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Progiciels de gestion intégrés (PGI/ERP) pour la production linéaire – Analyse comparative de IFS Applications


IFS Applications de IFS

Pour quels types de clients la solution IFS Applications de IFS dédiée aux Progiciels de gestion intégrés (PGI/ERP) pour la production linéaire constitue-t-elle le choix optimal? Les graphiques suivants illustrent et comparent l'offre de IFS à la fois à la concurrence et à la prise en charge moyenne dans le domaine d'application.

Pour avoir une idée précise de la prise en charge des vos besoins spécifiques par IFS Applications de IFS, TEC vous recommande vivement d'utiliser son Système informatisé d’aide à la décision et d'effectuer une analyse détaillée sur-mesure ou alors, de vous procurer le Rapport d'évaluation de logiciels de Progiciels de gestion intégrés (PGI/ERP) pour la production linéaire.

The graphs below were developed as a high-level competitive rating analysis of IFS Applications by IFS. They display the standard scores of the vendors solution, as determined through TECs default Process Manufacturing (ERP) model. The graphs reflect 3520 functional, technical, and business criteria.

Overall

The first graph is an overview of the main modules in the knowledge base, while the rest of the graphs display the submodules within the Process Manufacturing (ERP) hierarchy. To put this vendors solution in perspective, these graphs provide three sets of competitve data benchmarks.

IFS Applications Rating displays the level of support for functionality and services provided by IFS Applications by IFS.

Average Competitor Rating displays the average level of support for functionality and services provided by all of the vendors within TECs knowledge base.

Competitor with the Lowest Rating is a real product or service solution. It indicates the overall lowest level of support for functionality or services (based on TECs model of Process Manufacturing (ERP) solutions).

Competitor with the Highest Rating is a real product or service solution. It indicates the overall highest level of support for functionality or services (based on TECs model of Process Manufacturing (ERP) solutions).

Process Manufacturing (ERP) Main Modules

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
FINANCIALS
Includes:General Ledger; Accounts Payable (A/P); Fixed Assets; Cost Accounting; Cash Management; Budgeting; and other		90886414297.27189524120.898992799.48
HUMAN RESOURCES
Includes:Personnel Management; Benefits; Payroll; Employee Self-Service; Data Warehousing; Health and Safety; and other		41917607052.46224400.4825781963.03
PROCESS MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
Includes:Formulas/Recipes; Process Model (Formulas + Routings); Process Batch Control and Reporting; Conformance Reporting; Process Manufacturing Costing; Material Management; and other		959786017389.857787528.0791304698.16
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Includes:Inventory Management--Online Requirements; Processing Requirements; Data Requirements; Reporting and Interfacing Requirements (Inventory Management); Locations and Lot Control; Forecasting; and other		18316901495.91416807.6518300100
PURCHASING MANAGEMENT
Includes:Profile of Suppliers; Rating of Suppliers; Requisitions and Quotations; Purchase Orders (POs); Pricing; Vendor Contracts and Agreements; and other		25824701198.021424405.4321614190.54
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Includes:Defective or excess material return processing must update on-hand; Damaged material--corrective action and failure analysis available to vendor on-line; Flags need to perform inspection of a specific item or a supplier's items; Receives items and records as inventory on hold when quality inspection is pending; Identifies items awaiting or in process of inspection through an online query; Validates inspection disposition using criteria that specify inspection process; and other		29250494.8302900270296.21
SALES MANAGEMENT
Includes:On-line Requirements (Sales Management); Reporting and Interfacing Requirements (Sales Management); Available-to-Promise (ATP); Pricing and Discounting; Customer Service and Returned Goods Handling; Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and E-Commerce Requirements; and other		22919703293.0649180021.42230698.95
PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY
Includes:Architecture; User Interface; Platforms; Application Tools; Workflow and Document Management; Reporting; and other		327251284884.562529657.95258284086.48

Financials

Financial system modules for bookkeeping and ensuring accounts are paid or received on time.

