Epicor Kinetic

Score8 out of 10

317 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Epicor Kinetic?

Epicor Kinetic is a customizable, scalable, product-centric cloud ERP designed specifically for manufacturers.

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Cost Capture
Capture costs including those for procurement, financials or time and labor, including from external systems
Category average: 7.9
Budgeting and Forecasting
Establish project budgets and forecast future project financials
Category average: 7.7
Capital Project Management
Track and manage capital asset costs
Category average: 7.6

Task Insight for Project Managers
Project manager visibility into task progress of team members
Category average: 7.3
Forecasting
Statistically forecast based on historical patterns and sales input, monitor accuracy and estimate new demand
Category average: 7.3
Definable Resource Pools
Definable and hierarchical resource pools of potential project resources
Category average: 6.9

#1 most frequent

Manufacturing

60.9%

432 installations of 709

“We use Epicor as our ERP system, which covers most of the basic functions of our business.”
— Controller, D&H Industries (51-200 employees)

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

9.4%

67 installations of 709

“Financial operations, reports, and the like.”
— controller, agm container controls (51-200 employees)

#3 most frequent

Wholesale Trade

7.2%

51 installations of 709

Pros

Robust customization and flexibility for tailored operations
Effective inventory management, tracking, and control
Clean, readable, and user-friendly interface

Cons

Significant cost and value concerns for some organizations
Mixed experiences with reporting and data access functionalities
Varying user experiences with implementation and specific features

Austin Westover

Controller in Finance and Accounting at Zidell Marine Corporation (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are implementing Epicor Kinetic to be our primary ERP system. We have a sister company that is already live on Epicor (and has been for several years), and now we are going live in the next few months via implementation. It is going to be our accounting system for all transactions pertaining to the 14 companies under our broader organization.

Pros

Customization (BPM, Functions, App Studio, BAQ)
Consistent layout and structure on Kinetic screens
AR e-invoicing functionality

Cons

Multi-company transactions. We have several companies and have regular transactions between the companies. We are only able to process multi-co transaction through accounts payable and journal entries, without that functionality existing in cash management (Bank Adjustment Entry) or accounts receivable (applying cash receipts).
On a related note to above with multi-co transactions, when a multi-co entry is generated in the offsetting company, the transaction doesn't automatically post. It has to be posted manually. Given our daily volume of transactions, this is cumbersome and annoying. It would be nice to have a setting to automatically post system generated entries through the multi-company process.
It feels like there is a lot of clicking through screens to do simple things, like enter an AP invoice or create a journal entry. It seems like you should be able to do each of those through one screen (instead of clicking through several related pages).

Return on Investment

We are not live on Epicor yet, so to be seen
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Other Software Used

Paycom, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), BNA

Ivan Wright

Epicor and ERP Systems Lead Developer in Information Technology at TerrAscend (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have worked with Epicor Kinetic at two different companies. In my current role, we use Epicor Kinetic primarily for financial data. We have integrations to pull data out of our third-party inventory management/compliance system. And we have integrations to pull data out of our third-party POS system. Data from those systems flows into POs and Sales Orders so that AP and AR can properly reconcile those actions.

Pros

When compared to the Smart Client, grids and searching are so much faster.
As a developer, the way that the forms are laid out in Application Studio in an easy to read way is fantastic
Having Epicor Kinetic forms load in a browser window is good. Being able to right click on the menu path and choose 'Open in new tab' is awesome.

Cons

There has been some glitches with grid in only showing some of the data and not remembering the filters when a record is selected and then returned to the grid.
There were some forms in the Smart Client that let you do a multi-select and then either let you act on the selections (action menu) or let you load those rows into the form where you could cycle on them. Epicor Kinetic seems to have dropped this functionality on most of the forms.
I work at a company with a lot of companies defined in Epicor Kinetic. It would be nice if the form would change appearance (in a largely noticeable way) depending on the current company.

Return on Investment

Rolling up all the external financial data into one application for clear and concise financial management.
Printing to non-network printers has been an issue.
User account management is easy in Epicor Kinetic

Usability

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, GitHub, Beyond Compare

Richard Broadbent

President in Corporate at Bench Dogs (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Epicor Kinetic has been the primary ERP system organizing the majority of the business functions of our manufacturing business for over 12 years. It provides a central source of reliable data (truth) for the business to build from.

