to implement Sage X3, supported by Sage Enterprise Intelligence. The implementation began with general ledger and accounts payable before progressing to distribution and manufacturing.

IWI also helped configure automated data collection, lot and inventory tracking, quality control workflows, reporting, dashboards, and KPIs.
  • Finance implemented first
  • Distribution and manufacturing followed
  • Automated data collection and lot tracking
  • Customized reporting, dashboards, and KPIs

Fully live in 10 months

Lower Costs, Better Visibility, and Greater Operational Control

With Sage X3 and IWI, MLW Foods created a more efficient and connected operating environment. The company reduced ERP costs, automated previously manual processes, improved forecasting, strengthened quality control, and gained more detailed operational and profitability insights.

  • 100% end-to-end lot traceability within minutes
  • 15% reduction in inventory holding costs
  • Streamlined compliance reporting for food safety audits
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CUSTOMER PROFILE
mlw foods

MLW Foods is a privately held food manufacturer based in Montréal, Quebec. The company manufactures, distributes, and commercializes a broad range of frozen foods, including meals, soups, and appetizers.

  • Location: Montréal, Canada
  • Industry: Food Manufacturing
  • Sage Solutions: Sage X3 and Sage Enterprise Intelligence
  • Implementation Partner: IWI Consulting Group
“With Sage X3 and IWI, we stay out in front. I never feel like we’re playing catch-up.”

— Jacques Plante, CIO and CFO, MLW Foods

IMPLEMENTATION HIGHLIGHT

Fully operational with Sage X3 in 10 months while maintaining business continuity.

WHY IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS

Sage X3 Is Powerful. Implementation Determines the Outcome.

Sage X3 can support complex financial, manufacturing, distribution, and multi-company operations. But technology alone does not create a successful transformation. An implementation can quickly become expensive and disruptive when requirements, data, integrations, testing, and user adoption are not properly planned.
  • Requirements are not clearly defined
  • Existing processes are copied without improvement
  • Data migration is underestimated
  • Integrations are addressed too late
  • Users are involved only near go-live
  • Testing and training are rushed
  • Post-go-live support is not properly planned
THE IWI APPROACH

Our Sage X3 Implementation Process

Our Sage X3 implementation methodology brings together business processes, technology, data, people, and project governance. Each phase has a clear objective, defined deliverables, and the controls needed to reduce risk and prepare your organization for long-term success.

01

Assess

We evaluate your current systems, processes, operational challenges, and business priorities to define what the Sage X3 implementation needs to accomplish.

  • Business process discovery
  • Current-state assessment
  • Requirements gathering
  • Project goals and priorities
02

Design

We translate your requirements into a practical solution design that defines future workflows, system architecture, integrations, responsibilities, and project scope.

  • Future-state process design
  • Sage X3 solution architecture
  • Module and integration planning
  • Project scope and governance
03

Configure

We configure Sage X3 to support your financial, manufacturing, distribution, reporting, and operational requirements without introducing unnecessary complexity.

  • Sage X3 configuration
  • Workflow development
  • Roles and permissions
  • Reports and dashboards
04

Validate

We migrate and reconcile data, test integrations, validate business-critical workflows, and work with your users to resolve issues before the system moves into production.

  • Data migration and reconciliation
  • System integration testing
  • User acceptance testing
  • Issue resolution and validation
05

Deploy

We prepare your team, data, and systems for the transition to Sage X3 through structured cutover planning, role-based training, go-live support, and early-stage stabilization.

  • Cutover and go-live planning
  • Role-based user training
  • Go-live support
  • Initial system stabilization
06

Evolve

Once Sage X3 is operational, we help your organization optimize processes, expand automation, improve reporting, and adapt the solution as your business evolves.

  • Post-implementation reviews
  • Process optimization
  • Additional automation
  • Ongoing Sage X3 support
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BUILT FOR COMPLEX OPERATIONS

Sage X3 Expertise for Organizations That Have Outgrown Simpler ERP Systems

IWI helps organizations implement Sage X3 when operational complexity, business growth, or limited visibility has made the current environment difficult to manage.