Financials Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
GENERAL LEDGER
Includes:Parameters and Structuring; Chart of Accounts Structure; Ledger Development and Management; Enterprise Reporting Structure; Journal Entry and Reporting; Journal Vouchers; and other		3143080699.045269116.783121199.55
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (A/P)
Includes:Policies and Procedures; Supplier Master Data; Invoice Process and Aging; Journal Voucher Process; A/P Ledger Posting; Control of Payments; and other		2352261897.9691144038.722310499.4
FIXED ASSETS
Includes:Records for Fixed Assets; Asset Transactions; Depreciation of Assets; Depreciation Books; Tax Reports; 		897601391.46089008900100
COST ACCOUNTING
Includes:Cost Data; Cost Allocations; Cost Allocation Processing; Management of Costs; 		49450495.1642012.24480199.39
CASH MANAGEMENT
Includes:Up-to-date cash balance report; Projects cash resources from sales, A/R, field services, and miscellaneous cash; Projects cash utilization from purchasing, A/P, and miscellaneous cash; Checks committed funds against cash reserves or availability; Updates and maintains pay date schedule; Reports cash projections; and other		161600100016001600100
BUDGETING
Includes:Budget Control; Budget Accounting; Budget Development; Budgets; Allocation of Budgets; 		65620397.2356007.69640199.08
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Includes:On-line Requirements; Processing Requirements; Data Requirements; Reporting Requirements; Interfacing Requirements; Credit and Collections Management; and other		1059708963570033.3310500100
FINANCIAL REPORTING
Includes:Online Requirements; Miscellaneous; 		35340097.1403400341097.14

Human Resources

Human resources encompasses all the applications necessary for handling personnel-related tasks for corporate managers and individual employees. Modules include personnel management, benefit management, payroll management, employee self service, data warehousing, and health and safety.

Human Resources Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Includes:Recruitment Management; Profile of Personnel; Organizational Structures; Job Position and Wage Profiles; Career Development and Training; Management of Rewards; and other		1068202491.70106008861287.74
BENEFITS
Includes:Standard Benefits; Profile for Employee Benefit Plan; Administering Benefits; 		24170791.2502400230197.5
PAYROLL
Includes:Profile for Employee Payroll; Earnings and Deductions; Eligibility Parameters; User Balances; Automated Time Sheet; Security and Audit; and other		704102984070007000100
EMPLOYEE SELF-SERVICE
Includes:Review and maintain name, address, telephone number, etc., associated with life events; Review or enroll in benefits for open enrollment period; Change benefits related to a life event; Update W4 information such as tax filling status, number of exemptions, and withholding information; View pay stub info: gross pay, taxes, other deductions, net pay, pay period, and year-to-date totals; Maintain dependents and beneficiaries related to life event; and other		2218049002200170581.82
DATA WAREHOUSING
Includes:Staff headcount, movement, and turnover trends analyses and reports; Workforce planning reporting; EEO/affirmative action /disabled employee reporting; Absence and leave accrual reporting; Wage and salary costs data, with detailed breakdowns across, for example, earnings, deductions, and disbursements; Reports on vacancies and the effectiveness of filling them such as time to fill, cost per applicant, and average time of retaining the position; and other		1380587.6901300120197.69
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Includes:Report and investigate incidents of injury and illness for employees and contractors; Initiation of corrective actions related to an incident; Logging of first aid records and reports; Manage occupational injury and illness claims; Report incidents involving vehicles and equipment; Detect and monitor hazardous conditions (areas) and materials, and exporting them via an interface for further processing; and other		11100197.2729018.1892081.82
WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
Includes:Project Identification; Resource Identification and Classification; Workforce Forecasting and Planning (Supply and Demand); Workforce Gap Analysis; Resource Allocation and Analysis; Project Management and Tracking; and other		14700000000380025.85
TRAINING
Includes:Planning; Administration; 		26000000000000

