As your business grows, your supply chain also grows. New links in the chain, however, have a dynamic effect on other links, increasing the need for effective supply chain management exponentially. When you factor in market changes like demand, energy costs, as well as unforeseen events, such as natural disasters or even terrorist attacks, the ability to make changes in your supply chain in real-time to minimize losses and realize new opportunities is not only helpful, it is essential.
With locations around the globe, Infor is a SCM software solutions provider that offers implementation and support for all facets of supply chain management, wherever your business reaches. Further, SCM software solutions from Infor offer customizable, real-time features than not only grow with your company, but also give you the tools to help facilitate that growth.
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Regardless of your industry (or industry overlap), SCM software from Infor addresses the universal elements of supply chain management, while simultaneously providing the tools to address all the nuances of your particular business needs.
Strategic Network Design - The very foundation of supply chain management lies in network design. From location, to manufacturing capacity, to distribution outlets, SCM software from Infor allows you to look at the whole of your network design and isolate areas that can create efficiencies. Further, as your company grows and integrates new links into its supply chain, Infor's SCM software offers the flexibility to re-evaluate the dynamics that may change with that growth. All of this is done with hard numbers relative to profitability and cost analysis.
Demand Planning - Any business that is customer-focused relies on one lone factor to dictate its operations: demand. Demand drives production. Demand defines delivery models. Demand alters buying plans. Being able to predict demand, in terms of volume and location, then, is essential for optimal supply chain management. SCM software from Infor delivers forecasting abilities and the power to share that information on a global level with members at every point in the supply chain, help to drive sales and operations and maintain profitability.
Distribution Planning - Through effective global distribution methods, the ability to reach critical markets across the world can increase profitability dramatically. Inefficient supply chain management models, however, can undercut profit margin. Through effective distribution measures in inventory and replenishment planning, your company can measure demand and balance inventory to save costs on stock turn rates, while knowing which centers should be replenished at a rate that best meets demand. With SCM software solutions from Infor, not only can you do this, but you can quickly make changes to address any unpredicted interruptions that many affect your company's distribution model.
Manufacturing Planning - When it comes down to it, manufacturing is where it all comes together, literally. The core of what makes a product happen are all in the manufacturing process: people, materials, equipment, and capital. These four ingredients, however, can be mixed into a variety of recipes. By creating processes that maximize each of these manufacturing resources, your company can reach new levels of profitability through improved efficiencies, increased throughput, and lowered costs. And since equipment and personnel can experience downtime, SCM software for manufacturing from Infor provides a "what-if" analysis to provide secondary optimization models to handle the dynamic changes in the manufacturing process.
Production Scheduling - One of the most critical areas of supply chain management is the optimal sequencing of production schedules. Every link in your supply chain has an interdependency on every other part of the chain. The ability to coordinate the links in your supply chain to shorten make-time is a model of efficiency in itself, regardless of your industry.
Transportation and Logistics - The ability to get your product from here to there in the most cost-effective way possible is the aim of sound transportation and logistics planning. Regardless if you are moving product across Chinatown or to China, smart supply chain management keeps the wheel of supply turning. SCM software from Infor addresses a number of facets on transportation logistics management, including:
Warehouse Management - No longer just what occurs within the four walls of your warehouse, an effective warehouse management system solution from Infor allows your company to have total visibility into all areas of the supply chain. Management at this level allows greater efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities in a number of areas, such as:
RFID - In a global market, one facet of supply chain management that experienced continuous evolution is industry and governmental compliance. As the world changes, so do the requirements for moving product. As such, Infor's RFID enablement framework provides industry-focused solutions, allowing suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to monitor data along the supply chain.
Event Management - One key rule in effective supply chain management is to always have a Plan B. The most effective processes can grind to a halt if there are not safeguards in place to handle unforeseen events that can affect your delivery model. SCM software from Infor allows your company to instantly identify changes anywhere along your supply chain and instantly get in touch with those who can initiate measures to reduce the impact unpredicted changes can have.
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