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"If I put myself in the customer's shoes, it's easier to use. Reporting would be a very valuable feature.""It's pretty easy to set up."

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"I believe Penta costs less than SAP"

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Cons
"The licensing of the solution should be adjusted. The policies aren't ideal. They should make it easier to understand. Right now, it's too confusing.""An area of improvement could be around automation and predictability."

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"However, the production guys tell me that Penta is not suitable for mass production. If we build a hundred cars per day or more, then we'll have problems. At the same time, I can't say whether the issue is Penta or our process. In other words, maybe we have too many manual projects in it."

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  • "If the value proposition is clear for the customer, they won't see it as an expensive solution. A solution becomes expensive when it doesn't do what it promises."
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    Top Answer:If I put myself in the customer's shoes, it's easier to use. Reporting would be a very valuable feature.
    Top Answer:An area of improvement could be around automation and predictability. However, I'm sure Microsoft is already thinking about incorporating AI co-pilot features, which should be coming soon. The end… more »
    Top Answer:Dynamics SL is used in oil and gas and discrete manufacturing. I've had no complaints, and it's fairly easy to use.
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    out of 68 in ERP
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    Also Known As
    Dynamics SL, MS Dynamics SL
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    Overview
    Project management, job costing, materials management, service call entry, receiving, billing, and sales solution.

    PENTA is construction ERP software, which is short for construction enterprise resource planning software. It combines advanced enterprise technologies with decades of construction industry experience into one, integrated system. Going beyond traditional construction management software, PENTA also incorporates document, content, and business process management capabilities, empowering contractors to:

    • Unify management of construction accounting, financial management, payroll, projects, and service operations into one database.
    • Capture all business content electronically. Eliminate paper and manual process inefficiencies.
    • Mobilize labor, equipment, and material field reporting by crews and technicians with mobile field technology.
    • Analyze historical performance for planning, identify exceptions for action, and trend current performance for forecasting, while "drilling down" to critical supporting detail.
    • Automate multi-location, multi-company, and inter-company accounting.
    Sample Customers
    ASAP, Espartec, S.A de C.V., TGLT, Calder‹n Autopartes El_ctricas, GGS Systems, CLEAResult, Shared Spectrum Company, Scope Global Pty Ltd
    Luckinbill, Murphy Company, Waldinger
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Retailer12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Construction Company8%
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Microsoft Dynamics SL is ranked 24th in ERP with 2 reviews while Penta is ranked 34th in ERP. Microsoft Dynamics SL is rated 8.0, while Penta is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics SL writes "Simplify and streamline complex business processes, and good integration capabilities but lacks predictive capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Penta writes "Less expensive than some competing solutions, but it's hard to handle logistics management at scale". Microsoft Dynamics SL is most compared with , whereas Penta is most compared with SAP ERP.

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