Dispatch is a field service management platform for brands that use 3rd party contractors to install, repair, support or maintain products for customers. It allows brands to find and hire contractors, and allows contractors to communicate about service details with customers from their mobile phones.
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IFS Applications
Score7.6 out of 10
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IFS 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…
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IFS Applications
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IFS Applications
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Free/Freemium Version
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No setup fee
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Features
Dispatch
IFS Applications
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.7
3 Ratings
46% below category average
Pay calculation
00 Ratings
8.03 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
00 Ratings
7.43 Ratings
Direct deposit files
00 Ratings
6.43 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
8.7
5 Ratings
14% above category average
API for custom integration
00 Ratings
8.75 Ratings
Plug-ins
00 Ratings
8.75 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.9
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Single sign-on capability
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
00 Ratings
9.85 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
8.8
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Dashboards
00 Ratings
8.55 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
8.35 Ratings
Custom reports
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
7.5
5 Ratings
3% below category average
Accounts payable
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Accounts receivable
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Global Financial Support
00 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations
00 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Configurable Accounting
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Standardized Processes
00 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.1
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Inventory tracking
00 Ratings
9.35 Ratings
Automatic reordering
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Location management
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
6.3
5 Ratings
23% below category average
Pricing
00 Ratings
9.05 Ratings
Order entry
00 Ratings
8.25 Ratings
Credit card processing
00 Ratings
8.74 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
00 Ratings
8.35 Ratings
Order Orchestration
00 Ratings
7.84 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.9
4 Ratings
64% below category average
Billing Management
00 Ratings
8.34 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
00 Ratings
7.84 Ratings
Period Close
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting
00 Ratings
3.01 Ratings
Project Costing
00 Ratings
6.01 Ratings
Cost Capture
00 Ratings
5.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
68% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling
00 Ratings
9.54 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality
00 Ratings
7.54 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.3
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management
00 Ratings
9.32 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
3.5
4 Ratings
68% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared
00 Ratings
9.33 Ratings
Contract Authoring
00 Ratings
8.33 Ratings
Contract Repository
00 Ratings
8.33 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
00 Ratings
9.24 Ratings
Supplier Management
00 Ratings
9.24 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
5.0
4 Ratings
30% below category average
Risk Repository
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Control Management
00 Ratings
8.74 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Issue Detection
00 Ratings
7.54 Ratings
Remediation and Certification
00 Ratings
8.04 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
7.8
4 Ratings
11% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization
00 Ratings
8.32 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Fulfillment Management
00 Ratings
7.73 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management
00 Ratings
8.54 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
6.8
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Production Process Design
00 Ratings
9.33 Ratings
Production Management
00 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Configuration Management
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Work Execution
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs
00 Ratings
9.54 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Feature
Dispatch
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
9.1
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Forecasting
00 Ratings
8.84 Ratings
Inventory Planning
00 Ratings
9.54 Ratings
Performance Monitoring
00 Ratings
9.03 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Dispatch and IFS Applications
Dispatch is well suited for teams looking to improve their delivery notification process. The ability to notify customers via automated phone call or text is invaluable and takes the burden away from the drivers and delivery team on the ground, who can be unreliable and inefficient at times depending on the situation.
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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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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Dispatch has timely customer service and set up support. Unfortunately, they are only able to assist via phone and do not have a chat option. Chatting would be much easier for being able to answer simple questions or software issues instead of having to wait on hold over the phone.
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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.
We used Route4Me but surprisingly there are very few alternatives and companies on the market that are well suited for performing this kind of tracking. I am somewhat disappointed that Dispatch is the only option, only because the desktop and mobile applications can be so buggy and, at times, unreliable. But, the other existing options on the market are much worse.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
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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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.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info