Infor and Kinaxis: Improving Midmarket Supply Chains

In a bid to enhance supply chain planning for midmarket discrete manufacturing companies, Infor and Kinaxis have launched an exciting strategic partnership.

The collaboration integrates Kinaxis’ advanced supply chain orchestration platform, Maestro, with Infor’s CloudSuite solutions for automotive, industrial, defence and aerospace industries.

Kinaxis Planning One for Infor CloudSuites Industrial Enterprise, CloudSuite Automotive, and CloudSuite Aerospace and Defense will enable scenario modelling to improve decision-making based on time, cost, revenue or sustainability goals, while offering a unified view of inventory, demand and supply planning. 

Conrad Mandala, EVP, GTM and Strategic Operations at Kinaxis, explains: “Our shared commitment to innovation and driving the best outcomes for our customers will have a significant impact on the manufacturers we’ll support together.

“Manufacturers in the midmarket don’t have the same ability to cushion complexities, like large tariffs, in the same way as bigger companies do. We’re thrilled to partner with Infor to help manufacturers be more agile and resilient in the long term.”

Kinaxis Planning One for Infor CloudSuites

The new integrated solution will support midmarket discrete manufacturers to manage supply chain complexity with greater precision and agility. 

Key features of this solution include:

• End-to-end supply chain planning: The solution connects tactical, operational and strategic planning processes into a unified system
• Single source of truth: Maintain consistent and real-time decision-making by integrating data from across the entire supply chain
• Scenario planning and simulation: Users can model several demand and supply scenarios to evaluate outcomes based on revenue, cost, sustainability or speed goals 
• Cloud-native design: Catalyse scalability, fast deployment and easy integration with existing systems

The solution will help aerospace, high-tech, automotive, consumer durables and industrial manufacturers to reduce risk, adapt to disruptions and align supply chain execution with wider business objectives.

This will empower teams to build more resilient supply chain networks and make better and faster decisions. 

How will it address industry challenges?

Kinaxis Planning One for Infor CloudSuites will help midmarket discrete manufacturers tackle several challenges through its cloud-based, integrated approach. 

The solution effectively manages supply chain complexity by unifying inventory, demand and supply chain planning, empowering manufacturers to reduce inefficiencies from siloed planning and synchronise activities across networks. 

Firms can use the solutions to respond proactively by utilising built-in scenario modelling that allows users to simulate and compare several outcomes.

Not only will it align planning with business strategy by integrating tactical, strategic and operational planning into one platform, but also enhance speed and agility by offering real-time insights and cloud-based collaboration tools for quicker decision-making.

The integrated solution will equip midmarket manufacturers with the tools needed to craft more responsive, resilience and strategically aligned supply chains that will enhance future innovation and growth. 

Andrew Kinder, SVP Industry Strategy at Infor, states: “As discrete manufacturers face increased pressure to satisfy customer demands faster, and with more agility and efficiency, building and maintaining resilient supply chains can only be achieved with industry-specific, cloud-based technologies.

“Our collaboration with Kinaxis is grounded in our shared commitment to equipping customers with the best tools to achieve supply chain excellence against the challenges of a complex and unpredictable landscape.”

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