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About IFS is the world’s leading provider of Industrial AI and enterprise software for hardcore businesses that make, service, and power our planet. Our technology enables businesses which manufacture goods, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to unlock the transformative power of Industrial AI™ to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Industrial AI is IFS.ai IFS Cloud is a fully composable AI-powered platform, designed for ultimate flexibility and adaptability to our customers’ specific requirements and business evolution. It spans the needs of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), and Field Service Management (FSM). IFS technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data and analytics to empower our customers to make informed strategic decisions and excel at their Moment of Service™.	About M1 is a subscription cloud-based or on-premise ERP software for discrete manufacturers, enabling you to tie your business operations together in one system to centralize your data. It lets you coordinate and share data across various functions within your business from estimating, purchasing, inventory management, scheduling, production, shipping, and more. The solution is suitable for small to midsize companies that manufacture via repetitive, make-to-stock, make-to-order and engineer-to-order processes. M1’s product configurator provides a multi-level, automated configuration that builds product configurations from a BOM. Users can also add additional rules and formulas after the wizard is complete. The system also offers features for inventory barcoding, shop floor control and customizable reporting through integration with Crystal Reports. Other key features include MRP, Alerts and Automation, BAM, "Smart Screen Technology", and the M1 Design Studio to customize M1
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Enterprise organizations	Audience Small and medium-sized discrete/mixed-mode manufacturers
Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $30,000/starting Pricing dependent on number of users, complexity, and integrations. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 4.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros In my humble opinion, this software has some of the best drilldown capabilities I've ever seen in a Tier3/Tier2 level ERP. M1 has also solved the age old problem of custom SQL queries that tend to be daunting for standard system users. The software allows users to create custom grids simply by selecting from a list of available tables and then adding headers. Behind the scenes it automatically writes the SQL code. This ability empowers daily users to easily access the data they need. Cons No software is perfect, and unfortunately one of the areas where M1 falls down a bit is on Deposit Invoices. The software can detect when a customer has a deposit, and apply it towards the final A/R Invoice, but if the situation arises where the original Deposit Invoice has to be credited, and a new Deposit Invoice issued, it tends to duplicate the deposit lines on the final A/R Invoice. The duplicate lines can be deleted, but that is an extra step that can be missed by a careless A/R person. If ECi would nip this issue in the bud, I'd be hard pressed to find something to complain about.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information IFS Founded: 1983 Sweden www.ifs.com	Company Information ECI Software Solutions Founded: 1999 United States www.ecisolutions.com/manufacturers-and-job-shops/m1/
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Categories AI ERP Supported AI Manufacturing Supported AI-Powered Supply Chain Management Supported Construction ERP Supported Discrete ERP Supported EAM Supported Engineer to Order (ETO) Supported ERP Supported Field Service Management Supported Industrial AI Supported Industrial Automation Supported ITSM Supported Mixed Mode ERP Supported Quality Management Supported Supply Chain Management Supported	Categories Capacity Planning Supported Discrete ERP Supported Electronics Manufacturing Supported Engineer to Order (ETO) Supported ERP Supported Inventory Management Supported Job Shop Supported Manufacturing Supported Manufacturing ERP Supported Manufacturing Execution Supported Mixed Mode ERP Supported MRP Supported Production Scheduling Supported Shop Floor Management Supported
	ERP Features Accounting Integration Supported Accounting Management Supported CRM Supported Dashboard Supported Distribution Management Supported Enterprise Asset Management Supported Financial Management Supported HR Management Supported Inventory Management Supported Order Management Supported Project Management Supported Purchase Order Management Supported Purchasing Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Sales Management Supported Supply Chain Management Supported Warehouse Management Supported Show More Features Inventory Management Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Barcoding / RFID Supported Forecasting Supported Inventory Optimization Supported Kitting Not Supported Manufacturing Inventory Management Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Multi-Channel Management Supported Product Identification Supported Reorder Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Retail Inventory Management Supported Supplier Management Supported Warehouse Management Supported Job Shop Features Billing & Invoicing Supported Capacity Management Supported Job Costing Supported Job Tracking Supported Order Management Supported Purchasing Supported Quality Control Supported Quotes / Estimates Supported Scheduling Supported Shipping Management Supported Traceability Supported Work Order Management Supported MRP Features Bills of Material Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Document Management Supported Forecasting Supported Formula Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported Order Management Supported Process Manufacturing Not Supported Product Configurator Supported Production Scheduling Supported Quality Control Supported Quality Management Supported Quote Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Resource Management Supported Safety Management Supported Supplier Management Supported Supply Chain Management Supported Manufacturing Features Accounting Integration Supported ERP Supported Maintenance Management Supported MES Supported MRP Supported Purchase Order Management Supported Quality Management Supported Quotes/Estimates Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Safety Management Supported Shipping Management Supported Manufacturing Execution Features Document Management Supported Forecasting Supported Quality Control Supported Quote Management Supported Resource Management Supported Supplier Management Supported Supply Chain Management Supported Traceability Supported Production Scheduling Features "What If" Scenarios Supported Automated Scheduling Supported Bottleneck Optimization Supported Capacity Planning Supported Constraint Scheduling Supported Job Scheduling Supported Material Planning Supported Priority-Based Scheduling Supported Quality Control Supported
Integrations ALMobile Supported Avalara Not Supported Built2Buy Supported CAQ.Net Supported ClickLearn Supported DeepStream Supported EDI/HQ Not Supported IFS Customer Engagement Supported IFS Field Service Management Supported IFS Manufacturing Supported Kavida.ai Supported KnowledgeSync Not Supported Net1 Not Supported Protected Flow Manufacturing Not Supported QuickBooks Accountants Not Supported Spreadsheet Server Not Supported Traild Supported Vergo Supported b2wise Supported uniPoint Quality Management Software Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations	Integrations ALMobile Not Supported Avalara Supported Built2Buy Not Supported CAQ.Net Not Supported ClickLearn Not Supported DeepStream Not Supported EDI/HQ Supported IFS Customer Engagement Not Supported IFS Field Service Management Not Supported IFS Manufacturing Not Supported Kavida.ai Not Supported KnowledgeSync Supported Net1 Supported Protected Flow Manufacturing Supported QuickBooks Accountants Supported Spreadsheet Server Supported Traild Not Supported Vergo Not Supported b2wise Not Supported uniPoint Quality Management Software Supported Show More Integrations View All 9 Integrations
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