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Unitrans Passenger upgrade to Sage ERP X3 for effective business management

Keith Fenner, senior vice-president for sales at Sage ERP Africa.
Keith Fenner, senior vice-president for sales at Sage ERP Africa.

The need for a seamless process and interaction between finance, logistics and workshops, in order to enhance service levels, led Unitrans to search for a centralised solution that would enable integration between the different business platforms.

In addition, to further enhance safety standards, the company investigated robust systems that would electronically keep track of all vehicles' maintenance and fuel requirements. The search led to the replacement of Sage Line 500 with Sage ERP X3, as it allows for better integration over multiple platforms.

Unitrans Passenger is a division of Unitrans Holdings, a diversified transport, distribution and logistics company. The operating companies within the division are all major players in their field, and the diversity of the services they offer allows Unitrans Passenger to cater for virtually all passenger transport requirements.

Unitrans Passenger placed its trust in Times 3 Technologies as a preferred vendor. "They are experienced consultants, offer an excellent support system, and their services are extremely cost-effective," says Mark Venter, IT manager at Unitrans Passenger.

"The solution was successfully implemented in February 2013, after six months of staff training and workshops. Our extensive experience in technical and application training, off-site and on-site training and knowledge transfer strategies, contributed to the success," says Ashley Ellington, director at Times 3 Technologies.

"The new end-to-end integrated system makes us a world-class company, managing effectively with quick turnaround processes," says Venter. "High demand for improved customer service and constant regulation changes all make the operation and provision of transport and logistics services a management challenge. Understanding that transport companies have different needs from other organisations, our software offers a choice of solutions ranging from powerful ERP functionality, integrated warehousing, supply chain and logistics management, packing and quality assurance checking," says Keith Fenner, senior vice-president for sales at Sage ERP Africa.

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Sage ERP Africa

Sage ERP Africa is a provider of business management solutions, including financial, distribution, service management, retail, warehouse management, project costing, manufacturing and CRM, to the mid-range market. Sage ERP solutions are delivered to 130 countries exclusively through a global network of solution providers, including over 150 throughout Africa. The Sage ERP Africa product line includes: Sage ERP X3, Sage 300 ERP (formerly Sage ERP Accpac), Sage ERP 1000, Sage CRM and Sage RMS, as well as Sage third-party partner solutions. With a choice of languages, currencies, locations and legislations - Sage ERP offers efficient multi-company and multinational solutions.

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The Sage Group is a leading global provider of business management software to small and medium-sized companies, creating greater freedom for them to succeed. Sage understands how and why each business is unique. It provides products and services that suit varying needs, are a pleasure to use and are secure and efficient. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and entered the FTSE 100 in 1999. Sage has over 6 million customers and more than 13 500 employees in 24 countries covering the UK and Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, Asia and Brazil.

For further information, please visit www.sagesouthafrica.co.za and www.sage.com.

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Aloma Swanepoel
Watt Communications:
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Aloma@wattcommunications.co.za