Mobile Automation: Manufacturing

This guide provides an overview of the Sage X3 Mobile Automation Manufacturing transactions. It covers the prerequisites and setup needed to use the Mobile Automation Manufacturing transactions and describes the integrated features provided for capturing and sending manufacturing data to and from Sage X3 using handheld devices.

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Audience

This guide is aimed at organizations managing production processes within the manufacturing business area.

Sage X3 Mobile Automation for Manufacturing provides tools for those building or maintaining a product that ensures efficient use of resources to achieve the finished product.

Investment in electronic automation for tracking data from the shop floor provides efficient and accurate processes for delivering a more cost effective production process. Sage X3 Mobile Automation for Manufacturing provides a comprehensive solution for all levels of employee, from shop floor and warehouse operators through to production and warehouse managers. For those building or maintaining a product, it provides tools that streamline the collection of manufacturing data using an ergonomic and intuitive web-based user interface, dynamic fields and settings based on workflow, and with management by exception that ensures efficient use of resources to achieve the desired result. For those managing products, it provides real time stock updates that ensures visibility of current stock levels when ordering or shipping.

A handheld scanner scanning the barcodes and QR codes for the lot details for a product in a Mobile Automation Manufacturing transaction.

Handheld scanner

To simplify the shop floor and warehouse operators' daily tasks, work order data can be collected using handheld scanners and tablets at the work center. The Sage X3 Mobile Automation transactions provide secure and reliable exchanges with the database through encrypted communication. They use a dedicated technology which supports:

  • Android barcode scanners
  • 2D imager scanning 1D and 2D codes (barcodes, QR codes, and Datamatrix codes)

The user interface is available in 8 languages: US English, British English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, and Chinese.

List of Mobile Automation Manufacturing transactions

Time tracking

Work order production tracking

Material consumption

Limitations

  • You cannot customize the pages in the Mobile Automation transactions.
  • You cannot add or modify a field or customized functionality developed in Sage X3.