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M1 for Machinery
November 06, 2023

M1 for Machinery

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with M1

I use M1 to monitor all users and activity. I utilize the KPIs and Reports in M1 to do this. Costing has been an issue for us, but we have been able to work with the team at ECI to resolve our issues. This has been done through customizations and support calls.
  • M1 does a great job in setting up securities as the permissions are not just blanket wide. You are able to give permissions down to the individual field which helps when duties blend between departments.
  • The general ledger tracking and setup work well.
  • The system does not appear to be able to be easily manipulated, helping prevent opportunities for fraud.
  • When going to v9 the purchasing manager was replaced by the purchase planner which has given us many issues. The time needed to purchase has increased significantly.
  • The email integration does not always work in my opinion.
  • The part allocation numbers are not always accurate between modules in my experience.
  • Helped better track out GPM.
  • Gave us a data pool that is easy to pull from.
  • Gave users custom KPIs that improved managerial functions.
I do not have big issues with user friendliness, but I have had multiple users complain that they cannot get the system to work correctly. The team at ECI has been helpful in getting everyone the help they need. The purchase planner is the main are that I believe actually needs updates in order to be more user friendly.
The dashboards have been able to help here. The managers have been able to set up specific KPIs for their teams and have been able to use these to help evaluate not only their teams but are able to identify bottlenecks in our processes. This has helped our executive team identify which teams need new hires as well.
This has been very similar to SYSPRO bit the team at ECI has been far more helpful.

Do you think M1 delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with M1's feature set?

Yes

Did M1 live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of M1 go as expected?

No

Would you buy M1 again?

Yes

I believe M1 has great use for short term production. If you are working on long term projects, the costing can provide issues as well as the job setup. The finance and production teams will find the software use easy whereas the purchasing and inventory teams will have more struggles.

M1 Feature Ratings

9.1
Accounts payable
10
Accounts receivable
9
Global Financial Support
8
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
9
Journals and Reconciliations
10
Configurable Accounting
9
Standardized Processes
9
9.6
Billing Management
9
Cash and Asset Management
10
Travel & Expense Management
10
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
10
Period Close
9
7.0
Inventory tracking
8
Automatic reordering
5
Location management
8
8.0
Pricing
9
Order entry
8
Cost of goods sold
8
Order Orchestration
7
9.0
Pay calculation
9
8.0
Dashboards
8
Standard reports
7
Custom reports
9
7.0
API for custom integration
7
10.0
Role-based user permissions
10
Grants Management ()
Not Rated
Project Financial Management ()
Not Rated
5.8
Project Planning and Scheduling
8
Task Insight for Project Managers
8
Project Mobile Functionality
1
Definable Resource Pools
6
5.0
Supplier Management
5
Risk Management ()
Not Rated
6.0
Trade and Customs Management
6
Warehouse Workforce Management
6
7.2
Production Process Design
7
Production Management
9
Configuration Management
5
Work Execution
6
Manufacturing Costs
9
7.3
Forecasting
6
Inventory Planning
7
Performance Monitoring
9
9.0
Product Master Data Management
9