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Infor Distribution SX.e

Score10 out of 10

3 Reviews and Ratings

What is Infor Distribution SX.e?

Infor's Distribution SX.e ERP solution helps all types of distributors increase productivity and adapt quickly to an evolving market. Providing broad visibility across the entire organization, this solution delivers control in managing thousands of transactions, suppliers, and customers while simultaneously tracking millions of inventory items.

Top Performing Features

  • API for custom integration

    An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.

    Category average: 7.6

  • 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

  • Standard reports

    The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.

    Category average: 7.5

Areas for Improvement

  • Product Master Data Management

    Create, classify, and manage product items, BOMs and product changes

    Category average: 7.1

  • Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated

    Create touchless purchases using purchase orders generated automatically per rules from approved requisitions

    Category average: 7.2

  • Forecasting

    Statistically forecast based on historical patterns and sales input, monitor accuracy and estimate new demand

    Category average: 6.9

Robust is an understatement. This is the ERP for your Business Needs!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SX.e is the core application of our business. We use it for every aspect of our business from taking and fulfilling orders, product inventory and allocations, kit production, service center tracking, bulk route delivery, customer information, accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, and warehouse logistics management.

Pros

  • Integrates with supported 3rd party solutions
  • Very customizeable
  • Robust

Cons

  • User Interface customizability
  • Q&D programming
  • Database management

Return on Investment

  • Ability to stay on top of Inventory as not to carry too much overhead
  • Keep Inventory set to FIFO
  • Manage deliveries to keep cost per stops to a minimum

Alternatives Considered

Sage 500 ERP and Epicor Kinetic (formerly Epicor ERP)

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Microsoft Azure

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