Manufacturing

Connect production planning, procurement, inventory, quality, costing, and financial management.

Food and Beverage

Support traceability, lot control, quality requirements, inventory management, and operational visibility.

Distribution & Wholesale

Improve inventory control, purchasing, fulfillment, warehouse operations, and customer service.

Multi-Company Operations

Create greater visibility and control across entities, divisions, locations, and financial structures.

Multi-Site Operations

Standardize processes while supporting the operational requirements of individual facilities or business units.

Canadian & Cross-Border

Support growing organizations managing multiple jurisdictions, currencies, entities, and reporting requirements.

CONNECTED OPERATIONS

Move Your Data. Connect Your Business.

A Sage X3 implementation must account for the systems and information your business already depends on. IWI helps organizations migrate critical data and connect Sage X3 with the rest of their technology environment.
Moving from a legacy ERP? We help assess, clean, map, migrate, reconcile, and validate your data before go-live.
Sage X3 connecting CRM, e-commerce, warehouse, payments, manufacturing, analytics, payroll, and legacy business systems.
WHY IWI

A Sage X3 Partner Focused on Your Long-Term Success

IWI combines Sage expertise, business process knowledge, implementation experience, and ongoing support to help organizations achieve more value from Sage X3.

Business-Process-First Approach

We begin by understanding your operations to ensure the technology matches and optimizes your daily workflows.

25+ Years of Sage Experience

Work with a Sage Partner that deeply understands local businesses standards, tax laws, and compliance requirements.

Industry Understanding

Our veteran team understands the specific, complex operational requirements of manufacturing and distribution.

Support Beyond Go-Live

Implementation is not the end of the relationship. IWI continues to support optimization and strategic upgrades.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions About Sage X3 Implementation

How long does a Sage X3 implementation take?
The implementation timeline depends on the complexity of your business processes, the number of users, and the scope of customization. Typically, a Sage X3 implementation ranges from 4 to 9 months, structured across phased stages of planning, design, development, training, and deployment.
Implementation costs vary based on your deployment preference (on-premise vs. cloud), user licenses, and specific integration requirements. IWI provides structured scoping assessments upfront to ensure you receive a transparent, predictable investment breakdown tailored to your organization.
Yes. IWI can help assess your legacy database and guide you through the data extraction, cleansing, mapping, and importing phases. Clean data is critical for ERP success, and our experts ensure a reliable transfer from your old system to Sage X3.
Yes. Sage X3 can be integrated with external platforms such as CRM systems, specialized e-commerce sites, third-party logistics (3PL) providers, and HR tools using its robust Web Services, API framework, and IWI’s custom connector capabilities.
Yes. Training and user preparation can be customized to your staff’s needs. We offer role-based training sessions, comprehensive documentation, and hands-on workshops to drive maximum user adoption and confidence long before the official launch.
IWI can provide go-live stabilization support, dedicated post-launch assistance, and long-term helpdesk service level agreements. We ensure your team has continuous access to Sage X3 certified consultants for troubleshooting and system optimization.
Yes. IWI can assess an existing, incomplete, or underperforming implementation. Our rescue and recovery services pinpoint bottlenecks, resolve technical configurations, re-engage users, and align the software to your actual business processes.
Yes. Depending on your priorities, a phased implementation is often recommended to manage risk, control costs, and reduce internal resource strain. For example, core financials can be launched first, followed by distribution, manufacturing, or CRM.
Yes. IWI works with organizations that require multi-legislation, multi-currency, and multi-site setups. Sage X3 excels in multi-entity environments, letting you consolidate financials while maintaining separate local operational rules.

Plan Your Sage X3 Implementation With Confidence

Whether you are replacing a legacy ERP, beginning a new Sage X3 project, or trying to recover an implementation already underway, IWI can help you define the right path forward.
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