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S2K Enterprise
What Is S2K Enterprise?
VAI is a leading ERP software developer renowned for its flexible solutions and ability to automate critical business functions across the enterprise. Offering industry specific ERP solutions for Durable Goods, Food and Beverage, and Pharmaceutical Companies in Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, Specialty Retail, Service and Equipment Retail sectors. With advanced applications for Analytics, CRM, eBusiness, Mobile WMS, Mobile Ordering, Supply and Demand Planning and much more.
Who Uses S2K Enterprise?
Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, Specialty and vertical markets such as Food & Beverage, HVAC, Jan/San, Pharmaceutical, Medical, Building Supply, Pet Supply Industry and many more.
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Reviews of S2K Enterprise
Robust ERP Solution
Comments: Positive. We have had numerous information sessions with several different VAI team members and they have all been very informative.
Pros:
Release 6.2 is feature rich with many enhancements over prior releases. The configurability makes the software appealing to many businesses.
Cons:
At present, none. We are just starting the implementation process now.
S2K Enterprise System
Comments: Overall, our experience has been very good. The support people assigned to our account are excellent.
Pros:
Ease of use. Simple to train on. Learning curve is very short. System is easy to modify to give us exactly what we want.
Cons:
We have a repair shop and the repair shop program is not great.
My Review S2K
Comments: We have been using VAI since early 2000. I know the system and for an overall it works well and we are happy with it.
Pros:
User Friendly, works well for both manufacturing and accounting
Cons:
Reports do not fit our business structure very well. Not being able to fix anything that may have been entered incorrectly. Seems like anything that is really important to us VAI can't do.
S2K Implementation
Comments: The experience was OK. The consultants are deeply knowledgeable but extremely busy. If you are planning to implement S2K, you need a strong project manager in your company. The S2K consultants are very savvy when it comes to technology, but they need a lot of direction. I had to try to coordinate their resources through different points of contact which was frustrating
Pros:
A mature product with tons of features. It does not require any integrations since it manages a full range of modules under one system
Cons:
Not really cloud software. You need to VPN to their servers which might require you to buy extra equipment. Their software runs on IBM i series which is a very robust platform, but it is not easy to find support for. Some of the screens look outdated.
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Comments: Overall the experience has been positive and we have always been able to work out any issues with support or our project manager to get what is needed accomplished.
Pros:
We were able to utilize options available in base that were missing from our previous enterprise and if it wasn't available in the base, being able to modify S2K to what we needed was appreciated!
Cons:
Some of the options are buried or not easily identified but after more use with the system you can still drill down to what we need.