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Macola

Score5.5 out of 10

10 Reviews and Ratings

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.

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

Macola and Small Manufacturing Companies

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

Pros

  • Organization
  • Expandability

Cons

  • Integration with other software
  • Migration from another application

Return on Investment

  • Lower software costs.
  • Less maintenance.