Integration updates

Infor SCP - Demand Planning

Infor LN CE can now be integrated with Infor Supply Chain Planning (SCP) - Demand Planning.

Demand Planning is the next-generation demand planning solution and is part of Supply Chain Planning. Infor Demand Planning provides a picture of future demand with minimal planning intervention. It includes a modern graphical interface, supports several end-to-end what-if scenarios and has multi-level product and location hierarchies with forecasting possibilities at any level.

Particularly, the powerful forecasting process and engine of Infor SCP is used in the integration.

For the forecasting to be effective, static and transactional data are published to Infor Data Lake from where the data is retrieved by Infor SCP. With this data, Infor SCP can handle various LN CE concepts, such as:

  • Dynamic periods in scenarios
  • Different types of forecast (demand forecast, extra demand, special demand)
  • Clusters

Because clusters are recognized in Infor SCP, the demand forecast that is returned to LN CE as input to the planning engine is a forecast at the plan item (cluster/item) level. Consequently, the entire logistics concept specified in LN CE is supported.

Infor EDI Exchange

Infor EDI Exchange enables standard EDI communication with customers and trading partners for LN CE. It facilitates the transformation of EDI messages to BOD messages and vice versa. EDI Exchange can be used in non-automotive, discrete order-based business processes.

EDI Exchange receives EDI messages from customers and trading partners. EDI Exchange transforms an EDI message from a trading partner into a BOD message and forwards it to ION. LN CE receives the BOD message and processes it. Similarly, EDI Exchange transforms BOD messages from LN CE into standard EDI messages that are sent to trading partners.

With Infor EDI Exchange version 12.0, a new architecture based on Infor’s Docker Microservice Architecture (DMA) has been introduced. This architecture provides multi-tenant capabilities and high-availability of services.

Infor Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)

LN CE can now be integrated with Infor GRC Process Insight (PI) for this functionality of Infor GRC:

  • Procure to Pay Insight (P2P)
  • Order to Cash Insight (O2C)
  • General Ledger Insight (GL)