JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Reviews

I like JD Edwards as I was in on the ground floor with it. I learned it from the bottom up, so I think it's easy to use. I know how to navigate around it and to find everything I need, as opposed to having to go outside the system and the way we've set it up in our company.

If you're honest about it, users are never 100% happy. They always think, "oh, this was better than that," but it's hard to come up with one single thing or a couple of small things.

We've done customizations within JD Edwards that aren't part of the out-of-the-box solution. This is one area that could be improved -- the features that can be changed to fit your own organization.

We went live with JD Edwards about nine years ago in March of 2007.

I don't recall having any issues with deployment. As far as I can remember, it deployed without issues.

As far as stability goes, there's been the occasional downtime, but not anything that we haven't been able to handle beyond our scheduled outages, and those usually run fairly consistently.

About a year ago, we did an upgrade where we brought on two new facilities, so we had two existing plant locations and we upgraded our system and then brought them all online within a month. We added probably double the amount of users within a month and we didn't experience any system downtime as a result. As far as I know, they might have and not told us. I was still a user at that time. So, from my perspective, we've had no issues with scalability.

I have not personally used technical support, but I haven't heard anything negative from the team that has.

We were on an AS/400 system prior to this. Then the company that owned us at the time had to get off of that system and bring it on to a new system and they decided to go with JD Edwards.

I don't know as I wasn't involved in the setup. I haven't heard that it was particularly complex.

You have to consider all options, but you have to know your business well, that is, what you're processes are and how the software will best fit your business needs in the most straightforward way. If you're in a manufacturing facility and you only make five products, and you don't need a lot of customization because you're more specialized, it might be easier. I think that's a big thing to know, know your requirements and what you're looking for to make sure that the software will fit within your business requirements.

Maximizes the investment via industry focus, flexible personalization, configuration, product scalability, and mobile options.

Productivity, efficiency, automation and process simplification.

All areas across the company, providing a strong platform in order to improve and accelerate business processes.

15 years.

Minor issues.

No.

In a few words, the support is good. The only concern is that they don’t have enough knowledge of AS400 and JDE EOne combination.

No.

The initial setup was mostly quiet.

Some modules are expensive and there is an annual software maintenance cost as well.

No.

It is really important to select the correct partner for implementing this kind of project.

In our case the decision was to split the project into three stages.

1. Procure to Pay Process
2. Order to Cash Process and finally
3. Commercial Process.

It is user friendly and an easy tool for development.

• Data integrity
• Fast reporting system
• Easy access through web explorer
• Reduces paperwork
• Online data

The warehouse and logistic systems need improvement.

We have been using EnterpriseOne since 2007.

We had system corruption twice. This was fixed by installing the full package and then regenerating it.

We encountered issues with scalability. This was mostly because of our old version, E8.11.

Our company was using AS400 with OS400 with RPG programming. We switched to E8.11 due to limited technical support.

The setup was very complex, since we are still using the AS400 platform with a DB2 database.

We evaluated SAP, but it was more expensive.

I always advise people to implement the latest version, regardless of the product.

• Warehouse management
• Advanced pricing
• Sales order management
• Inventory
• Procurement and subcontracting
• Bulk stock management
• Fulfillment management
• Advanced stock evaluation
• Environmental accounting and reporting

Order processing time has been reduced by 30% (KPI metric). There are many such instances that were shared by various clients in my consulting career.

I would like to see improvements in:

• Change in grade & potency on volume control (BOM) while issuing a work order
• Work order approval process
• Transportation module rate schedule flexibility
• PO receipt reversal using the EDI process
• Purchase order approval process
• Landed cost rule hierarchy definition
• Account codes that can have legacy description for reporting
• Sourcing processes with more flexibility and direct relationships with the purchase cycle
• Self-requisition process approval setup to be made available for the purchase cycle

My experience in JD Edwards has been for about 17 years. I worked with almost all the versions of JD Edwards: WorldSoft, OneWorld XE, and EnterpriseOne.

We had stability issues, but Oracle support resolved them.

I did not encounter any issues with scalability.

As a consultant, I have been involved with many successful JD Edwards implementations. The changes were for the better.

