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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP Streamline Payroll

    Score6.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ADP Streamline is a payroll and benefits administration offering specifically for companies with multi-national / global employees.N/A

    IFS Applications

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics SL

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics SL is one of the ERP products in the Dynamics family. This product was acquired from Solomon 2000. The product is typically used by SMBs, particularly in project-based businesses (e.g. construction). It has strong accounting and project management capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP Streamline PayrollIFS ApplicationsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    ADP Streamline PayrollIFS ApplicationsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ADP Streamline PayrollIFS ApplicationsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
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    ADP
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    IFS
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ADP Streamline PayrollIFS ApplicationsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    8.6
    11 Ratings
    4% above category average
    IFS Applications
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation9.211 Ratings8.03 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.76 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.37 Ratings7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.010 Ratings6.33 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.011 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.87 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.75 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.75 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.05 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.75 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.55 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.35 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.55 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    7.1
    11 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.55 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.55 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.34 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.04 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.84 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.04 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    5.7
    6 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.25 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    6.3
    5 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings9.05 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.25 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.74 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.35 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    3.9
    4 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings8.34 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.74 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.84 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.74 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings9.34 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    2.7
    1 Ratings
    95% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings5.01 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    3.5
    4 Ratings
    68% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.32 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    3.5
    4 Ratings
    68% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    6.8
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings9.54 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of ADP Streamline Payroll and IFS Applications and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Applications
    4.8
    4 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management00 Ratings8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ADP Streamline PayrollIFS ApplicationsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ADP Streamline PayrollIFS ApplicationsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    For any business looking for a solid and reliable payroll system [ADP Streamline Payroll] is perfect. It is a little expensive but you certainly get what you pay for. It is easy to implement for your business and to get your employees set up. Gathers all of the needed tax documents and payroll stubs easily and makes them accessible.
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    IFS
    Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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    Microsoft
    For a small to mid-size business, MS Dynamics SL is effective. We are capable of managing our finances with a very low risk of error. We have worked with MS Dynamics for almost 15 years and have more than doubled the size of our business in that time with very few issues from the program. We have exponentially increased our revenue and reporting demands and have found SL to be very dependable and stable. The program does have the occasional glitch and those are sometimes outside of the realm of expertise of our IT department. SL support is excellent, but their timeliness is not as urgent as ours.
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    Pros
    ADP
    • They actually make the payments to the tax agencies for you, you don't have to manually do that yourself.
    • It does all the calculations of how much to withhold and pay for taxes for everyone.
    • It has certain reports and saves the employee tax information for everyone within the platform.
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    IFS
    • It supports the web version in most later versions.
    • It provides various mobile versions of the applications as mobile apps to cater various areas.
    • IFS Applications allows easy configurations of the application without going for costly customization.
    • It covers almost every areas of an industrial company so any other third party applications are minimum.
    • It allows safer and easier built-in options for integrations capabilities.
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    Microsoft
    • Provides flexibility for complex project based cost accounting
    • Strong and flexible allocation processer for cost allocations, markups, and pricing
    • A "Flexible Billing" module under the project controller series that allows for multiple billing formats ranging from fixed price schedule of values, T&M or Cost Plus, and scheduled billing.
    • Flexible reporting with options using Crystal Reports, SSRS, a Quick Query tool, and ability to tie into MS Office tools such as MS Access and MS Excel
    • Tight integration with Financials, but also the ability to integrate with modules such as Sales Order, Inventory, and Field Service
    • Customization abilities ranging from a VBA (visual basic for application) foundation to allow customizing existing forms to the ability to use the SDK (Software Development Kit) to build more complex customizations that integrate with Dynamics SL.
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    Cons
    ADP
