Features
Top Performing Features
Role-based user permissions
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Category average: 8
Manufacturing Costs
Estimate, plan and monitor costs and variances by plant. Capture resource costs using standard, actual, LIFO, FIFO or multiple costing methods.
Category average: 7.4
Inventory tracking
The software syncs orders and stock to maintain a real-time picture of inventory and supports multiple methods such as LIFO and FIFO.
Category average: 8
Cost Capture
Capture costs including those for procurement, financials or time and labor, including from external systems
Category average: 7.9
Customization
This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.
Plug-ins
A number of third-party plug-ins are available to expand the core functionality of the software.
Category average: 7.6
Security
This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.
Role-based user permissions
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Category average: 8
Reporting & Analytics
Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.
Dashboards
Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.
Category average: 7.7
Standard reports
The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.
Category average: 7.5
Custom reports
Users can create custom reports.
Category average: 7.6
Inventory Management
The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.
Inventory tracking
The software syncs orders and stock to maintain a real-time picture of inventory and supports multiple methods such as LIFO and FIFO.
Category average: 8
Location management
The software can track multiple goods across multiple locations.
Category average: 7.7
Order Management
The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.
Order entry
Users can enter an order once, and the data flows to all the necessary units such as fulfillment and billing.
Category average: 8.2
Cost of goods sold
The software calculates the direct costs attributable to a finished product, such as materials and labor, and includes roll-up pricing.
Category average: 8
Order Orchestration
Define and execute order fulfillment processes for products as well as services on the same order.
Category average: 8
Project Financial Management
Project financial management solution including capabilities for project budgeting, cost control, billing and contract management.
Project Costing
Standardize, track, and control costs at all project phases
Category average: 7.8
Cost Capture
Capture costs including those for procurement, financials or time and labor, including from external systems
Category average: 7.9
Project Execution Management
Project execution management solution including capabilities for project scheduling, resource management, and team member task management.
Project Planning and Scheduling
Interactive Gantt chart for establishing tasks, durations, and delivery schedule
Category average: 6.8
Task Insight for Project Managers
Project manager visibility into task progress of team members
Category average: 6.7
Project Mobile Functionality
Capabilities for project functions such as updating and monitoring task progress and timecards from mobile devices
Category average: 6.6
Procurement
Procurement management solution with capabilities for sourcing, contracting, procure-to-pay and supplier management
Supplier Management
Broadly manage and report comprehensive supplier profiles, capabilities and performance; identify bottlenecks; balance allocations, workloads
Category average: 7.2
Risk Management
Risk management solution with capabilities for managing controls, assessing control effectiveness, certifying controls, and addressing deficiencies
Risk Repository
Idenity, document, and manage business risks in a unified repository
Category average: 7.1
Control Management
Establish and update risk and controls matrix, control test plans, and instructions
Category average: 7.1
Remediation and Certification
Create and update remediation plans and certify controls
Category average: 7
Manufacturing
Manufacturing solution for managing manufacturing processes and costs.
Production Process Design
Define data for plant hierarchy, process standards, work areas, calendars and standard operations
Category average: 7.1
Production Management
Centralized critical status information for production supervisors
Category average: 7.5
Configuration Management
Capture and process customer configuration orders
Category average: 7.2
Work Execution
Monitor procution status, manage work orders for standard and non-standard production, enforce tight controls on serialized products
Category average: 7.5
Manufacturing Costs
Estimate, plan and monitor costs and variances by plant. Capture resource costs using standard, actual, LIFO, FIFO or multiple costing methods.
Category average: 7.4
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Planning solution with capabilities for planning, performance monitoring, change responses and execution.
Inventory Planning
Establish projected inventory levels, monitor actual levels and compare with projected levels
Category average: 7.3
Product Lifecycle Management
Product Lifecycle Management solution with capabilities for innovation management, product development
Product Master Data Management
Create, classify, and manage product items, BOMs and product changes
Category average: 7.1