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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Infor Distribution SX.e

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AInfor's Distribution SX.e ERP solution helps all types of distributors increase productivity and adapt quickly to an evolving market. Providing broad visibility across the entire organization, this solution delivers control in managing thousands of transactions, suppliers, and customers while simultaneously tracking millions of inventory items.N/A

    QAD Adaptive ERP

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AQAD Adaptive ERP supports the core business processes and operations of global manufacturers, reducing the number of required add-ons and thereby lowering software costs. The platform is presented as ideal for medium to large-sized companies. QAD Adaptive ERP focuses on the six industries QAD serves: automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, industrial, high-tech and life…N/A
    Pricing
    Infor Distribution SX.eQAD Adaptive ERP
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    Infor Distribution SX.eQAD Adaptive ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Infor Distribution SX.eQAD Adaptive ERP
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    API for custom integration10.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Standard reports10.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Custom reports10.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Accounts payable10.01 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Accounts receivable10.01 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Inventory tracking10.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Location management10.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Pricing9.01 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Order entry10.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Order Orchestration10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Billing Management10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Period Close10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Forecasting8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Proposal Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    -
    Ratings
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Infor Distribution SX.e and QAD Adaptive ERP
    Feature
    Infor Distribution SX.e
    -
    Ratings
    QAD Adaptive ERP
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Infor Distribution SX.eQAD Adaptive ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Infor Distribution SX.eQAD Adaptive ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Infor
    Overall management of companies operations including sales, inventory control, warehousing, accounting (ar, ap, and gl). We are able to take a customers order, provide information if the product is in stock, send the order to the warehouse, pick the order, deliver the order using our custom routing program built inside SX.e, invoice the order upon receiving shipping feedback, and then collecting payment within SX.e. We also use SX.e for our purchasing of products from our vendors, tracking the products, entering the products into inventory, and then updating each location with the current inventory. We also are able to track pricing and vendor rebates as well as special price adjustments within SX.e.
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    QAD
    If you're setting up operations where you have to manage manufacturing builds from raw components to finished goods, I would recommend QAD. It's nice to have subassemblies part numbers for your builds and enter in the number of accepted quantities and rejects. QAD is very helpful if you have a lot of parts floating around. I would not buy QAD if you only have to manage less than ~20 parts... just use Excel.
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    Pros
    Infor
    • Integrates with supported 3rd party solutions
    • Very customizeable
    • Robust
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    QAD
    • The QAD Enterprise application is great, we only started using this application a few years ago. The Master Scheduling Workbench has been a great improvement to our daily operations.
    • The Web-based QAD Supplier Portal has also been implemented recently in our company and has been a huge help to our purchasing and materials department.
    • The QAD support that we receive has helped our company grow and is a major asset in upcoming projects.
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    Cons
    Infor
    • User Interface customizability
    • Q&D programming
    • Database management
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    QAD
    • The layout is old fashion. Can be more modern.
    • QAD Adaptive ERP has alot of functions that can be overwhelming to new users
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    QAD
    The cost / benefit of changing to a different ERP will create a high cost and low benefit that's why I believe that we'll continue renewing QAD for a long time.
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    Usability
    Infor
    It is very customizable and has lots of scalabilities. However, it can get out of control if not contained with proper business process control.
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    QAD
    Easy to use, zero or minimum cost to maintain the database (DBA etc) , no issue with OS ( Linux), stable database
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    Support Rating
    Infor
    We use a Channel Partner and don't interact with Infor directly for support.
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    QAD
    I haven't contacted support for QAD yet.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Infor
    SXe fit our distribution model and it allowed us to customize it to our specific needs that were not available in the other solutions. The 3rd party integration was also a nice benefit as we use multiple solutions that were not part of the SXe Suite.
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    QAD
    QAD is very easy to use once it's set up. It's basically an Excel sheet that can handle a lot more data points and faster. It's nice that you can dump the data stored in QAD to a CSV file and analyze in Excel. Careful narrow down the data searches to a limited number of points or Excel will crash. QAD is much easier to set up than Arena and SAP. And the numbering systems you can create in QAD is more customizable.
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    Return on Investment
    Infor
    • Ability to stay on top of Inventory as not to carry too much overhead
    • Keep Inventory set to FIFO
    • Manage deliveries to keep cost per stops to a minimum
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    QAD
    • It help us to reduce the inventories (FG and RAW)
    • It reduce the time to adjust to the constantly changing international customs laws
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