The setup was complex for the most part. In a few cases, it was simple.

The ROI is good.

In pre-sales, we used to appraise our clients on the strengths and weaknesses of the product.

It’s a good ERP system that gives users ease-of-use, the flexibility to integrate with other systems, and the ability to meet most of the KPIs.

I find the following features to be most valuable:

• Technical and functional flexibility.
• Ability to change when the client needs to grow.

The improvements, I could summarize in one word: Increased control. This is true for the following areas

• Inventory
• Costs
• Finance
• Plant Maintenance
• Fixed assets
• Legal documents

In addition, its flexibility has enabled us to change its original configuration to better our business.

I would like to see the following:

• Improvement to the procedure for installing and updating the JD Edwards application.
• Classification of documents of installation of ESUs, by:
  
  • Those with special instructions.
  • Creation of tables.
  • Special instructions for "Locations".

I have used it for 22 years.

There were stability issues, and part of the job, is to offer a stable platform. We followed the following process stages:

• Evaluated.
• Tested.
• Scaled to Oracle, when required.
• Evaluated options.
• Implement in production.

There are always scalability issues. But, as a JD Edwards technician, I support the hardware sales, and I am responsible for performing Dimensioning (or "Platform Sizing") platform.

Technical support are A1; the best.

I am a specialist and use an appropriate solution according to the needs of the business.

Setup can be complex. I have worked with complicated products such as JD Edwards, considering their variety of options to configure and variety of providers involved. The secret is to have the proper documentation and support from the manufacturer and of course, constancy.

This product is like every other application, in this business area. So, in each instance, the important thing is to do the following:

• Determine the scope of the need.
• Functionality of the application.
• What the application offers to grow?
• How can I adjust its price per budget.

For example, limiting the ability to grow the application with the business, will lead to implementing a new application in the future. (This will cost more).

I have evaluated many other products, which offer the same functionality but they really had a high (price / benefit) relationship.

This application is multi-platform so select the one where your systems personnel, has more experience.

You must commit, to all departments of the company in the implementation.

It should be placed in the same area for all the consultants and their staff.

Remember, this is a project that requires:

• Document Reach.
• Commit resources.
• Follow-up of commitments.

We use the solution in trade, construction, financial, and manufacturing. It has the capability of operating in all sectors.

The solution has provided our company with very strong procurement and supply chain abilities. Our clients are very happy.

I have found the solutions best features to be financial procurement, inventory, and manufacturing. Additionally, the dashboard has improved over the years and it is good.

The flexibility of workflows and multi-industry implementation support should be improved.

In the next release, there should be more planning features.

I have been using this solution for 14 years.

I have found the solution to be reliable.

The solution is scalable.

The support has been excellent, we have never had a problem with it.

The installation is one of the best, it is very easy to install.

We have benefited financially from the usage of this solution.

The price of the solution is not cheap. However, it is priced average amongst competitors.

In terms of financial and distribution, this solution is one of the best. I would recommend this solution to others if they have the money.

I rate JD Edwards EnterpriseOne an eight out of ten.

Robust supply chain model: This greatly reduces the need for customization via code changes.

It incorporates industry specific standards thereby inculcating a process oriented work culture.

The report development tools needs more GUI interfaces and it needs to be more user centric. There is another view reporting tool that works on these guidelines.

I have been using EnterpriseOne for 18 years.

We have not had much issue with stability.

We have not had any scalability issues.

I rate technical support 4/5.

We were using something else. We switched to meet business demands.

Licensing is a bit complex, especially after it was acquired by Oracle.

We looked at SAP.

It’s a good and configurable product. Need to ensure that the business hires the right resources to implement it.

It carries out warehouse automation for a logistic company.

The application is growing and should include a lot of improvements over a short period of time.

I have used this solution for around 15 years.

There were no stability issues.

We did not have any scalability issues.

The technical support level is quite good.

This product is an ERP tool. The level of complexity depends on a lot of variables. Generally, it is straightforward.

This product is for medium/large companies, i.e., those with sales of more than €20 million.

Find a good IT company to implement it. A project could fail if you don't have the correct partner.