Epicor Differentiators

You will find that many systems cover the basics fairly well but there are differences between them that can be crucial. Our analysis was conducted a few years ago for a seminar presented at the Financial Technology Show. We will endavour to provide an update to our analysis in the near future.

Target Market

Medium-size companies with $50 - $250 Million in revenues.

CRM

CRM goes beyond contact management and includes sales force automation and marketing automation.

Price

In some ways similar to Tier One products but at 40% of the cost.

Warehouse management

Includes scanning receipts, picking, shipments and update of system using RF (Radio Frequency).

Light manufacturing

Includes a configurator.

Multiple Currencies

Epicor supports three currencies at a transaction level. You can generate financial reports in home and operational currency using actual conversion rates and not average rates. Three currencies will provide more accurate reporting, which would be useful with fluctuating currencies.

eProcurement

With the acquisition of Clarus Corporation in December 2002, Epicor has now added Sourcing (identifying, evaluating, and negotiating with suppliers), eProcurement, and Settlement (invoice presentment and payment).

eFieldService

Epicor has recently released eFieldService, which is geared to organizations in the service industry who have field service representatives. eFieldService is integrated with their front office (CRM) and back office application.

Consolidation and inter company processing

Epicor offers consolidation and inter company processing features.