Powering System i

Using Infor Workspace to createan automatic, customized collaboration process that supports effective and efficient decision-making across the enterprise. by Soma Somasundaram, senior vice president, Global Product Development, Infor Many companies have mastered the mechanical aspects of enterprise applications — deployment, procurement, data collection, etc. But even when they manage to ... Continue reading Revolutionize the way users work with software and each other. »

Manufacturers have made huge strides internally in customer-focused quality improvement through process control. Advances in monitoring technologies allow manufacturers to now anticipate and prevent potentially costly product failures before they erode output and profitability. Yet most manufacturing companies have yet to apply the same innovations externally to their service and ... Continue reading Quality Service: Standardization, Accessibility, and Monitoring Are Key »

Direct store delivery (DSD) can save consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers significant time, aggravation, and money, as “cutting out the middleman” usually does, boosting bottom lines through: Improved cash flow Reduced transportation and fulfillment costs Increased sales thanks to satisfied customers and optimized point-of-sales (POS) opportunities Yet the velocity of ... Continue reading Policy: Surface Transportation & Supply Chain »

More than three-quarters of the US GDP comes via services, according to The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2010. Smart manufacturers know this, and they’ve been looking for ways to differentiate their new products by adding new services to the value equation. Even now, according to the 2009 Annual Survey ... Continue reading Tap Into More Service Revenues with Service Management »

Guest post by Robert Russell, VP, System i development So much ERP functionality is untapped—not because it isn’t useful or applicable, but because it’s literally untapped or, even worse, unknown. Organizations run myriad applications today. Multiple ERP and extension upgrades often leave employees who don’t have access to those tools ... Continue reading Rave Reviews for Workspace: Coming Soon to System i »

In today’s marketplace, you need to constantly look at how you do things, and ensure you do them well. Youre off to a great start with a proven ERP system that works with your IBM System i platform, but you need to build automated processes that are carefully mapped to ... Continue reading Are you as efficient and productive as you could be? »

As a manufacturer, you know the business environment is getting more complex by the day. It’s tough. Even though youre successfully using Infor ERP for IBM System i, youre still faced with market expectations such as customization and lower costs, as well as changing customer demand. You know that response ... Continue reading Are you continuing to be successful and meet market demand expectations? »

We know it’s been awhile since you’ve heard from us—but we think this is a great time to get you connected again so that you’ll have the tools you need to keep your System i platform going for years to come. We’re happy to announce the Infor Development Framework (IDF) ... Continue reading It's time to revitalize your System i—and this blog »

Guest post by Jack Bullock, VP and General Manager, Infor System iFor those of you who joined us in Phoenix at our inaugural System i User Conference, thank you for making it such a success!We all had a great time, and it was refreshing to meet with nearly 400 customers. ... Continue reading System i User Conference 2010 Helps Plan for the Future »

Guest post by Dan Sundt, Senior IT Specialist, IBM Your company is one of tens of thousands running IBM i. It’s possible that you’ve been running it for over two decades, from AS/400 to iSeries, System i, and now Power Systems. If so, you’re not unlike many executives around the ... Continue reading IBM i 7.1 Upgrade »