    • Happens rarely, but sometimes Customer Service has to look up an answer. I would prefer they simply upgrade my call to someone who knows the answer.
    • If you are going through a huge company change, let them know ahead of time so you can get a timeline of when changes should and can be done. Implementation of a new company takes considerable time.
    • Offer more LIVE webinars to get more interaction. Listening to webinars, not so exciting and you can't ask questions while you are listening.
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    IFS
    • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
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    Microsoft
    • Reporting in the Project module is lacking functionality. I understand that most companies have specific needs when it comes to tracking project information but the standard reports are not good.
    • I would recommend a product like Management Reporter that is for Projects only. Project Reporter should allow users to pull in all Project related data into reports.
    • Fixing suspended batches. Obviously all of us users have experienced this mess. SL knows what needs to be corrected and there could be some step by step fixes in a separate repair module to do the steps we do in Query Analyzer.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ADP
    Without knowing what the competitors offer I can only give a limited opinion.
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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Unfortunately, Dynamics' lack of ability to smoothly integrate with our CRM system is causing us to look at other solutions. The efficiencies that we gain by using Dynamics for our day to day accounting are lost in the constant headaches of getting sales quotes to import properly into the system for invoicing. Another major issue for us has been budgeting and reporting. We currently do all of our budgeting and board reporting in Excel, which is too time consuming and inefficient, especially when a system as robust as Dynamics should easily be able to handle this relatively simple task.
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    Usability
    ADP
    So far, ADP Streamline Payroll has provided me accurate computation of my compensation. And never had any problems with it.
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    IFS
    The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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    Microsoft
    I rate it a 10 because we have removed the fields we don't need so users can really crank the data into the system. The software was designed for the professional services firm in mind but does a tremendous job for construction firms and "blended" companies that are both distribution firms but project centric as well. Perhaps they drop ship inventory to a project where their employees or subs need to work on a project for example.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We have had only one unplanned outage for 2 hours in the last 30 months. We shut down for 30 min to 1 hour once a month, but that is for Microsoft OS updates to the servers. Being a 24/7 world wide operation, the reliability is really important. We do get an 8 hour window on the weekend that we can be down for a short period to install Microsoft Dynamics SL updates, but we do not have many of those. On our last version upgrade, we shut the users out at 9:30 am and were fully operational in less than 6 hours. The upgrade was New SQL server, New SL server and 2 new Citrix servers.
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    Support Rating
    ADP
    I give this a 9 rating because the customer support is great. I have had issues that needed to be solved very quickly and they are always so eager to help. They can give you a solution to your problem and if they try everything and still can't, they will connect you with someone that can or will.
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    IFS
    We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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    Microsoft
    Support is only used when needed, so unfortunately ,they get all the odd issues. It's a difficult business, but Microsoft and our firm do a great job of meeting customer needs. We get routine feedback that our support services are very good.
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    Implementation Rating
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Just to let it take its course. The implementation for me once I became a part of my former organization was pretty seamless. Just get to know the basics and call the support team to ask questions if you need help on an issue, should they arise. They are ready, willing, and able to help!
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    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    ADP Streamline Payroll has a great stack for employers looking to provide all of the basic payroll benefits to employees. I think ADP excels with its UX/UI, which is typically a problem for this industry. It's fairly easy to set up and use, compared to other systems. Try it out!
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    IFS
    IFS Applications is based on Agile Technology which allows organizations to reconfigure user interface as per user requirements and make it user-friendly. Other applications are lagging on many fronts like User Interface, Online help document availability, Implementation methodology, and post-implementation expenses.
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    Microsoft
    Of the comparable mid-range ERP systems, Dynamics SL competes at the lower end based on price, but also above the high-end based on flexibility, data, and reporting. Being able to stay with the same core accounting from a $100 million dollar company to a $3 billion dollar company shows the range of capabilities.
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    Scalability
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Since the backbone of the database is MS SQLServer, the database can be easily scaled.
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    Return on Investment
    ADP
    • ADP Streamline was just a function to us so I can't really say it had a positive or negative effect on our business objectives. We went with Streamline because we already were with ADP. We didn't really shop.
    • Because of the great rep we had we were able to get a more positive response from our German staff to their pay. Before I came on board there were a lot of payroll errors which had an effect on staff morale. With help from the rep we were able to improve our accuracy and pay people correctly.
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    IFS
    • Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
    • Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
    • Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
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    Microsoft
    • More time is spent on manipulating reports which can and should be automated.
    • Lack of electronic invoicing process and other green technology features creates more cost on printing and storage costs.
    • The lack of a user friendly interface requires more training and a bigger learning curve for staff.
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    ScreenShots

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