#1 most frequent
United States of America
83.4%422 installations of 506
What is Macola?
ECI Software Solutions offers Macola (now edition Macola 10), an enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small manufacturers emphasizing business process management and accounting.
Categories & Use Cases
Top Performing Features
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
Dashboards
Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.
Category average: 7.7
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: 8.1
Areas for Improvement
Custom reports
Users can create custom reports.
Category average: 7.6
Plug-ins
A number of third-party plug-ins are available to expand the core functionality of the software.
Category average: 7.6
Bids Analyzed and Compared
Evaluate, compare and recommend across multiple bids in real-time using diverse user selected criteria and graphical analytics
Category average: 6.7
Who Buys & Uses Macola
#2 most frequent
Canada
5.3%27 installations of 506
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.8%14 installations of 506
Macola and Small Manufacturing Companies
Pros
- Simplifying min/max inventory reviews
- PO entry and receiving
- Order entry and production order entry
- Custom reporting and high level reviews
Cons
- Viewing negative inventory requires a custom report
- Physical inventory process is unnecessarily complex with multiple inventory locations having to be run separately
- Capturing of labor on partially closed production orders is not ratio based
Return on Investment
- Streamlining of processes
- Time savings with built in high level reporting
- Customized notifications to customers with receipts and invoices
Macola Works
Pros
- Organization
- Expandability
Cons
- Integration with other software
- Migration from another application
Return on Investment
- Lower software costs.
- Less maintenance.