Infor M3

The Infor M3 suite of applications handles manufacturing operations, supply chain activities, customer and supplier relationships, warehouse and distribution processes, and financial management. This ERP allows for the monitoring of transactions across an organization, whether local or global.

Key ERP functions such as financial, supply chain, and sales management are tailored to meet the specific needs of various industries.

Features

Infor M3 delivers:

• Support for market development, product and equipment sales, and after-sales service processes, providing a comprehensive management view of customers.
• Applications that control and optimize the flow of information, materials, and finances throughout the organization, enabling management of multiple operational units under different regulatory controls.
• Management of lot and serial number traceability, equipment configurations, product attributes, styles, colors, sizes, co-products, and byproducts in discrete, process, and mixed-mode manufacturing environments.
• A system to capture, manage, control, and analyze business operations, including local regulatory compliance.

Customer Sales and Service

Manage all customer-related information, including:

• Simple product sales
• Complex configured equipment and kits
• Make-to-order or make-to-stock
• Telesales
• EDI.

Infor M3 also manages sales channels with consistent availability, pricing, and fulfillment controls, whether office-based or field-based. The suite supports complex rental agreements and both field and depot service processes.

Financial Management

Address all accounting, budgeting, consolidation, and reporting needs. Multi-country, multi-company, and intra-company capabilities enable the management of multiple operational units under different regulatory controls. Tools are provided to capture, analyze, and manage all financial information related to company operations, both external and internal.

Reporting

Reporting options include:

• General ledger and multi-ledger
• Statement of accounts
• Inventory valuation
• Asset management
• Compliance
• Currency revaluation

Users can also customize reports using the M3 Report Generator.

Manufacturing Operations

Define all aspects of products produced and distributed. Infor M3 provides central management of product definitions, supporting complex, configured, and attribute-controlled products.

This includes direct support for costing, planning, and execution, as well as best practices like lean manufacturing without compromising regulatory control or product complexities.

Warehouse Management

This system provides full inventory tracking functionalities, including:

• Multi-location stock level visibility
• Batch inventory tracking
• Inventory attribute management based on lot codes, country of origin, shelf life, style, size, and color.

This ERP also includes tools for enhancing order fulfillment and on-time delivery rates, as well as 3D visual analysis for insights into personnel, equipment, orders, and stock levels.

Supply Chain Management

This ERP provides tools for planning, scheduling, and fulfillment of an extended supply chain, optimizing customer service levels. Functionality includes:

• Demand planning
• Supply chain planning
• Plant scheduling
• Global available-to-promise
• Capable-to-promise
• Procurement