ABB Ability Solution Suite vs Infor VISUAL

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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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I struggle to identify a scenario where VISUAL is an appropriate solution. We used VISUAL because it was a legacy system and the cost/complexity of changeover seemed daunting. The user interface is poor as is the interconnectedness of the various screens and menus. This might be an acceptable piece of software for a continuous manufacturing environment with little variation of basic design, but we have had to write multiple add-on macros in order to get VISUAL to work effectively for us.

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Scott Sichmeller

Vice President Of Engineering and Operations

Skidmore PumpMachinery, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Inventory tracking

Location management

Manufacturing module

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Pricing

Order entry

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

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

Infor VISUAL

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

Infor VISUAL

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

Performance Monitoring

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Ideation Management

Requirements Management

Proposal Management

Innovation Portfolio Management

Product Master Data Management

Vendor Portal

Project Portfolio Management

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Period Close

Transactions Tax

Subledger Reconciliations

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

Project Costing

Cost Capture

Customer Invoicing

Project Financial Performance Analysis

Real-time Financial Reporting

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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Infor Visual has a standard way of addressing business operations: sales orders, invoicing, reporting. It is easy to train operators used to using a manual or other ERP system.
Material control is easy for production runs, R&D material lists and repairs. The process of receiving, issuing and returning material to inventory is facilitated by standard interfaces that are easily learned by material control operators.
Engineering changes to bills of material are facilitated by the "engineering Master" flexible editing capability. The version control for the BOM's can be as detailed or vague as the process designed dictates. One item of a BOM or the entire BOM can be changed quickly and approved for production that day.

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Dave Hail

Quality and Manufacturing Engineer

At homeElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees

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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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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VTA has been extremely unreliable. I would not recommend it. It is not customizable at all. There is no logical way to handle shift differentials which is a huge issue with a company that runs 24/7.
If you do not have a schedule set up, they cannot clock in. This poses a problem for anyone that gets called in on a shift they don't normally work on.

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Manager in Human Resources

Plastics Company, 501-1000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Infor VISUAL 8.0

Based on 1 answer

It is unlikely that we would spend the money and time it takes to make a switch again in the near future.

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Manager in Human Resources

Plastics Company, 501-1000 employees

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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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Infor VISUAL 2.0

Based on 1 answer

If you are not very computer literate, this is a difficult system to learn.

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Verified User

Manager in Human Resources

Plastics Company, 501-1000 employees

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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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Infor VISUAL 2.0

Based on 1 answer

No answer on this topic is available.

Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Infor VISUAL 2.0

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Could have used more hands-on approach. There are multiple webinars and information sessions but until you actually use the system, these are not very helpful.

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Manager in Human Resources

Plastics Company, 501-1000 employees

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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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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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We unfortunately did not evaluate any other ERP software. VISUAL was a legacy system and we determined that changing systems would be too difficult, and not cost effective. We reached out to our local VISUAL rep who knew how the software functioned, but not how to apply it more appropriately to our business model, so we continued on with what we had rather than looking elsewhere.

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Scott Sichmeller

Vice President Of Engineering and Operations

Skidmore PumpMachinery, 11-50 employees

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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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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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I cannot comment on business impact.

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Dave Hail

Quality and Manufacturing Engineer

At homeElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees

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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

Infor VISUAL

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL

ABB Ability Solution Suite

Infor VISUAL