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Cetec ERP

Score7.2 out of 10

4 Reviews and Ratings

What is Cetec ERP?

Cetec ERP offers manufacturing web-native ERP As A Service for $50/user. Its design and delivery provide manufacturers with a platform built to increase both capacity and efficiency.

Cetec ERP aims to help companies run faster. By providing a single, integrated platform that can be deployed in the cloud or on a local server, Cetec ERP is presented as a high value enterprise system to companies looking for a true path forward for growing a manufacturing operation.

Cetec ERP is built for manufacturing. Through it, a company can be run entirely on a web browser.

The Cetec ERP solution includes the following features and modules for end-to-end integration of business processes:

  • CRM & Sales Management
  • Manufacturing Quoting
  • Order Tracking & Fulfillment
  • Purchasing & MRP
  • Inventory Management
  • Mobile Warehousing
  • Shop Floor
  • Planning & Scheduling
  • Document Management
  • Quality Assurance & ISO
  • Accounting / Financials
  • Custom Reporting

Top Performing Features

  • Single sign-on capability

    The software system supports a centralized authentication mechanism allowing the user to access multiple systems with a single, centrally managed password.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Credit card processing

    The software facilitates credit card processing.

    Category average: 7.3

  • Dashboards

    Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.

    Category average: 7.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Order Orchestration

    Define and execute order fulfillment processes for products as well as services on the same order.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Forecasting

    Statistically forecast based on historical patterns and sales input, monitor accuracy and estimate new demand

    Category average: 7.3

  • Task Insight for Project Managers

    Project manager visibility into task progress of team members

    Category average: 7.3

Great ERP option for small to mid-size companies

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cetec is used as the primary resource planning, accounting, inventory management, BoM management, and user interface tool. This ERP has been used for many years now and we have massaged the process more into our day to day environment. It has evolved with our company and has allowed us to adapt quicker processes and available resources. It's not perfect yet, but it is well on it's way to be completely worth the cost.

Pros

  • BoM Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Build Estimation

Cons

  • Transparent Cost Tracking of Build Orders
  • System Build Forecasting
  • Cash Flow Projections

Return on Investment

  • Faster communication on new orders
  • Added ability to forecast part orders based on sales projections
  • Reduced errors

Usability

Accurate, user-friendly, affordable, and has all the features you need.

Pros

  • Usage Logs: In the Medical Device Industry, having traceability is key. With this log, the Admin can review any user to see all their activity (viewing, updating, deleting, creating, etc.)
  • Flexibility of Roles: Accessibility is very important. With Cetec ERP, we are able to create our own roles to grant specific access to certain user while denying it from others. This really helps by protecting information from being manipulated by users who do not carry that permission.

Cons

  • Role Descriptions: There are default roles that Cetec ERP has already created for you. However, these roles are not detailed as to what access each role has and it makes it difficult to assign these default roles.
  • Reporting: While Cetec ERP's default reports are detailed, there is only minimal customization of reports allowed out of the box. They do have an add-on available for purchase where you can freely customize reports, but our company isn't at that point to purchase this add-on as we only need a small bit of customization beyond what comes out of the box.

Return on Investment

  • Accuracy: Now that we can restrict access to approved users, our accuracy of inventory has improved.
  • Financial Cleanup: Importing financials that were not yet balanced from previous system caused a ripple and we now have to clean up in this new system.

Alternatives Considered

ProfitKey Rapid Response Manufacturing, QT9 QMS and Global Shop Solutions One-System ERP