Infor Supply Chain Planning overview

Using Infor Supply Chain Planning decision makers can define the business objectives and manage the business pro-actively to achieve these objectives. The application consists of a set of decision-making processes to balance demand and supply, to integrate financial planning and operational planning, and to link high-level strategic plans with day-to-day operations. You can also plan the frequency and the planning horizon based on the specifics of the industry. The application is designed for the volume market, and can be used to continually achieve focus, alignment, and synchronization among all enterprise functions.

Infor Supply Chain Planning supports:

  • Integrated plans from finance, sales, manufacturing, distribution, and purchasing
  • Ability to modify plans
  • Create a well-defined business processes that can be audited
  • Ability to model alternate business strategies
  • What-if analysis
  • Strong executive reporting
  • Full integration with core systems

On the application home page, these menus are available:

  • Configuration
  • Process
  • Utilities
  • Data Management
  • SCV
  • Cycle or Cycle Module

Configuration

Use this menu to configure and set up the initial data.

You must define cycles, which determine the planning scenarios (business plans) that are to be created in each cycle period. You can also define various types of cycles. For example, a normal cycle, which contains a set of plans for normal operations, or a disaster cycle with a separate set of plans in case of emergencies. To integrate the plans from finance, sales, manufacturing, distribution, and purchasing, you must implement the relevant modules, for the cycle.

Process

Use this menu to manage cycle periods and linked scenarios.

Cycle periods are used to define the calendar date range for which a cycle is applicable. You can also review the plans (scenarios) linked to the cycle period. Planning scenarios can be selected in worksheets, where you can review and modify the plans.

Utilities

This menu allows you to run SQL queries on the SCV database and preview the results.

Data Management

This menu displays a user-defined selection of code lists, which allows you to easily view and maintain the elements of a code list. The selection consists of code lists for which the user is given access to, based on the users and roles assigned to the code lists.

See, Creating code lists.

SCV

Use this menu to view the SCV Datasheets within an SCP module, from a previously configured Datasheet definition.

Cycle or Cycle Module

This represents a dynamic menu that is based on a cycle or the cycle and module. You can use these menus to expand the related worksheets and view or modify the plans.

SCP allows you to view the data in multiple tabs. Only one tab for each menu can be opened at a time. Therefore, if another page is already opened, the new page replaces the existing one.

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