Infor Delivers Next Generation Cloud-based Supply Chain Planning Suite

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - November 17, 2016) - Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced Infor Integrated Business Planning (IBP), v11.1, a comprehensive solution suite that delivers enterprise access to the information and tools needed to optimize supply chain processes. The release integrates core supply chain management (SCM) processes such as sales & operations planning (S&OP), demand planning (DP), and supply planning (SP) processes into a single, holistic solution to provide enhanced visibility and control across the global supply chain. Infor IBP is designed to increase value for users through significant enhancements to the demand planning and supply planning processes and connects them to financial planning, and by delivering a robust application that can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

"Visibility and management of our supply chain is the central factor for the success of our organization, and by implementing Infor IBP, we are able to follow the plans and make proactive adjustments through a fully integrated view of our supply, demand and finances. By leveraging advanced statistical algorithms, we are able to generate value for our customers and find a balance point to keep all target costs, inventory and service levels in an optimal range," said Ulisses De Lima Messias, S&OP and Demand Manager, Química Amparo. "By partnering with Infor, we are laying a solid foundation to support continued and sustainable growth for our organization."

Infor IBP has been developed to tackle major challenges frequently encountered in a modern dynamic supply chain. Increased globalization has helped create access to new markets for suppliers, but in turn it results in disconnected and disjointed teams and data, whether by geographic distance or through silos. Infor IBP provides capabilities that unify data sets and allow users to collaborate globally to create plans that support business goals. This creates much needed reliability and repeatability of processes and outputs. By eliminating silos and bridging the gap between strategy and operations, companies are able to assess actual performance rates, which in turn facilitate better decision-making to help connect execution and strategy.