Infor EAM with Sapphire Systems has improved our business immensely

Infor EAM with Sapphire Systems has improved our business immensely. They sold and implemented the software for us manage all support and did all the training and project management. Can't recommend Sapphire Systems enough.

Best EAM Software Available

Best EAM program I have ever used or implemented.

Pros

The product is very reasonable to install and configure for use right out of the box. The program has a very nice look and menu structure. Admins are able to make changes to the system without writing any code or scripts. It will be able to manage assets, inventory, purchasing, preventive work order scheduling, and work order history.

Cons

The upload and import process takes a while to get familiar with.

An Excelent and Customizable product that is easy to use yet powerful

Pros

Infor's EAM product is a very easy to use system. It has a stylish front end that is simple for everyone to pick up, and the support staff at EAM is very knowledgeable and able to solve problems effectively. Within the product there are many areas for customization. This is a great thing to be able to tailor parts of the system to users. The use of custom grids and inboxes really helps users focus in on what they need without getting bogged down by other issues.

Cons

As easy as it is to use, there are many aspects that are left as user customizations and require a large back end support staff to administer. The grids are a powerful tool, but also require a strong skill set to understand and master. The screens are navigable by themselves, however, trying to cross-reference things like WO information to parts becomes difficult as you then have to write down your WO, go to the WO screens and search for the information. Custom hyperlinks can be set up, however, this requires a larger back end support staff.

Unreasonably expensive and hard to use

EAM has many technical functions, but since it's very hard and unlogical to use and administrate, you will probably end up with an expensive system that nobody wants to use = inadequate data in. A system with poor/inadequate data is a waste of money.

Pros

-Filter functions in all list are good. -I's quite easy to customize list views. - Many functions

Cons

- Expensive license costs - Very unmodern, and not very user friendly. - There are very few logical ways to find things in the system. You have to know where functions and values are located if you want to change things. - Assets and items etc. has to be set up in a lot of different tables and places in order to be complete. - Text that is documented in comment fields is not even searchable. - High risk of (always) having to hire specialists/consultants for creating reports, setting up and updating values in the system because many things (even basic stuff) requires you to code SQL from scratch. - Expensive upgrades.

Used for over 6 years

Pros

Ability to integrate all of our inventory, purchasing, equipment and work history

Cons

Quotation process is very good, but somewhat cumbersome and time consuming