Infor M3


Enterprise Resource Planning

Built for flexibility

Infor M3 offers ultimate flexibility in operations, technology, and scale. As a multi-site, multi-country, and multi-company solution, M3 empowers your organization to adapt to changing business needs. It provides flexibility in managing mixed-mode and complex environments, with the agility to make quick adjustments at any time. Written in Java, M3 also gives you platform independence and choice.


        Comprehensive, centralized ERP
        Industry-specific suites
        Built for medium to large national and international manufacturers and distributors
        Multi-site, multi-company, multi-country, multi-currency, and multi-language
        Java-based for hardware and database independence
        Supports 19 languages
        International support for 41 countries
        Built-in flexibility enables configuration to your unique business processes

Infor M3: Industry suites

Infor M3 is a configurable ERP platform that delivers core capabilities to meet your industry-specific needs. M3 continues to be developed jointly with industry experts to support industry best practice processes.

Chemicals

Generic ERP solutions can't meet all of the challenges of your industry—but M3 can. With M3, you can solve unique chemical industry-specific challenges such as the planning of co-products and by-products, formula matching and optimization, attribute costing, safety, and quality.


        -Highlights:

        Recipes: Co-products, by-products, and alternatives
        Advanced Quality Management including Customer Specifications
        Lot Traceability to quickly identify contaminated product
        Potency of raw and intermediate materials
        Lot Level Attributes enable planning, stock, quality, and pricing

Distribution

With Infor M3 for Distribution, you can optimize every facet of your operation—from inventory and warehouse management to financials, multichannel sales orders, purchasing, and more. Accelerate your pace of business and profitability as you manage transactions with unparalleled visibility across departments, allowing for better and faster decision making.


        -Highlights:

        Multichannel Sales, Supply Chain Execution, and integrated Financial Management
        Price management, promotions, ship, and debit
        Built-in CRM & POS integration
        Front-office applications for over-the-counter sales and e-commerce
        Value Added Services: Kitting, assembly, ticketing, packing, and rental

Equipment

Rely on M3 for the support you need to manage the entire equipment lifecycle, including initial forecasting, shipment, servicing, and final disposal. M3 can help you predict future parts and service demand, as well as capture accurate equipment data, including serial numbers, end of life, warranty, service, and sales data.


        -Highlights:

        Ability to drill down to economic and operational history
        Support for repairable equipment and components
        Graphical support for the configuration of new equipment
        Support for trade-in equipment as part of the sales process
        Warranty and claim management with flexible warranty periods and types

Fashion

Seamlessly manage the entire fashion process—from design to distribution to customer service—with M3. Develop consumer products more quickly and move them to market faster than your competition, giving you the edge in your ever-changing industry.


        -Highlights:

        Flexible style/color/size/fit matrix plus inventory characteristics
        Handling of style and non-style items
        Global Inventory Management to support omni-channel
        Product Configuration for embellishment, personalization, and make-to-order
        Support for pre-packs and kitting

Food & Beverage

M3 enables Food & Beverage companies to respond rapidly to changes in customer demands, a key factor for staying ahead of the competition. You can manage and speed up your global supply chain to improve efficiency, minimize shelf-life issues, and reduce waste. In the event of a recall, M3's track and trace tools can help you address the issue swiftly and effectively.


        -Highlights:

        Manage ingredients with characteristics such as grade, brix, fat, moisture, and weight
        Down-to-the-minute planning
        Specification Management with advanced quality and laboratory processes
        Reverse Bills and Catch Weight
        Graphical Lot Tracker for transparency and rapid traceability