ABB Ability Solution Suite vs DDI System Inform

Likelihood to Recommend

Of course this is the one of the best solution available in the market at present. When you have Multiple system in a plant then you need a powerful tool for Computation which Ability does it smoothly.

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Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Unless you want to use every aspect of DDI for your company, I would not recommend their program. We have been unable to integrate their system with outside systems and even our website without having to pay for a "work around". If you do consider using other aspects of their offerings, make sure to get a trial of things like their CRM capabilities, as I have found them to be quite outdated in comparison to other programs

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Feature Rating Comparison

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Inventory tracking

Location management

Manufacturing module

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Pricing

Order entry

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Project Planning and Scheduling

Project Manager Dashboard

Resource Manager Dashboard

Task Insight for Project Managers

Project Manager Mobile Functionality

Team Member Task Collaboration

Team Member Mobile Functionality

Project Candidate Search

Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis

Defineable Resource Pools

Talent Profiles

Real-Time Project Reporting

Absence Management

Product Lifecycle Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Production Process Design

Supply Chain Business Flows

Production Management

Contracted Manufacturing Management

Configuration Management

Work Definition

Work Execution

Advanced Fulfillment

Manufacturing Costs

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

Performance Monitoring

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Ideation Management

Requirements Management

Proposal Management

Innovation Portfolio Management

Product Master Data Management

Vendor Portal

Project Portfolio Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Pros

Computation of data.
Presentation to right person.
Ability to perform critical task and sending to users.
Multiple control system connectivity.

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Calendar for the entire company to view
Customer search by account number
Sales order entry

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Cons

May be for smaller PLCs this can't be implemented.
Cost may an area ABB can look in to.
Improvement in GUI

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Integration with other programs
CRM program

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Usability

ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0

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One of the best solutions in the market with a user-friendly system. This is very useful when the ABB system (Like we had 800xA) is there, new or existing; all the ABB systems can be integrated using this rather than going to a 3rd party vendor, which may have interface problems.

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No score

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Support Rating

ABB Ability Solution Suite 10.0

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Good support in terms of quality and promptness. When we had problems with some of the commands not getting executed, their online support also provided a good solution to solve the problem. Even mission-critical task we were able to solve during this Pandemic time. The suggestion is to go for the online support 1st in the future, followed by a visit.

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No score

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Alternatives Considered

Better suited for the ABB System as Microsoft is a third party for ABB Control System.

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My company had already been using DDI when I began working here a couple years ago

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Return on Investment

Positive is definitely ROI since manual intervention is minimized and the process is automated.
Cost wise, ABB has been looked upon considering the small industry.
Overall, a good solution for a large companies.

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Not sure, management would know.

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform

ABB Ability Solution Suite

DDI System Inform