M1 vs. Visual Shop Comparison


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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 Visual Shop is the most comprehensive software package for metal finishing, heat treating, and coatings businesses. Visual Shop is used in Galvanizing, Electroplating, Anodizing, Painting, NDT, Brazing, and other processes-oriented companies. Visual Shop will improve the way you do business. Visual Shop was designed from the ground up to improve your efficiency, quality, and customer service. We are always improving Visual Shop and we will fit our program to your business. We understand that not all businesses are the same and have different needs. We work hard to get you what you need. Visual Shop is written in SAP Powerbuilder and uses Microsoft SQL Server to store data. Visual Shop is designed so that it can be customized to fit different businesses. Visual Shop has tons of features to support the foundation of your business. Key Features Include: Quotations, Order Entry, Scheduling, Tracking, Certifications, Shipping, Invoicing, and Reporting.
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 Metal finishing, heat treating, and coatings businesses
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 Cornerstone Systems United States www.ask4csi.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 Job Shop Metal Finishing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
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 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 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	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
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