Infor Distribution FACTS
4 Reviews 5/5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★- Discontinued
- Not Actively Maintained
Infor Distribution FACTS is a web-based ERP system for distribution and wholesale trade companies. While the software still has available support, Infor Distribution FACTS is no longer sold. Infor recommends you look into their CloudSuite Distribution or CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) product as a replacement.
Product Overview
Infor Distribution FACTS is a distribution ERP software. It integrates inventory control, sales orders, and financials. While it still has available support, new licenses of Infor Distribution FACTS are no longer sold.Pros
- Multi-location inventory management
- Enables the creation and conversion of quotes to orders
- Provides data on product usage
Cons
- Steep learning curve
- Unintuitive user interface
Infor ERP FACTS is a distribution ERP that is no longer sold. It handles functions like buying, stocking, selling, and servicing customers. The system helps distribution companies improve performance and cash flow, enhance customer service, and maximize resources company-wide.
Infor recommends these products as replacements:
Alternative 1: Infor CloudSuite Distribution
CloudSuite Distribution is an ERP tailored for wholesale distributors featuring inventory control, accounting, order entry, and purchasing.
Alternative 2: Infor CloudSuite Industrial
CloudSuite Industrial is a manufacturing ERP supporting mixed mode, made-to-stock, and made-to-order operations. Key functions include supply chain management, quality assurance, financial management, and advanced planning and scheduling.
Key Features
Existing Infor Distribution FACTS users retain access to the following capabilities:
- Supply Chain Management: Enhances selling, sourcing, and delivery of goods.
- Enterprise Performance Management: Analyzes operational aspects and shares business information across the enterprise.
- Customer Relationship Management: Manages interactions with prospects, customers, and vendors.
- Accounts Payable: Manages trade and non-trade payables and vendor relationships.
- Accounts Receivable: Manages distributor receivables with efficient tools for cash receipt application, credit application, and managing returned checks.
- General Ledger: Integrated with FACTS functions for accurate multi-profit center posting and transaction control.
- Vendor Inquiry: Consolidates vendor details, including open and paid documents, ledger cards, payment history, and defaults.
- Inventory Control: Provides tools for effective inventory management through physical inventory, discrepancy reports, and quantity updates.
- Job Cost: Dynamic job tracking and reporting features for project-oriented distributors.
- Manufacturing Control: Management of production processes, from planning to finished goods, supporting bill of materials and formulation items.
- Payroll: Tracks employee data, manages check writing, and provides extensive reporting for payroll functions.
- Purchase Orders: Flexible purchasing management integrates with inventory control and sales order programs.
- Report Writer: High-performance reporting tool for creating custom reports from FACTS data files.
- Sales Analysis: Provides detailed insights into sales performance by customer, item, salesperson, and more.
- Sales Orders: Streamlines order processing with customizable order entry, customer-specific item numbers, and order fulfillment options.
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- Building Materials
- 1-10 employees
- Annual revenue $1M-$10M
Operating wise it is very slow and glitchy
The software has both pros and cons. Operating wise it is very slow and glitchy and the screen is small. It is not very user friendly. It will not allow a part number to be deleted, rather you have to set it as inactive but it will still come up in a search. For the Pros, it does allow multiple site logins, able to see inventory across all sister companies. It also has updated security features with the ability to set certain folders to view only under your login.
Infor has provided a product that has been able to grow with us
As we evolve, Infor has provided a product that has been able to grow with us.
Wherever we can knock costs off the system, we have to do it. Which we’ve been able to do with the FACTS system. The mroe that we can leverage our technological infrastructure, the more labor it will save us, and let us be more aggressive with our customers in terms of just raw cost, because in healthcare, cost is king.
Part of reducing labor and costs is through our web store. We have budget trackers where the facility will give us their spend per month and approved budget. They can see with every order they’ve placed, how much they have left. They can have alerts for when they hit certain thresholds to let them know they are coming close.
One of the most appealing aspects of our relationship with Infor is our channel partners. He works with every member of our team to make sure we can do our jobs efficiently. We have to take every piece of cost out of the system.
Utilizing the Infor Storefront system has helped us
Working with Infor and FACTS has been exceptionally helpful to me, my sales team, and the company. In order to get business from our customers, we have to have the lowest price.
Beyond the price, it’s very important that we have the products in stock and reliable delivery. Technology is such an important part of our business but we haven’t lost our human touch.
Utilizing the Infor Storefront system has helped us get our orders turned around extremely quickly for our customers. The Infor Storefront ordering system is able to track that order and make sure the order is followed through and sent through the door as quickly as possible.
The ability to be flexible has been part of our growth and will continue to be a part of our growth because healthcare continues to evolve.
FACTS is a batch processing system
FACTS is a batch processing system. This means information is entered through either a document entry or a transaction entry. That information is stored in a temporary file. The general ledger is not updated, the information is not updated. The information is in a temporary file. This allows you to look at the data you’ve entered, change that to new data. Once satisfied, you can post it or update the information. It works on the principle of enter, print, and post.
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