UPP Director David Sher and Director Jonathan Sher.
Universal Paper and Plastics (UPP), one of South Africa’s leading manufacturers of tissue paper products, has improved inventory management, gained greater control over its business processes and gained greater visibility into management information by implementing Sage X3 and Sage Inventory Advisor. access.
This business management solution is implemented by Parity Software and delivered by Sage, the market and technology leader in integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems. UPP is a family-owned company with over 65 years of history, originally founded by a business creator who emphasized providing high-quality products at reasonable prices.
Fact Sheet
solution: Sage X3 and Sage Inventory Advisor
industry: Tissue paper manufacturing
provider: Parity check software
user: General purpose paper and plastic
Today, UPP is one of South Africa’s top suppliers of toilet paper, kitchen towels, napkins, serviettes and handkerchiefs. UPP directors David and Jonathan Sher, great-grandsons of the founders, realized five years ago that they needed to implement modern technology to support business growth.
As a self-funded family business, UPP needed a business solution that provided value for money and a quick return on investment. It also requires an integrated business solution that supports the speed of decision-making of an agile private enterprise. In particular, they wanted a system that provided powerful inventory management capabilities.
David Sher said: “We had been able to obtain financial and sales information only from an old DOS-based system and needed an integrated solution from manufacturing to inventory management. We chose Sage X3.
Jonathan Sher said UPP is pleased with the way the Sage X3 package has evolved with its business and technology areas. He added that the company is currently implementing the latest version of the software (version 7) and is looking forward to the capabilities it will provide for mobile and web access virtually anywhere.
“The FMCG environment is changing rapidly, so companies like UPP need the latest business information and smooth processes to keep up,” said Riaan Wolvaardt, Consulting Director at Parity Sage X3. “Sage X3 is a modular and flexible business system that can They provide the agility needed to succeed.”
“South Africa’s prosperity is built when business builders like the Sher family follow their dreams and pursue their passions,” said Keith Fenner, Vice President Africa at Sage Enterprise and Vice President Sage Middle East. “We are delighted to have companies like UPP of customers focus on their business and leap into the future.”
