Infor Announces Enhanced Version Of Infor ERP COM For Mid-Market Manufacturing Companies
Infor recently announced a new version of Infor ERP COM that allows for increased customization and improved processes in areas such as order management, sales analysis and accounting for mid-market manufacturers in the automotive, industrial equipment and machinery, and http://www.infor.com/industries/metal/metal and http://www.infor.com/industries/plasticsplastic fabrication industries. The enhanced functionality improves project and multi-site management, customer service and warehouse management, creating operational efficiencies and enabling increased competitiveness and a more effective supply chain.
"In today's global marketplace, mid-market manufacturing companies need to improve their business processes to remain competitive," said Markus Stahl, Infor's manager of industry and product marketing. "More than 1500 German-speaking companies rely on Infor ERP COM for its robust, business-specific functionality that can help them leverage their technology investment for further business growth, reduce their total cost of ownership and improve their profitability."
Enhancements to Infor ERP COM include new customized features designed to increase collaboration for multi-site manufacturing companies. Many mid-market manufacturers operate multiple production sites, and communication and project management across different locations is a source of production inefficiencies. Infor ERP COM 7.1 now enables manufacturers to more efficiently manage multiple projects and multiple production facilities, improving information sharing and enhancing customer service.
Infor ERP COM 7.1 has extended warehouse management capabilities to reduce operational costs by effectively managing inventories. With this solution, mid-market manufacturers can automate the receipt of inventory, track the movement and storage of materials throughout the warehouse and efficiently process orders.
"COM is a flexible solution that has enabled us to customize our processes in order to increase efficiencies throughout our organization," said Peter Herzog, chief information officer at ESCHA. "In particular, we now benefit from a uniform view of business data and can streamline our processes within our entire materials management system, contributing to an increase in our overall business efficiency."
Additional highlights of the release include the support for make-or-buy and award of contract processes to provide manufacturers with more flexibility. A variety of technological improvements allows customers to use the latest database technology and eases administration work.
Infor ERP COM 7.1 is now SOA-enabled, leveraging the Infor Open SOA components for easier integration with complementary solutions from Infor. Infor Open SOA is part of the company's commitment to extend, enrich and evolve its product lines to meet the needs of enterprising companies of all sizes.
About Infor ERP COM
Infor ERP COM is an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that brings together a wide variety of business functions in a scalable, multi-language, open systems platform for manufacturers of discrete products. Based on Infor´s solid domain expertise in manufacturing, Infor ERP COM is today a leading solution for mid-market manufacturers in automotive, metal and plastic fabrication, electronics, and industrial equipment and machinery. Infor ERP COM provides manufacturers with flexible business operations support across all departments including finance.
About Infor
Infor delivers business-specific software to enterprising organizations. With experience built in, Infor's solutions enable businesses of all sizes to be more enterprising and adapt to the rapid changes of a global marketplace. With more than 70,000 customers, Infor is changing what businesses expect from an enterprise software provider. For additional information, visit
www.infor.com.
SOURCE: Infor