Introducing M3 Planning Workbench

Infor M3 Planning Workbench (Infor M3 PWB) is a planning tool for decision making on the medium and long horizon. Infor M3 PWB is part of Infor's Planning solution, which covers the extended ERP-system.

When installing Infor M3 PWB you can select between three industries:

• Fashion is designed for companies that primarily produce MTO. For fashion, Infor M3 PWB is a production planning tool for apparel, footwear, home textiles, and accessories companies. Planning is supported in multi-facility and single-facility production environments. Critical materials are handled at the facility level. For example, inside one facility, any supply can cover any demand, irrespective of the warehouse to which the supply or demand is connected inside the facility. On the medium and long horizon where Infor M3 PWB is used to make decisions, materials can be moved between warehouses. Because facilities can be located in different countries, moving materials between facilities may often be undesirable or not possible.
• Food and Beverage is designed for companies that primarily produce MTS. For Food and Beverage, Infor M3 PWB is a production planning tool for food and beverage companies, but not for fresh food planning or harvest push production. Planning is supported in multi-facility and single-facility production environments. Critical materials are handled across all facilities. For example, any supply can cover any demand. On the medium or long horizon, demands can originate from many warehouses or facilities. On this horizon, supplies from the production can be divided among warehouses according to where the actual demands will be. Coverage periods and other item-related information are always gathered across all warehouses that are planned in Infor M3 PWB.
• Equipment is designed for companies that primarily make equipment service.