Infor recently announced the availability of Infor SCM Warehouse Management Business Edition, a cost-effective software solution tailored to the requirements of SMEs.
Infor's Business Edition solutions address the complex business challenges facing SMEs while also meeting their IT departments' need for streamlined solutions that are easier to implement and maintain.
Jane Thomson, MD of Softworx, an EOH company and distributor of Infor in Sub-Saharan Africa, says SMEs are confronted with many of the same fulfilment challenges as large enterprises, with a similar fundamental need to improve inventory accuracy, optimise work and task management, and maximise the utilisation of warehouse space and personnel.
"SMEs typically face longer supply chains and erratic service levels, requiring a pressing need to anticipate changes outside the warehouse to better manage inbound deliveries and upstream changes in customer demand," Thomson says. "Infor SCM Warehouse Management Business Edition provides SMEs with the extended warehouse management software functionality they need to implement best practices and process improvements, but with technology options designed for their smaller IT footprint."
Infor SCM Warehouse Management Business Edition is designed for rapid implementation and setup. The solution provides built-in best practices for key warehouse functions like storage and allocation strategies, location definitions and area/zone definitions. Documentation includes a configuration tutorial and administrators guide, for in-house deployment by internal IT personnel. The solution simplifies master data setup through the import/export functions of Microsoft Excel.
In addition to the built-in capabilities, customers can add advanced functionality to support their continued growth and evolving business objectives. The service-oriented architecture framework allows customers to add additional modules, such as RFID, billing, and labour forecasting, on an agile and scalable technology foundation that supports future growth.
Infor's enterprise-class warehouse management solution is proven in some of the most demanding supply chain environments and this experience has been used to create a business solution that is tailored to the needs of the growing SME market, explains John Pulling, Senior Director, Supply Chain Management, Infor.
"Infor SCM Warehouse Management Business Edition gives SMEs a compelling combination of rich functionality and rapid implementation, which translates into a quicker time to benefit and a lower total cost of ownership."
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Infor delivers fully integrated enterprise solutions, as well as best-in-class standalone products that address the essential challenges its customers face in areas such as enterprise resource planning, supply chain planning and execution, customer and supplier relationship management, asset management, product lifecycle management, financial management, performance management and business intelligence. With more than 8 100 employees and offices in 100 countries, Infor provides enterprise solutions to more than 70 000 customers. For additional information, visit www.infor.com.
Softworx
Softworx is a successful South African business applications company that prides itself in being able to deliver world-class products to its extensive customer base, which includes a number of Fortune 500 companies. In addition, Softworx supports clients in industries ranging from manufacturing, retail, distribution and financial to supporting various government entities. The company is dedicated to marketing, implementing and providing support for its range of complementary software products to medium and large enterprises that require effective solutions to optimise their business processes.
Softworx has positioned itself as a leading provider of business applications in South Africa specialising in end-to-end business solutions. The company prides itself in being able to deliver true value to its customers through the implementation of business solutions based on a powerful combination of leading edge products and consultancy. As a wholly owned subsidiary of EOH, Softworx has increased the number of services and products that can be offered to its customers from within the group.
EOH
EOH is a business and technology solutions provider creating lifelong partnerships by developing business and IT strategies, supplying and implementing solutions and managing enterprise-wide business systems and processes for medium to large clients.
EOH operates in the following three clusters of business units as a fully integrated business:
Technology - Through a number of subsidiary companies, EOH is able to sell, implement and support a range of world-class business applications including ERP, CRM, business intelligence, advanced planning and scheduling, e-commerce and manufacturing execution systems.
Consulting - Concentrated under the EOH Consulting brand are business units offering services ranging from strategic and business process consulting, project services, change management, supply chain optimisation and education.
Outsourcing - EOH offers comprehensive maintenance and support of client's IT infrastructure and applications through the rendering of full IT outsourcing, application hosting and managed services. In addition, EOH offers full business process outsourcing services.
EOH has a presence in all major centres in South Africa and operates in the rest of Africa.
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