In the latest Panorama Consulting Group report, a leading consulting firm specializing in business transformation and ERP system implementations for mid- to large-sized organizations, Epicor has secured its place among the Top 10 ERP Systems of 2024. This recognition not only reaffirms Epicor’s commitment to innovation and excellence but also sheds light on the immense value their ERP solutions bring to businesses. The report delves into various facets of the ERP landscape, from the advantages of ERP software to the transformative role of AI in enhancing its functionality.
One of the standout features of the report is its commendation of Epicor and its solutions, which include Epicor Kinetic for Manufacturing, Epicor Eagle for Retail, Epicor Prophet 21 for Distribution, and Epicor BisTrack for Lumber & Building Material. These solutions have been praised for offering a wealth of benefits, including real-time analytics, governance tools, and robust warehouse management functionality:
- Epicor Kinetic for Manufacturingstands out with a comprehensive suite of features tailored to streamline manufacturing operations seamlessly. Harnessing the potential of ChatGPT, it empowers businesses with predictive analytics and context-aware recommendations through the innovative Epicor Virtual Agent. What’s more, it allows seamless integration with Epicor Advanced MES as an add-on, enabling real-time data capture from machines and operators, presented in a visually intuitive format. Moreover, it includes robust governance, risk, and compliance tools to effectively address legal, regulatory, and supply chain mandates.
- Epicor Eagle for Retail emerges as a versatile solution for retail businesses, integrating real-time analytics and comprehensive inventory, purchasing, and financial tools to meet the unique needs of retail businesses.
- Epicor Prophet 21 for Distribution elevates distribution management with advanced warehouse features, enabling paperless picking, prioritized order scanning, work queues, PO variance queues, and seamless inventory and purchase order integration for real-time data management.
- Epicor BisTrack for Lumber & Building Material is custom-tailored for the industry’s unique needs, featuring online kit configurators that streamline orders. It also provides comprehensive quote and order management, including product configurators, mobile sales, opportunity tracking, and a suite of CRM tools for enhanced customer relationships and efficient sales processes.
The report doesn’t stop at recognizing these remarkable solutions but also highlights the broad spectrum of benefits that ERP software can bring to organizations. These include increased efficiency and productivity, improved data accuracy, enhanced customer experiences, reduced operating costs, supply chain optimization, improved compliance, flexibility, and scalability.
Lastly, the report underscores the transformative role of AI, particularly models like ChatGPT, in ERP systems. AI empowers organizations across industries with anomaly detection for identifying cybersecurity threats, product defects, or fraudulent transactions. It also provides asset intelligence for predictive maintenance and offers financial forecasting based on extensive datasets that include non-traditional data. This demonstrates how AI is making organizations more efficient, effective, and resilient in today’s complex business landscape.
As Epicor’s Authorized Partner and the Exclusive Distributor of Epicor Kinetic Solutions in Greece and Cyprus since 2001, this recognition further affirms our steadfast commitment to delivering manufacturers with the foremost ERP solution they deserve.
Access full report here.
About Epicor Kinetic
Epicor Kinetic is the ERP solution built with manufacturers, for manufacturers. Guided by the need of today’s users, Kinetic is a global enterprise resource planning solution that delivers the choice, flexibility, and agility to drive growth and opportunity throughout your business.
Gain momentum to maximize profitability and place your business into Industry 4.0
This latest release of our ERP solution offers capabilities across several areas, to improve experiences, meet industry requirements, adopt self-service analytics, globally comply, and simplify your move to the cloud:
- Track, measure, and monitor your entire business, from shop floor to top floor and from raw materials to final product
- Boost efficiency with real-time, actionable visibility into plant and business operations
- Reduce costs and streamline processes while you grow revenue and increase profits
- Optimize lean manufacturing to focus on the key priorities to make smarter decisions, eliminate waste and increase customer satisfaction
- Easily adapt to new manufacturing methods, changing customer requirements, and evolving business strategies
A single, end-to-end software solution for manufacturers
- Available on-premise, hosted, or in the cloud
- Its modular approach is focused on reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving customer responsiveness across the enterprise
- Epicor Kinetic addresses key challenges that manufacturers face, such as issues with operational efficiency, supply chain disruption, workforce complexities, and changing customer expectations for digital connectedness
- It is built to deliver a variety of capabilities that bring the back-office into the hands of front-line business users – including expanded cloud options for large manufacturers, new features to improve insight and productivity, and an enhanced user experience
