Development of Enterprise System

The paper explores the industry tailored software solutions company, Lawson, and the five different software solutions they offer including ERP cloud software, enterprise resource planning, workforce management software, Infor supply chain management software, and Infor complete billing system.

Running head: ENTERPRISE SYSTEM
Development of Enterprise System
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................2
2. Software solution...................................................................................................................2
2.1 ERP cloud software..........................................................................................................2
2.2 Enterprise resource planning............................................................................................3
2.3 Workforce management software....................................................................................3
2.4 Infor supply chain management software........................................................................4
2.5 Infor complete billing system...........................................................................................5
3. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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1. Introduction
The paper mainly aims to explore the industry tailored software solutions company,
Lawson. It is found that the paper mainly reflects on five different software solutions
including ERP cloud software, enterprise resource planning, enterprise software solution,
cloud software for enterprise as well as cloud software solution that are generally offered to
the customers by Lawson. The paper provides proper description of all the software solutions
in detail.
2. Software solution
2.1 ERP cloud software
According to Bilbao et al. (2015), it is found that cloud based computing generally
helps in allowing the users to access different types of software applications which generally
run on a different shared computing resources with the help of the Internet. The cloud ERP
software solution that is provided by Lawson to the customers generally allows the users to
access ERP software over the internet. It generally has very much lower upfront costs as the
computing resources are generally leased by the moth rather depending on purchase. In
addition to this, it is found that the organization provides the facility of cloud ERP software
starting from the manufacturing o the healthcare to the retail organization by covering all the
industries which are generally bought together with the help of AI technology. In addition to
this, it is stated by Swain et al. (2015) that ERP software solutions are very much
advantageous as they generally helps in improving efficiency, competition as well as
scalability. Moreover, ERP software solutions is helpful in reducing administrative as well as
operations cost. This software solutions will give the users proper tools for creating as well
as for making accurate forecasting.

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2.2 Enterprise resource planning
It is found that the company Lawson, offers enterprise resource planning solutions for
enterprise level for both the small as well as medium size organizations so that they can be
able to meet the needs off the market. It is found that construction of ERP system with Infor
LN, Infor Cloud suite as well as Infor industry cloud suite in order to successfully delivering
proper functionality for the processes as well as for the discrete manufacturers. The ERP
cloud software is generally hosted with the help of Amazon web services in order to properly
scale without takin the worry of hosting or management (Jalil and Bakar 2017). Moreover, it
is found that providing the software solution “Enterprise resource planning” is considered to
be beneficial as it generally utilizes an integrated applications for properly managing the
business as well as for automating the functions that are mainly associated with the
technology services as well a human resources (Johansson et al. 2015). Moreover, it is found
that the software solution generally gets integrated with all facets of operation including
proper product planning, development, manufacturing as well as marketing. Furthermore, the
ERP software solutions helps in improving efficiency as well as improving the organizational
operation by enhancing security as well as quality of the service that is provided.
2.3 Workforce management software
Workforce management software is considered as one of the comprehensive labour
optimization, planning as well as time which further helps in managing the employee’s
resource demand as well as performance of the labour. It is found that Workforce
management generally helps in addressing every aspect of their labour, compliance as well as
performance need with time as well as attendance (Noe et al. 2017). It is found that
mitigating the risks that are associated with the potential compliance based errors helps in
reducing costs while encouraging the employees to focus on the activities that helps in
generating much value. Furthermore, it is identified that workforce management helps in

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streamlining with the time as well as attendance processing and further helps in minimizing
unnecessary overtime. It is found that large substantial savings can be achieved with the
implementation of workforce management solution while supporting a wide range of staff
roles as well as services (Al-Amin et al. 2018). Moreover, it is found that mitigating the risks
of various potential compliance errors for reducing cost with proper purpose built solution
capabilities that generally help in supporting the digital workfare that needs as well as address
labour related challenges as well as issues quit effectively.
2.4 Infor supply chain management software
It is found that Lawson also helps in providing supply chain software solutions for the
unparalleled visibility as well as collaboration based capabilities starting from planning to
execution in order to successfully connect with the entire network for the various trading
partners. It is found that the industry that is designed would compressively set supply chain
software in order to provide proper solution for helping in running end to end operations no
matter you would like to start (Abedi et al. 2016). In addition to this, it is found that supply
chain applications helps in automating various types of key processes from planning through
execution to final settlement. It is identified that advanced algorithm helps in optimizing
engines as well as machine learning connecting digital information about the supply chain
that generally helps the business for making business for making proper better decisions.
Moreover, supply chain management are generally built with proper usability,
interconnectivity as well as scalability (Monczka et al. 2015). Engineered with proper
architecture are generally deployed within the cloud. In addition to this, supply chain
management is one of the board of activities that generally helps in planning, controlling as
well as executing the flow of the product from acquiring raw materials as well as production
with the distributed to the final customer in a very much streamlined as well as cost effective
way possible.

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2.5 Infor complete billing system
Infor complete billing system is one of the market leading enterprise billing as well
as pricing application with a very much strong as well as modern user experience that need
to integrated enterprise business intelligence for modernizing the entire business procedures.
It is found that enterprise billing as well as price solution banks generally helps in creating
proper impact on the success that is generally designed for growing thee commercial bank
service revenue (Kim, Kang and Hong 2017). It is found that complete billing system
generally helps in planning for the future as well as for making the most of the assets. It is
found that complete billing system is one of the market leading enterprise pricing as well as
billing application with a strong modern user experience that is generally integrated with the
enterprise business intelligence It is found that as the enterprise pricing as well as billing
solutions ca generally helps in creating positive impact on the success thus, Infor has
generally designed proper solutions in order grow various commercial bank service based
revenue (Thomas, Kumar and Preshiya 2016). In addition to this, it is found that managing
the pricing as well as billing systems are generally considered as one of the critical
components of a successful commercial banking relationship with the commercial customers
that helps inn determining the overall success.
3. Conclusion
It can be concluded from the entire paper that software solutions that are provided by
the Lawson Company are very much beneficial as well as helpful for the entire organization.
The paper also elaborates the importance of five different software solutions that are
generally offered by the organization. In addition to this, it is found that the paper properly
reflects on the significance of proper description of all the software solutions in detail.

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