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Infor launches Automotive Exchange for SyteLine nfor, provider of business application
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software serving more than 70,000 customers, has announced the launch of Infor Automotive Exchange, an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and release
accounting system designed specifically for automotive tier suppliers. Infor Automotive Exchange works directly with Infor SyteLine, Infor's enterprise resource planning (ERP) product, which focuses on high-volume manufacturers such as tier automotive suppliers.
Exceptional connectivity Infor Automotive Exchange helps enable tier suppliers to quickly and efficiently communicate order demand, shipment and labelling information with their Original Equipment
closed loop forecasts, orders, schedules,
"Through the power of Infor ION, this product
Manufacturer (OEM) customers using Infor
shipments and financials.
enables us to circulate critical data that is stored in ERP, Infor Automotive Exchange
SyteLine as the core ERP. The combination of Automotive Exchange with SyteLine establishes
Infor Automotive Exchange comes with
(EDI) and other applications, equipping our
an automotive industry product suite that is
preconfigured translations, business partner
employees with real-time information."
claimed to provide exceptional connectivity, capabilities and user experience. The product suite supports many of the global automotive EDI requirements commonly used by OEM and tier suppliers with preconfigured and ready-to-use Transformation Services (TFS) translation maps and transformation via Sales Release Management (SRM) business
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We are always looking for a better, faster way to communicate information, both within our organisation and with customers. Through the power of Infor ION, this product enables us to circulate critical data that is stored in ERP, Infor Automotive Exchange (EDI) and other applications, equipping our employees with real-time information." – Peter Šifrer, LTH Castings Group.
rule controls. Communication to and from Infor SyteLine is conveyed through Infor ION, the
order rules and documents delivered as a
intelligent open network that is used across
single set. Infor Automotive Exchange can be
numerous Infor applications.
used on premise or hosted as a full Software-
"Automotive tier suppliers face a unique set
as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment. The Infor
of challenges, including increasingly high
ION based integration provides support for
standards in order accuracy while reducing
Developed from the ground up
Unique set of challenges
many ERPs and is easily integrated to others.
costs to process the orders," said John
Infor Automotive Exchange includes EDI
The single technology stack affords a
Bermudez, vice president product
applications that have been developed from
common security model, with the master data
management at Infor. "With a product like
the ground up. The global offering covers all
controlled via the synchronised ERP.
Infor Automotive Exchange, tier suppliers can help boost productivity and increase
regions of the world that use X.12, Edifact, Odette, VDA and emerging XML standards.
"As a high-volume manufacturer, our data is
speed and response-ability with their OEM
The product offers more than translation
constantly changing. We are always looking
customers while regaining resources that in
capabilities, including full trading partner
for a better, faster way to communicate
the past were spend maintaining EDI
rules, CUM management, in transit
information, both within our organisation and
transactions and manual order and shipment
calculations, order rationalisation and release
with customers," said Peter Šifrer, finance and
transaction processing."
sequencing. The transaction support features
administration manager, LTH Castings Group.
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