Infor ERP SX.enterprise
allows distributors to
enhance customer service,
optimize inventory levels,
increase productivity and
improve profitability.
Infor10 ERP Business (SX.e)
A Complete Distribution Software System
Combining power, control and convenience, Infor ERP SX.e is a robust distribution
management solution specifically designed to help distributors of all types run an
efficient, end-to-end operation. From accounting and sales to the warehouse and
everywhere in between, SX.enterprise allows distributors to enhance customer service,
optimize inventory levels, increase productivity and improve profitability.
Advanced Technology that's Easy-to-Use
Advanced in both design and function, yet remarkably easy-to-use, SX.enterprise
delivers unprecedented quality and functionality. Your business processes are
automated through an intuitive, easy-to-use, graphical interface. Revolutionizing
information management, SX.enterprise boasts a full-featured client/server system and
flexible, event-driven operations, running on the latest Windows®-based connectivity
standards.
Accomplish More with Less
With customizable search capabilities and quick navigation buttons, SX.enterprise
allows users to accomplish tasks more quickly and more accurately than with other
software packages. Robust functionality and innovative features provide new levels of
efficiency, accuracy and convenience, allowing distributors to maximize resources
throughout their business.
Optimize Quality & Customer Service
SX.enterprise boasts a wide variety of features and functions throughout various
modules that allow users to enhance their service levels. Features such as Management
Alerts and Notes Manager improve communication and promote the centralized sharing
and monitoring of key information in a timely manner.
Speed and Accuracy through Data Integration
Designed to maximize speed and accuracy, SX.enterprise can access and integrate data
across an entire operation, thereby eliminating many redundant, manual processes and
streamlining business functions.
Easy-to-Learn. Easy-to-Use.
With a graphical and intuitive user interface, SX.enterprise is remarkably easy-to-learn
and easy-to-use. Employees can become proficient users quickly, thereby minimizing
training periods and maximizing productivity.
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Advanced Ordering Controls allow users to take advantage of
complex ordering formulas while taking into consideration
overriding factors such as average sale quantity. Managed either
automatically or manually, products can be classified by rank,
sales, usage, dollars and volume and monitored through a
variety of detailed reporting.
Buyer's Control Center allows users to make more informed,
more efficient purchasing decisions with all the relevant
information in one location right at their fingertips. Color coding
highlights key information to ensure proactive purchasing
decisions are made and exceptions are prioritized.
Integrated Bar Code is an entry-level solution to warehouse
productivity that provides user-defined bar code label printing
and radio frequency (RF) assisted receiving, shipping and
physical / cycle count. This intermediate step of automatic data
collection in the warehouse requires minimum investment in
implementation and training.
Inventory Control provides everything you need to handle the
most complex inventory challenges. From establishing reorder
points to printing physical count sheets and everything in
between, Inventory Control will help you establish the best
possible inventory management techniques.
Kit Production provides an innovative and automated way to
package and market products to help solve kit production
challenges. From build-on-demand kits to pre-built kits, this
module allows users to manage the kit production process more
effectively and more efficiently.
Purchase Order manages the purchases of both stock and nonstock
orders recommended by the inventory control and sales
order programs. To ensure that purchase order prices are
correct, vendor-item costs and vendor cost contracts are
maintained. Backorder fulfillment is fully automated, while price
and quantity discrepancies are reported.
Service Warranty manages the entire cycle of activities involved
with maintenance service and repair of customer products that
require either billable or warranty work. From parts and labor to
vendor claims and customer billing, Service Warranty is a
valuable tool for streamlining service and repair functions.
Warehouse Management improves warehouse productivity and
accuracy by addressing workflow including product movement,
receiving, shipping, picking, counting and inventory
adjustments. An integrated solution, these warehouse tasks are
managed in real-time through radio frequency (RF) data
collection devices.
Value Add manages the processes performed by distributors with
an emphasis on the handling of inventory and costs associated
with the fabrication of a finished product. These kinds of
transactions include packaging, customer required additions,
product refinement or finishing per specifications.
Vendor Managed Inventory is a valuable tool with vendor
managed inventory. This module provides seamless and
automated communication to expedite processes and reduce
manual intervention in handling off-site, vendor-managed
inventory.
Financial Management
Accounts Payable allows users to manage the entire payment
process by entering invoices for payables from the Purchase
Order system or directly through Accounts Payable. It manages
payment terms and discounts, generates checks, and maintains
vendor history to provide tight control over your cash position.
Accounts Receivable helps users manage the entire receivables
process including payment terms, credit limits, payment history,
dunning letters, service charges, disputed invoice designation,
invoice history and a wealth of reports that alert you to credit
problems early.
General Ledger provides flexible account definition and profit
definition as well as direct journal entries, recurring entries,
reversing entries, allocations, budgeting, financial statements
and interface transactions. You can receive data directly from
other components, ensuring consistent and accurate entries.
