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MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence vs. Plex by Rockwell Automation

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    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AMasterControl headquartered in Salt Lake City offers their Manufacturing Excellence Solution, a paperless manufacturing documentation management solution including Electronic Batch Records (EBR), Electronic Device History Records (eDHR), equipment calibration and maintenance document tracking, and product documentation such as recipe and variant management.N/A

    Plex by Rockwell Automation

    Score7 out of 10
    N/APlex, by Rockwell Automation, is a cloud-delivered manufacturing ERP. The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ supports manufacturing execution (MES), quality, supply chain planning, asset performance management, production monitoring, and process automation.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    MasterControl Manufacturing ExcellencePlex by Rockwell Automation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
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    Usability
    7.8
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    User Testimonials
    MasterControl Manufacturing ExcellencePlex by Rockwell Automation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MasterControl
    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence is excellent for creating batch records to track a specific regulated process. It helps us keep our data in line and make sure we are following our procedures. there are some difficulties with more customizable products. The more variable that are in the product the fewer features that MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence can apply to assist
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    Pros
    MasterControl
    • Coding is not needed to build production records
    • All data input types are highly configurable from getting data collected from integrated systems all the way to simple text entries.
    • Customer service is outstanding to keep our cases resolved in a timely manner.
    • The updates continue to improve end user experiences and better functionality
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    Cons
    MasterControl
    • Collaboration within a document on MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence could be improved
    • I would like to be able to put more than 1 prerequisite on a training task in MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    • It would be nice if training aids from MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence were accessible within the application and not just their site.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MasterControl
    The quality service and the strong production versatility has helped us develop a great solution for our batch records. These improvements are much better than the legacy batch records and provide immediate access at multiple points across the organization. Would definitely purchase again.
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    Usability
    MasterControl
    I receive positive feedback from manufacturing personnel about how easy it is to use when manufacturing and I also receive positive feedback from quality personnel for review batch records. We have had some deviations where operators are inputting data under other operators accounts which is really bad good documentation practices and is a compliance risk
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    Support Rating
    MasterControl
    During a few early templates, a configuration for product family had not been removed and it created an error. The subject matter expert and support desk was able to help me understand the error was builder generated and how to resolve it very quickly. This is now a non-existent occurrence.
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    Alternatives Considered
    MasterControl
    We choose Mx to try and get rid of the paper trail, assist with the improvement for GDP, ease of access and review of the production records to try and get better on releasing batches to meet demand. Having our documents, training and production records in one general area makes it easier for end user
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    Return on Investment
    MasterControl
    • We have been able to reduce the amount of production records variability had based on product families.
    • New user uptake is very high and they can learn the solution quickly.
    • The ability to add formula parameters and production record linking has helped traceability.
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    Screenshot of the Plex scheduling interfaceScreenshot of program phase, appearing in Plex, which serves as a single source of truth.Screenshot of an inventory formScreenshot of a shop floor visualizationScreenshot of the Plex control panelScreenshot of the Plex control panel