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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	About An APS (advanced planning and scheduling) software, (PlanWizard) shortens lead time, reduces inventory by making feasible manufacturing schedules under intricate constraints. It makes a production plan firstly based on sales order, demand information, current inventory, and others. Then it turns that plan into a practical manufacturing schedule taking into account machine capacities, materials, resources, individual skills, shifts, and other intricate rules inherent to factories. PlanWizard provides solutions for managers who really want to streamline processes. Many features such as macros, external interface, customized work order sheets facilitate daily production as well as data exchange with existing ERP systems.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Small and medium-sized discrete/mixed-mode manufacturers	Audience Production Scheduling solution for organizations
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Pricing $30,000/starting Free Version Free Trial	Pricing No information available. Free Version Free Trial
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	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
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Company Information ECI Software Solutions Founded: 1999 United States www.ecisolutions.com/manufacturers-and-job-shops/m1/	Company Information Wizard System www.wizard-system.com
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Categories Capacity Planning Discrete ERP Electronics Manufacturing Engineer to Order (ETO) ERP Inventory Management Job Shop Manufacturing Manufacturing ERP Manufacturing Execution Mixed Mode ERP MRP Production Scheduling Shop Floor Management	Categories Production Scheduling
Production Scheduling Features "What If" Scenarios Automated Scheduling Bottleneck Optimization Capacity Planning Constraint Scheduling Job Scheduling Material Planning Priority-Based Scheduling Quality Control Show More Features ERP Features Accounting Integration Accounting Management CRM Dashboard Distribution Management Enterprise Asset Management Financial Management HR Management Inventory Management Order Management Project Management Purchase Order Management Purchasing Reporting/Analytics Sales Management Supply Chain Management Warehouse Management Inventory Management Features Alerts/Notifications Barcoding / RFID Forecasting Inventory Optimization Kitting Manufacturing Inventory Management Mobile Access Multi-Channel Management Product Identification Reorder Management Reporting/Analytics Retail Inventory Management Supplier Management Warehouse Management Job Shop Features Billing & Invoicing Capacity Management Job Costing Job Tracking Order Management Purchasing Quality Control Quotes / Estimates Scheduling Shipping Management Traceability Work Order Management MRP Features Bills of Material Compliance Management Document Management Forecasting Formula Management Inventory Management Order Management Process Manufacturing Product Configurator Production Scheduling Quality Control Quality Management Quote Management Reporting/Analytics Resource Management Safety Management Supplier Management Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Features Accounting Integration ERP Maintenance Management MES MRP Purchase Order Management Quality Management Quotes/Estimates Reporting/Analytics Safety Management Shipping Management Manufacturing Execution Features Document Management Forecasting Quality Control Quote Management Resource Management Supplier Management Supply Chain Management Traceability	Production Scheduling Features "What If" Scenarios Automated Scheduling Bottleneck Optimization Capacity Planning Constraint Scheduling Job Scheduling Material Planning Priority-Based Scheduling Quality Control
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