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Infor Open SOA SOA is an architectural approach to building and deploying software that is interoperable by design. In a SOA, software capabilities can be connected to one another easily, enabling the efficient movement of information between applications. SOA supports the effective reuse of software, so companies can leverage the assets they already have to solve new and emerging business problems. To help companies keep pace with fast-changing business requirements, SOA makes it possible to model and configure software assets to address new requirements without the need for developing new software code. In addition, the SOA approach enables the decoupling of software so components can be implemented and maintained independently of other solutions and components.
Given the potential for SOA to solve pressing business problems, it’s inevitable that most companies will begin adopting SOA constructs within the next year or two. This white paper discusses the importance of SOA, and Infor’s approach that puts the customer’s interest first.
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The Infor ERP SyteLine Smart Framework: The key to keeping your IT operations lean and your business agile Every hybrid discrete manufacturer has a critical need to keep their IT operations as lean as possible without sacrificing the ability to easily adapt their business applications to keep pace with changing requirements.
The starting point, of course, is the implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that delivers core capabilities to help improve productivity, shorten time to market, and reduce operational costs. But since business is never static, manufacturers need to frequently extend and adapt their enterprise applications without wasting a lot of time and incurring a lot of cost.
With the Infor ERP SyteLine Smart Framework, your ERP solution allows you to keep your focus on your business and its growth, not on keeping your enterprise software up to date.
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6 Steps for Linking Corporate Strategy to the Budget This white paper provides the 6 steps for linking a high-level business plan to the company's budget through Infor PM Strategic Management, Infor's Business Performance Management tool. A plan cannot be executed without a budget and is difficult to measure without an effective tool. Learn the proven process that empowers Fortune 500 companies to outperform the competition. The Infor PM Strategic Management white paper includes:
- best practices in strategic & operational planning
- process for linking strategy to the budget
- cause-and-effect visibility and the role of technology
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Achieving Lean Success - A Process Industry Perspective - The term "lean" is most often associated with production and the plant floor side of manufacturing. This white paper discusses the importance of implementing lean practices throughout all aspects of the organization from finance to marketing and production to customer service, both internally and externally. In addition, learn how the implementation of lean practices is more than just implementing new technology; it is about changing the culture of an organization. Discover how taking a holistic approach will produce more significant results for both the company and the customer.
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Dealing With Chaos: 4 Steps to Manufacturing Success Is your manufacturing organization prepared for the impact of unexpected changes or shifts in demand, supply, costs, availability of materials, market conditions, or interest rates? While manufacturers and distributors have embraced the Lean philosophy to great benefit in improved performance, shorter lead-times, better quality and lowered costs, these tight controls leave companies more vulnerable to supply disruptions, production problems, quality issues, and abrupt changes in demand which are often times impacted by external changes.
In this white paper, learn 4 steps that help manufacturers deal with chaos and react to change while continuing lean practices that reduce operational costs, increase cash flow and company value, and allow global growth.
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Extending the Enterprise: Mobile Infor ERP SyteLine This 12-page white paper provides a high-level look at the benefits gained when extending ERP to a mobile device. Mobile Infor ERP — via InSync Anywhere — provides a competitive market advantage, directly impacting a company's profit and loss. The driving value of "mobilizing" the enterprise is in extending critical business processes to the actual point and moment of the user's need. Business is literally moving at the speed of light and a company's services and informational infrastructure need to keep up.
The Mobile ERP white paper includes scenarios relating to remote sales, on-site customer service, and inventory management, as well as discussions about off-line synchronized mobility, on-line wireless mobility, and technical considerations.
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Five Ways to Positively Impact Customer Retention and Business Operations - Like most businesses today, manufacturers face a variety of factors that can impact the performance of their companies. Many of these business variables are beyond an organization's control, such as the rising cost of energy and materials, global competition, and the introduction of new regulatory mandates. But they all directly impact the cost of goods sold, influence the final price, and continually put financial performance in jeopardy. How a company responds to these factors can also impact long-term customer satisfaction and retention. This white paper reveals 5 ways that you can positively impact customer retention and business operations.
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Global Asset Sustainability - The key to a greener organization.
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How Do Enterprising Manufacturers Stay Ahead of the Compliance Game? - In today's society, keeping up with the increasing number of government mandates for regulatory compliance can be difficult and expensive. This white paper provides a 3-dimensional look at how manufacturers who turn risk management and compliance into a proactive process stay ahead of the competition. Through integrated solutions such as Infor ERP and Infor EAM, manufacturers can better manage their processes, reduce costs and build credibility with customers.
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Major Enhancements to the Framework for SyteLine v8 - Release 8.00 of SyteLine includes a major update to its framework. This paper provides an overview of the key enhancements, organized by the business benefit provided by each initiative, and also provides some high-level information about their implementation.
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Managing Change ERP 5 Functions - Managing change effectively with ERP: The impact on 5 key business functions” takes a look at how a flexible ERP system can be the foundation for a complete overhaul of business processes while also enabling the agility needed to accommodate virtually any type of change—quickly, easily, and cost efficiently.
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Mid-market Manufacturers and the New Landscape for Enterprise Resource Planning - This white paper discusses how smaller companies must act like the largest corporations in terms of structuring and conducting their businesses to compete in a worldwide market place. Even the smallest enterprising manufacturers are learning to use technology as a competitive weapon that enables them to manage costs by making order processing, production, shipping and communication throughout the company and the supply chain significantly more efficient. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are streamlining and automating these processes that small manufacturers would have found cumbersome to carry out on a global basis. Best of all, these manufacturers have stronger negotiating power with solutions providers.
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The Seven Keys to World Class Manufacturing - There are seven keys to becoming a world-class manufacturer that distill broad concepts into specific actions that can be addressed and accomplished in your company. The keys to becoming a world-class manufacturer are not a secret—they are not even especially profound—they are simply a distillation of the experiences of leading companies and how they have managed to excel in their chosen markets. Being world class is all about being as good as any competitor in the world, and just a little bit better, quicker, smarter, or more responsive than the rest. Read more to see how your company can become and remain world class.
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Top Reasons Why eKanban Should be a Key Element of Your Lean Manufacturing Plan - eKanban is a modern-day approach to the traditional Kanban card-based tracking system of managing inventory and shop-floor operations. The eKanban system provides real-time visibility into the manufacturing process, resulting in a more efficient and leaner operation. Discover 10 reasons manufacturers should implement eKanban.
