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Macola

Score5.5 out of 10

10 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Macola?

ECI Software Solutions offers Macola (now edition Macola 10), an enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small manufacturers emphasizing business process management and accounting.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Macola has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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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

  • Dashboards

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

    Category average: 7.6

  • Inventory tracking

    The software syncs orders and stock to maintain a real-time picture of inventory and supports multiple methods such as LIFO and FIFO.

    Category average: 8

Areas for Improvement

  • Custom reports

    Users can create custom reports.

    Category average: 7.3

  • Plug-ins

    A number of third-party plug-ins are available to expand the core functionality of the software.

    Category average: 7.4

  • Bids Analyzed and Compared

    Evaluate, compare and recommend across multiple bids in real-time using diverse user selected criteria and graphical analytics

    Category average: 7.1

Reviews

What users are saying about Macola.
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Macola and Small Manufacturing Companies

Incentivized
Rachel StanselView profile
President in Manufacturing at Environics, Inc. (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Simplifying min/max inventory reviews
  • PO entry and receiving
  • Order entry and production order entry
  • Custom reporting and high level reviews

Cons

  • Viewing negative inventory requires a custom report
  • Physical inventory process is unnecessarily complex with multiple inventory locations having to be run separately
  • Capturing of labor on partially closed production orders is not ratio based

Return on Investment

  • Streamlining of processes
  • Time savings with built in high level reporting
  • Customized notifications to customers with receipts and invoices

Macola Works

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Organization
  • Expandability

Cons

  • Integration with other software
  • Migration from another application

Return on Investment

  • Lower software costs.
  • Less maintenance.