Pros

Very broad base of functionality which provides options for managing the diverse needs which a growing and evolving business needs to handle a rapidly changing business environment.
Epicor Kinetic is continually developing new features and adopting technologies that keep it at the forefront of the industry.
Epicor is nimble and able to respond quickly to urgent needs. When my business burned to the ground, Epicor responded immediately and was able to get my businesses ERP instance restored promptly.

Cons

Epicor can improve their focus on keeping their long term customers at the leading edge of the capabilities they offer. They have recently shown better responsiveness in this area.
There are often so many ways to fulfill a need in Epicor Kinetic, it is often difficult to chose the best path forward.

Return on Investment

Being on an ERP like Epicor Kinetic with data retained in the cloud was critical to our business's ability to recover from the fire that completed destroyed our facility.
Epicor Kinetic enabled my business to grow 300% since our implementation and their is no limit we see to its ability to support our continued growth.

Usability

Other Software Used

SOLIDWORKS, Cabinet Vision by Hexagon

Jack Pennypacker View profile

Network Administrator III in Information Technology at Baxter Manufacturing (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Epicor ERP across all departments here at Baxter. We are able to do Sales, manage our inventory, purchasing, manufacturing, and handle all functions of accounting using Epicor. We made the decision to go with Epicor in 2008, and went live on January 1, 2010. We have upgraded the software a few times and love the improvements that Epicor continues to make with the software.

Pros

Epicor has the best product configurator that I have seen on the market. This was one of the main reasons we went with Epicor, and have not been disappointed at all.
Epicor is also one of the easiest ERP system to learn, and has many ways for users to get training. Epicor University, on-line courses, or class room settings, also user conference every year, and user support groups.
The Enterprise search ability in Epicor is great, can find parts, customers, suppliers, etc. so easily. And if you can't remember where a report or task that you want to do is on the menu, you can search for that also.

Cons

It is hard for me to think of something I don't like. However, the physical inventory process could be done better. It doesn't work for us as we use what are called phantom assemblies, and I have not found any ERP system that handles that out of the box correctly.

Return on Investment

We have been able to lower our monthly inventory, increase the production, and lower the promise dates, and have increased our ROI.

Kevin Garcia

IT programmer in Information Technology at AGM (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We currently use Epicor Kinetic to manage Inventory, Sales, Jobs, Shipping, and QA. From our review, This product does a great help with managing parts, ensuring sales/purchases orders are completed properly. As well as capturing any issues early through dashboards and BPMS. Formerly I was QA using it daily for inspections of jobs / purchases orders. Now I work creating dashboards, bpms and general automations for our Epicor setup.

Pros

Customization. It is very interesting how I can create dashboards based on the specific information I need. As well as creating blockers/prompts/guides based on specific scenarios. Usual programs is just a simple yes/no on the scenarios without any grey area.
Ease of use. This is one of the first corporate programs that I have used that didn't feel like a absolute struggle for non-pc users. Even people that I know struggle with technology do not struggle with Kinetic.
Notifications. It is very easy to get managers notified of specific events using the scenarios. This helps with highers up being in the loop of what is going on the production level of the company.

Cons

Interaction with different products. We use advancedMES and quickship and there is a bit of a disconnect between Kinetic and those two programs. I wish there was a better connection between the two where I can easily manage what aspects influences each program.
Documentation. There have been a few times where I feel that I can get a better answer from the epiuser forum than the actual help guide.
Error handling. Some errors are very vague which can make my job a bit harder. There have been a few errors where the only solution was guessing and checking a traced output.

Return on Investment

Production management has been better such as hours worked, current progress of job etc.
Error handling can be a delay on the production floor due to vague errors.
Inter-connectivity, based on the security levels, it allows different departments to do basic checks on other parts the department.

Usability

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What is Epicor Kinetic?

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Epicor Kinetic Key Features

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Cost Capture

Budgeting and Forecasting

Capital Project Management

Areas for Improvement

Task Insight for Project Managers

Forecasting

Definable Resource Pools

Most Frequent Users

Manufacturing

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Wholesale Trade

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