Epicor CMS Review - why 3.1 stars?

Epicor CMS is cloud based enterprise resource planning software for your business. The software was designed and launched by Epicor Software Corporation headquartered in Texas, United States. It is designed to enhance the supply chain management efficiency of your business while also providing better supply chain integration.

The rating of Epicor CMS is 3.1 stars out of 5 and the total score is 50 out of 100. The ratings are based on our unbiased experts. Learn more in our rating methodology page

Epicor is most suitable for small and medium businesses and offers substantial capabilities for the reduction of business costs and improvement of supply chain processes. Industries in which Epicor CMS is mainly deployed include aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer products, engineering and medical industries.

Other than the cloud based deployment, the software also offers on premise deployment model. The clients of Epicor CMS are related to a wide range of industries. Currently, the software has over 33,000 customers all over the world, including individual users as well as companies. Some noteworthy clients of the software include Energizer, Bry-Tech Distributers, and Wild Planet Toys.

Epicor CMS is ranked 120 out of 121 software in their category (Manufacturing systems).

The software offers a wide range of administrative, supply chain and other features related to specific aspects of your business. In the administrative features, you can benefit from the financial applications for accounts payable and receivable, accrual based accounting, budgeting and forecasting, cash flow management, and general ledger.

The human resource features of Epicor CMS include such features as payroll, time and attendance, and training. Important project management features available on the software include activity management, document management, and time and expenses.

Epicor CMS offers a variety of useful supply chain management features for increasing efficiency. These features include inventory management, order entry, order processing, supplier scheduling, and warehouse management. Additionally, there are also features for the manufacturing process including cost management, manufacture scheduling, product data collection, and quality management.

Two important competitors of Epicor CMS are Ramco ERP and CMS RoadRunner. Ramco ERP, just like Epicor CMS, offers both on premise and online deployment models. The software is suitable for all business sizes and thus offers a relatively wider feature set compared to Epicor CMS.

Important administrative features offered by Ramco ERP that are not present on Epicor include tax preparation, recruiting, campaign and promotion management, collaboration etc. In the supply chain management module, Ramco ERP offers various extra features such as claim processing, inspection of goods, product configuration, inventory forecasting, inventory replenishment, manufacturing planning and scheduling etc.

CMS RoadRunner, offers a limited feature set compared to both Epicor CMS and Ramco ERP. For instance, the software offers only two administrative features of time management and document management. The sole CRM feature of the software is contact management. Similarly, the supply chain part of the software has only two features of inventory management and product data collection.

CMS RoadRunner, unlike Epicor CMS, does not offer web based deployment model in addition to on premise deployment. The software supports Windows operating system exclusively which limits its functional powers. 

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