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Odoo keeps all business functions in one place, allowing teams to collaborate with other departments from one unified platform in the most efficient way possible. 1,729 Ratings Visit Website Sutton Sutton (formerly Digit Software) is an AI-native operating system built for companies that manage physical operations, from manufacturing and inventory to distribution and beyond. It gives you a powerful, all-in-one core that runs your operations out of the box, with the flexibility to extend, shape, and mold it to fit exactly how your business works. With Sutton Studio, teams can build and launch their own custom apps directly on the platform using natural language, no code required, with permissions inherited from the tools they already use. The result is a system that adapts to your business in minutes, not months. The platform includes capabilities for supplier management, serialized and lot-based inventory tracking, bills of materials and routings, production scheduling, quality control, guided picking and packing, and order fulfillment. It features a built-in B2B portal for customer and distributor collaboration, job scheduling for production and service teams, and integrations with accounting and commerce tools such as QuickBooks and Shopify and so much more. By connecting systems that were once siloed, and letting teams extend the platform themselves instead of waiting on a vendor roadmap, Sutton becomes the real-time, AI-native operating system for product-based businesses, giving companies visibility, accuracy, and confidence across every process. 39 Ratings Visit Website Global Shop Solutions We simplify your manufacturing.™ Global Shop Solutions AI-integrated ERP software provides the applications needed to deliver a quality part on time, every time from quote to cash and everything in between, including shop management, scheduling, inventory, accounting, quality control, CRM and 25 more. Built with AI in mind, our software helps manufacturers make smarter, data-driven decisions that improve efficiency and visibility. Available in the cloud or on premise, our manufacturing customers benefit from real-time inventory accuracy, improved on-time delivery, lower administrative costs, increased sales and improved customer service. Headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas includes a state-of-the-art R&D facility and Global Shop Solutions training center. Through its offices in the U.S., Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the company supports thousands of manufacturing facilities in over 25 countries and more than 30 industries. 77 Ratings Visit Website Epicor Advanced MES Epicor Advanced MES is a manufacturing execution system that is suited to plastic molders, repetitive manufacturers and those with an assembly process involving multiple machines. It is designed to help floor operators to monitor and optimize their plant operations. Advanced MES helps manufacturers monitor and control their business with real-time plant and machinery information. The system enables users to identify inefficient resource allocations to find new capacity within the business. It also helps to track machine downtime and record scrap and material wastage in every production cycle. 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See the AIMS360 fashion ERP website for our full features & integrations list. 95 Ratings Visit Website Infor M3 Efficiently executing the complex processes of enterprise manufacturers and distributors. Infor M3 is a cloud-based, manufacturing and distribution ERP system that leverages the latest technologies to provide an exceptional user experience and powerful analytics in a multicompany, multicountry, and multisite platform. Infor M3 and related CloudSuite™ industry solutions include industry-leading functionality for the chemical, distribution, equipment, fashion, food and beverage, and industrial manufacturing industries. Staying ahead of the competition means staying agile. Our new capabilities bring improved data-driven insights and streamlined workflows to help you make informed decisions and take quick action. 156 Ratings Visit Website Xero Save 80% for 4 months on Xero's award-winning accounting and online bookkeeping platform for businesses of all sizes and stages of growth. Beautifully simple, Xero covers a wide range of features that help businesses manage their finances effortlessly, including invoicing, inventory, bank connections, payroll, reporting and more. Xero also offers users free online support 24/7. Xero offers a robust ecosystem of connected apps and integrations with banks and financial institutions, enabling small businesses to access a wide range of solutions within Xero's open platform to streamline operations and manage finances. Additionally, accounting and bookkeeping firms benefit from efficient compliance tools, advanced practice management software, and a cloud-based unified accounting ledger for all clients, centralized in one place. 6,132 Ratings Visit Website Vibe Retail Vibe Retail is a cloud-based, all-in-one retail point-of-sale (POS) and operations platform built exclusively for single-store and multi-location retailers. Unlike POS systems designed for restaurants or service businesses, Vibe Retail focuses only on retail, enabling workflows tailored to physical product sales. From a single mobile-friendly interface, retailers can manage inventory, sales, staff, customers, and suppliers across stores and warehouses in real time. Features include multi-location inventory tracking, warehouse visibility, stock transfers, product variants, serialized items, barcode printing, purchase orders, and supplier deliveries. 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About The automotive industry demands precision and efficiency from their manufacturing and delivery systems. Epicor CMS is a purpose-built ERP solution for automotive manufacturers, with tools and controls that meet the strict delivery requirements and rigorous production deadlines that your customers demand. Reduce shipping errors and tighten inventory accuracy with serialized inventory tracking. Meet ever-changing customer labeling and compliance requirements with world-class automotive EDI. Embedded MES collects data from machines to automatically provide essential production data. Also called license plating, serialization greatly improves inventory accuracy, visibility, and traceability. Visualize if a process is functioning normally and take action to avoid problems before they start. React quickly to changing customer demands and meet your customers’ unique labelling requirements. Automatically replenish inventory based on stock level or manual requests directly from operators.	About The R4 Enterprise ERP System is a complete supply chain management solution with financials, distribution, manufacturing, planning, inventory management, and reporting capabilities. R4 adapts to your unique business requirements and ensures a smooth, efficient process execution. R4’s advanced process automation technology handles routine tasks and lets you continuously improve processes in response to changing business conditions. Built-in scalability lets you add users, products, production sites, or warehouses and make other changes as the business grows. The application runs on any popular hardware platform, which includes Windows, IBM, Linux, Unix, etc. Royal 4 Systems has hundreds of installations on 6 continents, which include the US, Latin America, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Africa. Our ERP System adapts to your unique business requirements and ensures a smooth, efficient process execution.
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Audience Parts manufacturers interested in an automotive ERP and supply chain software solution to meet their production and delivery requirements	Audience Companies and organizations searching for an ERP and supply chain management solution
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Company Information Epicor Founded: 1972 United States www.epicor.com/en-us/industry-productivity-solutions/manufacturing/platforms/cms/	Company Information Royal 4 Systems United States www.royal4.com/erp-software/erp-system/
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Categories Auto Dealer Supported Automotive ERP Supported Distribution Accounting Supported ERP Supported Manufacturing Inventory Management Supported	Categories Discrete ERP Supported Distribution Accounting Supported Engineer to Order (ETO) Supported ERP Supported Manufacturing Inventory Management Supported Medical Accounting Supported

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