Process Manufacturers: Seize the Day!

Infor just announced availability of Infor MyDay for ERP Adage, software that can help users of our popular process manufacturing ERP solution get more relevant information, faster. We announced Infor MyDay at Inforum 2008. This represents its first general release for one of our ERP solutions.

For users, Infor MyDay provides immediate access to issues that require immediate action or reassurance that situations are under control. It allows users to diagnose the most critical business situations they face and immediately drill into the source transaction systems to get the data they need.

Previously, we've talked about Infor's research into personas to deliver actionable and function-specific content to people. Let's look at a specific example of that for users of Infor ERP Adage.

Process manufacturing companies need to do more with less and accomplish this more quickly than ever before. One issue that almost all of them can relate to is cost to service customers.

In most ERP systems, actual cost of production, post invoice rebates, unallowed discounts, unsalable allowances, and return data are just some of the data captured over time. This data often resides in ERP modules or disparate, standalone systems. Most companies struggle to pull this information together with customized reports, spreadsheets or complex general ledger allocations. The problem is, by the time you sort through all the noise, the information is months old and the impact is diluted.

With Infor MyDay, the information is immediately at your fingertips, without having to call IT to develop a custom report. This information is built into the Infor MyDay personas for finance and sales managers, who receive these reports on their personalized page and can now better control cost to service and ensure their most profitable customers get the most profitable products.

This is one example of how Infor MyDay benefits users of Infor ERP Adage. Infor MyDay has other quantifiable benefits as well, like reducing the total cost of quality and compliance, assessing vendor viability, improving cash flow, and providing that extra edge to take market share from struggling competitors.

Posted by Rory Granros, Director of Solutions Marketing, Process Industries