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Solutions for the High-Technology and Electronics Industry: The Relentless Pace of Change

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Manufacturers in the high-technology and electronics industry are under constant pressure to introduce innovative products that are more appealing, reliable and inexpensive. The pace is relentless and requires cross-functional and cross-entity communication to get the right volume and timing of product to the marketplace.



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Infor
Published:  Feb 27, 2007
Type:  White Paper
Length:  2 pages

discrete manufacturing
Solutions for the High-Technology
and Electronics Industry
The relentless pace of changeManufacturers in the high-technology and electronics industry are under constant pressureto introduce innovative products that are more appealing, reliable and inexpensive. Thepace is relentless and requires cross-functional and cross-entity communication to get theright volume and timing of product to the marketplace.
High-tech and electronics are characterized by short product lifecycles, long procurementlead-times, indirect channels and complex supply chain networks. The constant challengefor this industry is to optimize throughput and maximize efficiencies within standardindustry practices and processes. Increasing numbers of electronics companies areoutsourcing much of the manufacturing processes. Contractors provide turnkey design,production, sourcing and repair services. Effective collaboration is a requirement, andOEMs and contractors depend on standard processes and technology solutions thatInfor Solutions Include: integrate information on a global scale to maintain control. Comprehensive real-timecommunications across your Get to market faster. Collaborate in real time. Operate anywhere.value chain Infor Manufacturing Essentials for High Technology and Electronics help manufacturersincrease profits and operate more efficiently by creating the automated control needed toRobust capacity planning, respond to shorter product lifecycles and the increasing cost of developing and deliveringscheduling, management and new technology. We help you innovate and bring new products to market faster. Oursolutions support both in-house and virtual manufacturing, with built-in contract andresource management tools operations management for outsourced operations. Multiple advanced statistical Some high-tech and electronics manufacturers concentrate on high-volume repetitiveforecasting tools production of common parts. Others produce specialized or highly engineered products.Infor supports multiple modes of operation with demand-driven planning tools, supplierComprehensive order-to-cash management and production integration. Real-time online customer collaborationprocesses integrates seamlessly with your CAD, product data management and variant productstructures. As a result, our solutions help you dramatically shorten the time needed forMultifunction analytical tools design, engineering and delivery, so you can gain a first-to-market advantage.
Infor gives you the ability to direct global supply chains and react to local needs in morethan 70 countries, including built-in multi-site, multi-currency, multi-language support.Comprehensive financial management tracks your cash flow in real-time across individualorders and internal transactions. Our modular design speeds and simplifies financial andoperational reporting, including regulatory compliance documentation for everything fromSarbanes-Oxley to environmental requirements. These advantages work for componentmanufacturers as well as assemblers, OEMs and start-ups seeking low-cost production, soyou can focus substantial research and development efforts on next-generation productdesigns.
overview INFOV_IHTCGEENUS_0106-1discrete manufacturing
Infor takes pride in the 20 years Features and benefits for high-tech and electronics manufacturersof experience we have in the hightechnology and electronic Featuresindustry. Using our deep base of . Comprehensive real-time communications across your value chain, includingindustry knowledge and proven customers, suppliers, subcontractors, logistics providers, plants and other facilities-communications and planning -with EDI, XML and traditional communications such as FAXapplications, we help suppliers . Robust capacity planning, scheduling, management and resource managementtools for multiple methods of managing customers, labor, tooling, supply sources,and manufacturers achieve their shipping and plant equipmentbusiness goals. . Multiple advanced statistical forecasting tools to measure demand and supply chainperformance without relying on after-the-fact reportsWe are passionately focused . Comprehensive order-to-cash processes for accurate, real-time drill-down intoinformation from Payables and Receivables across other business operationson providing comprehensivesolutions that meet the unique . Multifunction analytical tools to enhance user productivity and provide exceptio... [download for more]

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