Process Manufacturing Management

Process Manufacturing Management Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
FORMULAS/RECIPES
Includes:Alternative batch assignment; Calculates ingredient quantities for simulations; Set total costs is used as a criteria to change ingredients; Measures ingredients using percentages and totals; Calculates or recalculates the total weight or volume or ingredients; Uses what-if scenarios to determine if a work order or PO can be fulfilled; and other		674602178.811156016.42580994.93
PROCESS MODEL (FORMULAS + ROUTINGS)
Includes:Process model (formulas + routings) includes by-products, co-products, recycles, and waste; Multiple process models for the same item; Direct consumption or production of all resources (for example, electricity, water, steam, and waste); Automatically calculates or recalculate the total component weights and volume; Dynamic recipe adjustment based on the actual characteristics of ingredients; Yield percentages are defined and calculated cumulatively for each operation; and other		22130972.7312104.55200296.36
PROCESS BATCH CONTROL AND REPORTING
Includes:Scarp yield percentages are adjusted based on actual operation yields; Expired ingredients are automatically deducted as unused lot balance; Defines batches as plant specific, cross-plant, cross-material, unique, etc.; Determines batches through lists and classifications; Maintains batch history in a file; Produces batch tickets by date; and other		251501074.4718028220396
CONFORMANCE REPORTING
Includes:Hazardous Material Reporting; Quality Testing and Regulatory Compliance; 		21601568.1613230.481001179.05
PROCESS MANUFACTURING COSTING
Includes:Costing and analysis for co-products or by-products and allows negative number values to represent the cost of their removal; Allocates cost to a by-product or co-product by cost distribution percentage and assigned costs; Uses assigned cost costing method; Uses accumulation of rollup costing method; NRV costing method; Yield planning and tracking (standard versus actual); and other		940566.6718011.1170290
MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
Includes:Order weight and cubic footage allocated for shipping; Uses weights and volume of individual units to calculate the volume of a package; Multiple quantities of measures of items including catch weight, pallets, bricks, bales, totes, tank cars, and stubs; Product attributes searching and matching at order entry; Tracks variations in chemical and physical properties of a product without changing numbers; Available-to-promise (ATP) reflects the realities of inventory coming out of inspection and shelf life expiration; and other		462701972.17539010.87450199.13
PRODUCT COSTING
Includes:Item Costing; Costing Activity; Purchase Costing; Costing Calculations; Cost Report and Inventory Accounting; Actual Costing; and other		100950597.9307003010000100
SHOP FLOOR CONTROL
Includes:Flow Manufacturing; Company Calendar; Work Centers and Machines; Orders Dispatching; Production Orders Control and Reporting; WIP Management; and other		38233404893.351636604.1936401898.25
PRODUCTION PLANNING
Includes:Master Production Scheduling (MPS); Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP); Material Requirements Planning (MRP); Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) and Work Center Scheduling; 		28724604192.7902840028700100

Inventory Management

Solutions for inventory management are used for the record-keeping of goods that are warehoused, and managing the movement of these goods to, from, and through warehouses.

Inventory Management Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT--ONLINE REQUIREMENTS
Includes:Maintain item number history of usage, both planned and unplanned, and purged upon a specific date criteria; Provide inquiry and reporting capability for inventory transactions by item number, location, and transaction type.; Provide reporting capability by item number (all transactions since last cycle count); Provide inquiry and reporting capability for inventory transaction summary by from and to dates; Provide inquiry and reporting capability for inventory status by item number and serial number; Provide inquiry and reporting capability for slow moving and obsolete inventory; and other		29240591.72029002900100
PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS
Includes:Provide for multiple facilities, warehouses, stockrooms, and inventory locations; Kanban inventory management; Flexible assignment of inventory processing by product and part (kanban and point-of-use); Provide allocation of raw material and component inventory to firm planned or open work order locations; Provide for non-nettable inventory locations; Provide for ABC classification of parts, based on order activity, historic usage/cost, or projected usage/cost; and other		28260296.79028002800100
DATA REQUIREMENTS
Includes:Provide product line code information on the inventory master file; Provide item number information on the inventory master file; Provide item description information on the inventory master file; Provide unit of measure information on the inventory master file; Provide effectivity information on the inventory master file (absolute date effectivity may be assigned via item number); Provide effectivity information on the inventory master file regardless of its total product structure usage; and other		12120010048033.331200100
REPORTING AND INTERFACING REQUIREMENTS (INVENTORY MANAGEMENT)
Includes:Produce system-generated documents for material issues to production runs; Provide reporting of inactive, excess, or obsolete inventory; Provide inventory valuation reporting by item number, product code, warehouse, production facility, distribution center, or stockroom; Provide the ability for a distribution center to run reports or inquiries on inventory status, open order status (sales and production), costs, sales, and quotes for items that only pertain to their specific facility; Reports of inventory by team, planner code, and buyer code; Interface with the general ledger to forward a journal for all inventory adjustments; and other		990010063066.67900100
LOCATIONS AND LOT CONTROL
Includes:Set stocking locations for each item as fixed, assigned, manual or assigned by the system; Standard ten-position convention to identify location of items in inventory; A given finished item can be listed simultaneously in multiple stocking places in one site; Users define types to classify storage locations, such as warehouse, store, branch, truck, consigned, return, repair, inspection, department, bulk, or category; Use random locations for storing items; Standard locations for stocking items; and other		201901972180102000100
FORECASTING
Includes:Conducts simulation to test policies; Uses beta factor to resolve forecasting errors; Compares actual service levels to service levels specified in policies; Generates initialization and control reports to create and evaluate forecasts; Generates initialization or simulation reports for safety stock; Measures accuracy of forecasts (adjusted or unadjusted); and other		51500198.82051005100100
RESERVATIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
Includes:Reservation days--time fence between soft and hard allocations; Displays online and in real time resources and inventory that are available in a specific location; Item balances maintained by grade specifications and lot number; Available inventory reduced at time of sales order entry; Customizable rules for reallocating inventory across open orders; Immediate allocation of inventory quantities to backorders; and other		26210588.46025002600100
ADJUSTING INVENTORY
Includes:Manual adjustments to inventory values; User specifies reason codes for adjusting inventory, such as cycle count or poor quality; Secure access via control number to modify inventory transactions; Displays inventory balance information before and after adjustments; Inventory adjustments tracked for reporting purposes; Authorization on individual transaction level; and other		880010026025800100

