Supply Chain Management

What is Supply Chain Management?

End-to-end supply chain solutions for a single version of the truth

Infor Supply Chain Management solutions provide intelligent real-time supply chain orchestration, digitizing end-to-end processes of the supply chain, enabling enterprises to gain real-time visibility that empowers data-driven decisions and optimized delivery to customers on time.

Fueling modern supply chain excellence

Optimize costs

• 25% reduction in supply chain costs
• 40% reduction in waste costs
• 10% savings in shipping costs

Drive actionable insights

• Get a single version of the truth
• 30% reduction in time lost due to changes

Build agility and resiliency

• 22% reduction in working capital
• 98% reduction in invoice process time
• Reduce shipping times by 2 days

Improve visibility and traceability

• 20% reduction in delivery times
• Increase of 3 to 8% in the submission of orders on time and accurate
• 15% reduction in stock in transit

Drive productivity and efficiency

• 8-15% increase in team productivity
• 8-12% reduction in warehouse operating expenses
• 4X growth without adding resources in accounts payable

Comprehensive experience

Supply chain software delivery for enterprise productivity

Visibility and Control

A connected supply chain operating with a single view of orders, shipments, and inventory, and shared digital processes provides the visibility needed to improve speed and agility to respond to outages in a timely and efficient manner.

• Continuously combine supply and demand signals in real time
• Predictive alert for actual or potential interruptions and opportunities
• Intelligent and context-based decision support
• Real-time collaboration with suppliers on capacity, forecasts and orders

Global trade and finance

Infor Global Trade & Finance is a catalyst for growth, cost reduction and improved supplier relationships. Comprehensive tools to automate processes, efficiently manage liquidity and improve cash flow visibility, enabling protection for suppliers promoting a healthy supply chain.

• Automate invoice processing and approval
• Improve working capital with innovative financial programs
• Automate reversals and complaint scans
• Commercial company and automation of buying and selling model
• Improve supplier relationships and performance with certainty of payment

Demand planning and management

Infor Planning & Demand Management solutions balance supply and demand to optimize inventory, service, and performance throughout the supply chain. Companies can explore solutions for demand planning and management, supply planning, production planning and scheduling, inventory optimization, and sales and operations planning (S&OP).

• Collaborative forecasting with sales, finance, production, customers and business partners
• Business cycle modeling and demand spikes
• Optimize key supply chain variables such as capacity, material, inventory, and distribution constraints
• Predictive and prescriptive analysis for retail and fashion logistics
• End-to-end support for assortment, planning, pricing, supply chain and custom processes

Storage and transportation

From local warehouse management to international transportation planning and execution, Infor's warehouse and freight management solutions help ensure that supply chain speed, accuracy, and costs are aligned to meet customer needs and market demand. Organizations can realize the lowest operating costs and the agility that come from optimizing inbound delivery, outbound service, customer experience, inventory management, and improving overall supply chain performance.

• Simplify appointment scheduling, targeted storage, returns, cross-docking, and flow-through
• Optimize service in multi-site and multi-owner operations
• Manpower, 3PL billing, yard visibility and 3D warehouse viewing
• Monitor and manage the movement of import/export cargo
• Get the visibility you need for international shipments

Product lifecycle

Infor's product lifecycle management (PLM) software leverages data from a manufacturer's company to promote better decision-making, from development and design to management and production. Infor PLM solutions go beyond accelerating time-to-market, integrating with your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to deliver actionable data in real time and help optimize every step of the product lifecycle.

• PLM for Process integrates seamlessly with ERP, CRM and LIMS business systems
• PLM for Fashion deals with product planning, design and collaboration with suppliers
• PLM Discrete integrates seamlessly with ERP and CAD systems

System requirements:

CPU: 1.8 GHz dual core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD / SSD: 50 GB of free space on the main drive

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

Resolution: 1024×768

Supported operating systems

Mac OS X 10.5 x (Leopard), Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), Mac OS X 10.7 (Mountain Lion), OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)

Hardware requirements

Memory - 1 GB of RAM and more

Free disk space - 50 MB

System type - 32-bit and 64-bit OS