Enterprise Performance Management
Analytics is a Windows-based business analysis tool, a decision
support system, and an enterprise-wide reporting and publishing
solution. Users can analyze and measure business data,
eliminate unprofitable products, increase efficiency, access
valuable information, eliminate costly IT support, and
communicate more accurately.
Event Manager allows users to set triggers in advance to ensure
that exceptions are caught before they become problems. This
powerful performance management tool sends automatic
notification of exceptions, events and potential situations that
you want to monitor to dramatically improve customer service
and keep you a step ahead.
Personalized Dashboards provide managers with expanded
access and improved organizational performance. Dashboard
Builder provides a wizard-based environment that enables
users to quickly develop their own interactive dashboards
without writing any code resulting in. Users can access
relevant business information more quickly in a self-service,
web-based environment.
Sales Tracking helps managers organize and report sales figures
and provides the basis for commission and rebate reporting.
Based on the invoice process, sales and cost figures are stored
by month and year in a variety of formats.
Supplier Relationship Management
eBuy Center allows users to replace manual, paper-based
procurement processes with automated, electronic processes
without the costs associated with connecting to your suppliers
via EDI or XML. Save time, effort and resources by seamlessly
integrating your procurement process electronically.
eSource Center allows users to connect directly to all their
suppliers and significantly enhance their vision into the supply
chain. This automated solution can be run on a standalone
basis and it also has fully integrated real time interface back
to the system.
Supplier Link allows you to access and manipulate a wealth of
information. You can manage the flow of supplier data into your
system and have confidence that the product and pricing
information is current and accurate.
eCommerce
eBill Center allows users to automate and improve collection
efforts, save time and reduce costs associated with accounts
receivables and cash posting activities. With eBill Center, users
can deliver invoices and statements electronically and
customers can make payments online by credit card or
electronic funds transfer.
eCommerce Catalog provides an automated means of effectively
and efficiently aggregating, managing and delivering their entire
product offering online. From product information and pricing to
online queries, eCommerce Catalog provides an easy-to-maintain
web portal that will help drive sales and provide enhanced
access and convenience to customers.
eCommerce Storefront provides a state-of-the-art web interface,
designed to provide a superior shopping experience for both
business to business and business to consumer web sites. With
a robust catalog, advanced search, order entry, tracking
capabilities and account maintenance, eCommerce Storefront
provides a superior online shopping experience and convenience
for customers.
Infor Mobility gives sales reps access to the tools and
information they need to generate sales and enter orders, while
providing mobility and flexibility for travel and sales calls. With
hand-held mobile client devices, employees can stay more
informed and provide faster, more accurate service with remote
access to ordering information, pricing, and product availability.
Orders can be entered and queued offline or entered and sent in
real-time if desired.
Customer Relationship Management
Customer Relationship Management creates a single repository
for capturing and managing all touch-points and interactions
with your customers, partners and employees. This robust CRM
solution empowers your organization to proactively integrate the
numerous functions of contact and activity management,
marketing and leads management, scheduling and knowledge
base applications, customer care, client services, project
management, event management and quotes.
Contact and Activity Manager streamlines and controls general
customer interaction, status management and project
management functions. You can track and manage information
pertinent to your business needs based on a single-system
approach to managing contacts and activities.
Business Management
Job Management allows users to simplify contract jobs by
automating bidding, awarding, billing, maintenance and tracking
procedures. From intensive labor bidding to tracking frequent
changes, Job Management provides an integrated tool that easily
tracks and monitors entire projects.
Point of Sale extends your company's ability to sell goods in a
retail environment without relying on two separate systems.
Whether your retail environment is a counter in your location or
a chain of stores, point of sale enables you to manage, analyze
and integrate your entire sales operation.
Report Manager and Report Scheduler are powerful tools that
allow users to create, manage, schedule and store a wide variety
of reports. Receive current and accurate reports, when you want
them and in the format you need.
Sales Order Management eliminates guesswork and provides
users with a comprehensive tool to manage the sales order
process. Generate quotes, convert quotes to orders, log future
orders and control inventory commitment all with just a few
key strokes.
Tools to Enhance Business Performance
SX.enterprise provides users with a variety of tools to quickly
assess and enhance both current and past business performance.
Comprehensive reporting, intuitive interfaces and integrated
business tools allows users to make more informed decisions that
will improve cash flow, enhance customer service and maximize
resources companywide.
Enhance your Competitive Edge
Stay ahead of your competition by leveraging SX.enterprise's
innovative features and leading-edge functionality to propel your
business to new levels of quality, productivity and profitability.
Secured Information
Each user is assigned to a security group with parameters specified
and controlled by the administrator. Access privileges are
controlled so information and processes are secure.
Architecture
Infor ERP SX.enterprise architecture provides flexible, scalable and
expandable system configuration options and is designed to run on
Windows, Linux or Unix