Purchasing Management

Purchasing management encompasses a group of applications that controls purchasing of raw materials needed to build products and that manages inventory stocks. It also involves creating purchase orders/contracts, supplier tracking, goods receipt and payment, and regulatory compliance analysis and reporting.

Purchasing Management Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
PROFILE OF SUPPLIERS
Includes:Fields for supplier data such as shipping methods, item references, and conditions; Suppliers may have more than one address; Store e-mail addresses, web sites, and fax numbers in vendor profiles; Associate items with vendors' descriptions; Code different vendor production lead times, taking into account both supplier lead time and transport time; Bill-to-entity information including currency, bank, account number, and mode of payment; and other		121200100390251200100
RATING OF SUPPLIERS
Includes:Year-to-date description of purchases in dollar value, by supplier; Goods delivery times are maintained as statistics for each supplier; Twenty-four month statistical performance data; Average of early days and late days delivery; Rejected salvaged in number and dollar value; Analyzes suppliers' PO fulfillment performance based on significant data points such as cost or price and quality; and other		13120197.69310023.08100385.38
REQUISITIONS AND QUOTATIONS
Includes:Users can manually enter requisitions, which update along with automatic entries; Procurement system allows multiple line items and delivery schedules; Quality codes included on purchase requisitions; Requisitions can be approved in real time; Processes requests for quotation (RFQ); Manage and update supplier's quotes for particular items; and other		13110290.7701300120193.85
PURCHASE ORDERS (POS)
Includes:Converts a requisition (MRP) into a purchase order; Conversion of a planned purchase order to a PO electronically forwarded to vendor automatically; Manually enter and send purchase order; Assigns sequential PO numbers automatically; Purchase order types including standard PO, blanket/contract, subcontract order/operation, purchase request, and return-from-stock; Purchase orders for miscellaneous (non-inventoried) items "Fast Path"; and other		62600298.0655708.06550793.39
PRICING
Includes:Price and discount table corresponds to individual suppliers and items; Automatic update of an item's record based on the item's most recent purchase price; Orders may be discounted manually or automatically based on the order line; Price adjustments such as quantity discounts are determined from a grade table; Vendor price may be changed for a product class in multiple vendor agreements; Pricing and discounting tables include effectivity dates; and other		13120197.6901300110287.69
VENDOR CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
Includes:Agreements with suppliers may be discounted at different levels including the product level, product class level, and a level for general terms; Agreement number designating common terms; Defines normal contract and special contract types; Contract effectivity dates (start and end); Users may enter agreement start dates (a signal date); Contract terms may specify ranges for delivery dates and quantities; and other		16130390.620160070955
MANAGEMENT OF POS
Includes:Entities within a company link to a common legal entity (for example, business units, plants, sites, etc.); Consolidates enterprise-wide purchasing as a central unit; Products classified within a purchase class default to a main vendor; Verifies (and holds if necessary) receiving transactions on the basis of controls defined during purchasing; Internal processing lead times provided based on products and warehouses; Retain PO data for audit purposes (PO with electronic approval); and other		25240198.822308240196.8
PROCUREMENT REPORTING AND ONLINE REPORTING
Includes:Requisition report and query; Purchase order report and query for planned POs and released POs; Purchase order status and follow-up reporting or querying; Purchasing action recommended according to material requirements; User-defined parameters for PO and receipt exception reporting; Released purchase orders traced by part number; and other		24240010002400230198.75
REPEAT PROCUREMENT
Includes:Users (with proper authorization) may issue blanket POs for specified items, quantities, and time periods; Includes established effective dates in contract orders and line items; Tracks quantity or dollar value ranges for contracts; Purchasing agent may establish special conditions for delivery by the vendor; PO line items maintain information pertaining to allocation, delivery, and purchase; Shipping and delivery schedules for the vendor reported in physical or electronic formats; and other		19190010001900180195.79
RECEIPTS FOR PROCUREMENT
Includes:Reports information on goods reception; Receipt order or receipt number; Creates receipts based on the contract or project; Multiple POs may be grouped as a single receipt for one shipment; Automatically numbers receipts in sequence; Calls up PO receipts in real time and updates inventory data; and other		30300010003000211885.33
ON-LINE REQUIREMENTS
Includes:Create and use blanket purchase orders; Provides a reference to a contract or master agreement; Create multiple releases, each relieving a committed amount; Multiple release capability at the line item level; Provides a reference to the blanket purchase order that yielded a particular PO; Manual instigation of purchase requisitions; and other		13120197.69013001300100
REPORTING AND INTERFACING REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING MANAGEMENT
Includes:Print open PO detail information by vendor, item number, due date, or dollar value; Generate past due reports by vendor or item number in due date sequence; Automatic reminder for overdue shipments sent to vendors via fax or e-mail; Print a vendor performance report based on shipment and purchasing history; Print a vendor performance report based on showing late deliveries (days late); Print a vendor performance report based on orders placed; and other		18180010011705.56100886.11

