M1

Score7.1 out of 10

42 Reviews and Ratings

What is M1?

M1, from ECI Software Solutions headquartered in Ft. Worth, is an all-in-one manufacturing ERP software solution, built for small and medium-sized discrete manufacturers.

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Single sign-on capability
The software system supports a centralized authentication mechanism allowing the user to access multiple systems with a single, centrally managed password.
Category average: 8.3
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
Record and report across multiple currencies and accounting standards with primary and secondary ledgers
Category average: 8.1
Billing Management
Access role-based billing work area, perform discrete and recurring billing
Category average: 7.9

Award Lifecycle Management
Manage the life of program funding awards from initial funding to close-out
Category average: 7.2
Transportation Execution Management
Execute and track shipping orders
Category average: 6.9
Transportation Planning and Optimization
Plan shipments across all modes of transportation via lowest costs/highest service
Category average: 6.8

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using M1.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Manufacturing

51.7%

46 installations of 89

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

14.6%

13 installations of 89

#3 most frequent

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

3.4%

3 installations of 89

Carolyn Sharp

Accounting Contact in Finance and Accounting at GSI Highway Products (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Business problems I would think is our inventory. It's never accurate, so that always causes a headache at the end of the year when we're doing year end inventory.

Pros

It makes shipping easier. The sales orders are easier to process. AR is easy to process from a posted shipment.

Cons

That would be within the reports itself. At closing the stock status and the GL detail report. Sometimes that's not always accurate. If there's anything messed up on the front end, your reports are going to give you false numbers on the back end. So you have to really stay on top of your inventory and stuff like that to make the reports come out accurately.

Return on Investment

It's had a major impact on it.

Usability

Stephanie Franek

Director of Client Services in Customer Service at Apex Sign Group (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use M1 for manufacturing and Project Management. The product tracks our projects from customers from request to invoice and our manufacturing from request to shipping. We are using the product for reporting, invoicing, project management and manufacturing.

Pros

Breaks each level of a job down to finite detail
Allows for customization of grids

Cons

Does not allow for customization of statuses on projects
Is way to overly complex for managing projects
Does not manage suppliers well
Does not have a function to search for suppliers and projects in a geographic manner.
Does not integrate with other programs

Return on Investment

Cost savings as an inexpensive product

Usability

Alternatives Considered

NetSuite ERP

Mike Meziere

president in Manufacturing at Meziere Enterprises Inc (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use M1 for our accounting, inventory controls and process management

Pros

Accounting
Inventory
reporting
customization

Cons

Point of sale transactions
Batch order entries

Return on Investment

M1 has helped us identify bottlenecks
M1 has been a significant impact on defining processes for our org
M1 has allowed us to serve our customers better by having better inventory management

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Connor Mulvey

Engineer in Engineering at Carbon Composites.cin (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use M1 as an EPR system for manufacturing.

Pros

sales order backlog
scanning
POs

Cons

bill of materials
job travelers

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Access Control

Amy Garland

Office Manager in Professional Services at Framing Specialists, Inc. (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use M1 to produce billings to our builders and order inventory

Pros

tracks inventory
notifications when certain inventory items are running low
let's you save directly from program to onedrive

Cons

certain times you have to hit F12 over and over to get to the screen you want. I wish it would let you skip
the default printing could improve

Return on Investment

making us more efficient in watching inventory
i love how it accounts for items in orders that have not yet been pulled - committed

Usability

Alternatives Considered

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Single sign-on capability

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Billing Management

Areas for Improvement

Award Lifecycle Management

Transportation Execution Management

Transportation Planning and Optimization

Who Buys & Uses M1

Most Frequent Users

Manufacturing

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

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Small Businesses

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Most Frequent Users

United States of America

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Canada

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