en.Wedoany.com Reported - Infor, in partnership with Amazon Web Services, has jointly launched an industry-specific AI agent natively built on AWS to help manufacturing and distribution companies optimize complex business processes. By integrating enterprise-level infrastructure with industry-specific functionalities, this collaboration addresses the challenges of AI scaling in discrete and process manufacturing, enabling businesses to rapidly deploy AI agents and achieve measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and customer service.
Xpress Boats, a manufacturer of all-aluminum fishing and pontoon boats based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, achieved significant operational improvements after adopting the Infor Velocity Suite. Faced with pressure for on-time delivery, the company utilized Infor Process Mining to identify key bottlenecks within a week, focusing on optimizing processes such as procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and demand-to-build. Combined with automation tools and intelligent document processing technology, Xpress Boats' operations underwent a rapid transformation.
The results included a 98% faster diagnosis of process issues, a 95% reduction in returns processing time, and a 50% decrease in expedited shipping costs. Additionally, Infor agents applied pricing updates within the bill of materials structure, improving the accuracy of retail pricing. Infor's AI agent suite focuses on manufacturing operations, is deployed within key workflows based on AWS infrastructure, and supports compliance controls and scaling from pilot to production.
Specific applications include profitability project management, on-time project delivery management, process mining and operational intelligence, inventory flow management, financial operations management, and quality management. Customers can also customize agents through the Infor Agent Factory, leveraging Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker tools to meet unique manufacturing needs.
This solution is currently offered in limited availability through the Infor Velocity Suite to customers in distribution, industrial, and process manufacturing sectors. The Infor Velocity Suite is a comprehensive AI solution that includes a package of tools and expertise.
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