Quality Management

Quality Management Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
DEFECTIVE OR EXCESS MATERIAL RETURN PROCESSING MUST UPDATE ON-HAND11001000100100100
DAMAGED MATERIAL--CORRECTIVE ACTION AND FAILURE ANALYSIS AVAILABLE TO VENDOR ON-LINE11001000100100100
FLAGS NEED TO PERFORM INSPECTION OF A SPECIFIC ITEM OR A SUPPLIER'S ITEMS11001000100100100
RECEIVES ITEMS AND RECORDS AS INVENTORY ON HOLD WHEN QUALITY INSPECTION IS PENDING11001000100100100
IDENTIFIES ITEMS AWAITING OR IN PROCESS OF INSPECTION THROUGH AN ONLINE QUERY11001000100100100
VALIDATES INSPECTION DISPOSITION USING CRITERIA THAT SPECIFY INSPECTION PROCESS11001000100100100
TRACKS MATERIAL INSPECTION DISPOSITIONS11001000100100100
TRACKS AND REPORTS ON NON-DISPOSITIONED REJECTS1001700100100100
TRACKS QUANTITY REJECTED AT INSPECTION11001000100100100
ASSIGNS CODES TO REJECT DESCRIPTIONS11001000100100100
TRACKS UNRESOLVED REJECTIONS11001000100100100
PROCESSES MATERIAL RECEIPTS WHICH HAVE FAILED INSPECTION11001000100100100
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS CAN BE INITIATED, AND PROCESSED, AND TRACKED1001700100100100
TRACKS ITEMS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO DISPOSITION, OR WHICH ARE REJECTED PENDING VENDOR APPROVAL11001000100100100
TRACKS ITEMS AWAITING REWORK ORDER11001000100100100
TRACKS ITEMS FOR WHICH USE IS CONDITIONAL ON QA STATEMENT OF ACCEPTABLE VARIANCE11001000100100100
TRACKS ITEMS AWAITING RETURN SHIPMENT TO VENDOR11001000100100100
PROVIDES AGGREGATE SUPPLIER QUALITY DATA100170010000120
TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO MATERIAL RETURNS TO VENDORS CAN BE PERFORMED ONLINE11001000100100100
TRACKS CUSTOMER-REJECTED ITEMS AWAITING DISPOSITION FROM ORIGINAL SUPPLIER11001000100100100
AUTOMATICALLY UPDATES SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR ITEMS RETURNED TO SUPPLIERS1001400100100100
LISTS AUTHORIZED ALTERNATIVES FOR SUBSTITUTION-APPROVED ITEMS11001000100100100
LISTS AUTHORIZED VENDORS FOR EACH ITEM11001000100100100
PRINTS DOCUMENT IDENTIFYING POINT OF RETURN AND JUSTIFICATION11001000100100100
PRINTS DEBIT MEMO AS PART OF RETURN-TO-SUPPLIER PROCESS11001000100100100
RECALCULATES AVERAGE ITEM COST11001000100100100
QUALITY DATA ON-LINE11001000100100100
REQUIREMENTS GROUPING USING COLLECTION PLANS1100100010000170
QUALITY DOCUMENT LINKAGE WITH PRODUCT MASTER WITHIN PDM11001000100100100

