Epicor CMS vs. Global Shop Solutions ERP Software

CMS is well suited for automotive manufacturing businesses.

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We need an all-in-one ERP system, and it suits basic needs. If you are looking to utilize reporting or utilize the CRM you will have to learn to format the information you are able to pull to make it manageable and easier to read. This ERP uses a Crystal Reports system that needs to be converted into Excel or another software program to sort and identify anything. There are a lot of advantages and I am sure the issues we are having are because of how our staff is using this system or has set up this system for our needs.

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• EDI Order Processing
• Serialized Inventory Tracking
• Order Processing

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• We have recently upgraded to the latest version and it moves pretty quick going from screen to screen.
• It is able to capture labor dollars per work order as well as materials to each job well.
• You can track the flow of materials pretty easily.

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• Visual interface
• Report Customization

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• Our Accounting department is the power user and they use it for dozens of applications
• We track depreciation and run time, as well as inventory for IT
• We use it's backend tables for budgets and financial forecasts

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CMS takes time to learn and use the menu driven green screen. However, once you are familiar it makes for fast navigation.

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It standardizes our processes, it helps keep things moving financially, as stated previously the asset tracking and inventory functions alone are priceless. This has really been a fantastic tool and helpful across the board with both our accounting, IT and even helping leadership with planning, forecasts, and budgetary matters. You can literally tailor this to your needs, and it's reliable, easy to understand and logical even with their back end tables. Their software is a class act

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Support is getting better but can still be slow to respond.

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We have more control over the backend of CMS and the fact it runs on a 5250 emulator it run a lot faster for data entry.

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This works the best for a manufacturing business. Any other type of business, I would look to other products.

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• Inventory tracibility
• Order Processing
• Customer Integration
• EDI Processing

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• We have used the CRM for the last 9 months to support our sales team. Now we can see interactions, followup practices, opportunities and adjustments in one section. This has allowed us to better service our customers and make sure that followup is done.

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