Sales Management

Sales Management Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*Sup*NS*Oth*
ON-LINE REQUIREMENTS (SALES MANAGEMENT)
Includes:Accommodate an order type for a new order or quote; Accommodate a status field indicating either a quote or a customer order for a new order or quote; Create an order from a quote with a reference back to the quote, for a new order or quote; Create an order from only selected lines of the quote; Decrease the amount quoted; Allow for customer account and sales order status on-line by customer name or number or by sales order number; and other		42410199.29042004200100
REPORTING AND INTERFACING REQUIREMENTS (SALES MANAGEMENT)
Includes:Accommodate processing and printing of invoices, reports, and shipping; Print billing reports by product, invoice number, and customer; Report daily unit and dollar bookings, by item number, by customer and customer type, with month to date (MTD) totals.; Report daily unit and dollar billing/shipments, by item number and by customer with MTD totals and sort by product group; Report booking history (units) by month, displaying each of the twelve months with a total; Report billing and shipment history (units) by month, displaying each of the twelve months with a total; and other		493801192.652425048.984900100
AVAILABLE-TO-PROMISE (ATP)
Includes:Allocation reports specify total demand, and on-hand stock, as well as sales order sequencing; Schedule views for available-to-promise items; Available-to-promise scheduling can be viewed by time period and by allocation; Imports available-to-promise quantities and dates into sales order; Available-to-promise items are specified automatically by the system; Available-to-promise items are specified according to capacity; and other		1080289010001000100
PRICING AND DISCOUNTING
Includes:Manual discount entry for single items or for invoice as a whole; Automatic order discounting by buying agreement; Discount templates by product family; Discounts are based on amount, applied by header, or associated with contract lines; Promotion discounts can be associated with products or product groupings; Assigns begin-by and end-by dates for promotional discounts; and other		766501192.111561019.747600100
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETURNED GOODS HANDLING
Includes:Customizable enquiry procedures; Provides real-time product inventory and delivery status; Order inquiry link to manufacturing status, capacity, ATP yield, and inventory status; Access of customer and customer order information through a single screen, including open orders; order details, status, and history; invoicing, credit details, and payment application; Invoices can be viewed or modified online; Partial shipment against purchase order; and other		29280197.931019034.482900100
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) AND E-COMMERCE REQUIREMENTS
Includes:Provide the ability to store and report forecasted sales based by salesperson and territory as well as based on the probability and projected closing date for each sale; Provide a period by period trend report of historical sales and salesperson activity based on past performance; Provide a report of the forecast error based on past forecasts compared with past actual sales results; Automatically generate a call or mail list based on a selection of any combination of database elements in the list database; Provide call history for the customer; Provide hot key access to customer account information; and other		23170681.302300170689.57

Product Technology

This category defines the technical architecture of the product, and the technological environment in which the product can successfully run. Criteria include product and application architecture, software usability and administration, platform and database support, application standards support, communications and protocol support and integration capabilities. Relative to the other evaluation criteria, best practice selections place a lower relative importance, on the product technology category. However, this apparently lower importance is deceptive, because the product technology category usually houses the majority of the selecting organization's mandatory criteria, which usually include server, client, protocol, and database support, application scalability and other architectural capabilities. The definition of mandatory criteria within this set often allows the client to quickly narrow the long list of potential vendors to a short list of applicable solutions that pass muster relative to the most basic mandatory selection criteria. During the process of product selection a great deal of attention is given to the functional capabilities of the software being evaluated. While this aspect is obviously important, ignoring the technical mechanisms by which the software actually operates can be fatal to a project.

Product Technology Modules Ratings

*To learn more about criteria rating definitions please consult The Process Manufacturing (ERP) Rating Guide

ModuleTotal
Criteria		IFS Applications by IFSLowest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)Highest Rated Competitor for Process Manufacturing (ERP)
Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating		Criteria SummaryModule
Rating
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ARCHITECTURE
Includes:Data Integration Technologies; Messaging Protocols; Device Interfaces; Architectural Foundation; Web Enablement; Organizational Structure; and other		256203104388.871823347.34199174087.42
USER INTERFACE
Includes:User Configurability; 		770010007