MITS5502 Case Study: In-depth Analysis of Lawson Software

This report provides a detailed analysis of five key software solutions offered by Lawson, an industry-tailored software solutions company. The solutions explored include Dynamic Enterprise Performance Management (d/EPM), Hospitality Management Solution (HMS), Network Transportation Management, Professional Services Automation Suite, and Supply Management. Each section provides an introduction to the software, detailing its uses and advantages. The d/EPM software is highlighted for its intelligent financial performance capabilities, workforce planning, and risk management. The HMS is presented for its cloud-based property management features and mobile capabilities. Network Transportation Management is examined for its global supply chain solutions and transportation visibility. The Professional Services Automation Suite is discussed for its project portfolio management capabilities, and finally, Supply Management is explored for its multi-tier collaboration and supply chain optimization features. The report emphasizes the benefits and applications of each software solution, providing a comprehensive overview of Lawson's offerings.

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Exploring the industry-tailored software solutions for Lawson:
1. Dynamic Enterprise Performance Management
1.1. Introduction:
The d/EPM is assimilated with the current tools of intelligent tools and economic
performances of the managing abilities into EPM software. It helps to enable constant reporting with
total confidence, measuring the previous and present performances along with forecasting future
activities ("Dynamic Enterprise Performance Management Software | Infor", 2019).
1.2. Uses:
It is used in real time decision making, under memory grid technology, direct and indirect
labour management optimization, forecasting and workforce planning. This also includes the
anywhere, anytime and access of any devices. This also involves workflow collaboration and task
management and multi-currency supporting.
1.3. Advantages:
The various benefits include the following:
Managing intelligent financial performance:
It is useful to develop the operational planning and predictive modelling, sales estimation,
workforce budgeting and corporate performance management with the help of EPM software. It is
created to forecast, budget and planning.

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Workforce planning:
It is useful to plan the gaps of coverage and requirements of product lines. This is helpful to
optimize the headcount for meeting the requirements of schedule.
Holistic risk and compliance:
Further, it is helpful to leverage the constant and automated controlling of streamlining of
external audits. This is helpful to cut the compliance costs and undertake holistic views of data.
2. Hospitality Management Solution (HMS):
2.1. Introduction:
The Infor Hospitality Management Solution is the management system of the hotel property.
This is created for the cloud with various mobile abilities, efficiencies, security and flexibility for
delivering high guest experiences. Having the HMS software of property management, the employee
can access to various actionable data. This is for the prospects and guests. They are permitted to
analyze every booking very quickly and provide richer experiences ("Hospitality Management
Software | Hotel Property Management | Infor", 2019).
2.2. Uses:
It is used in the current functionality of property management. It is also helpful for multi-
tenant cloud architecture, secured infrastructure, centralized guest profile management and designing
configurable screens. Further, it is used in mobile checking in and check out. Then it is helpful in
mobile guest services, dashboards and reporting and managing mobile housekeeping.

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2.3. Advantages:
Firstly, it is helpful for security and flexibility that is cloud ensured. Next, it is useful to track
guest preferences to make services better personalized. Further, its mobile operations are useful to
develop hospitality. It has been permitting the guests in accessing data over the mobile devices
regarding different services. This includes lost-and-found tracking, concierge, housekeeping,
checking-in and checking out. This is helpful to interact with other guests anywhere and anytime at
the hotel.
3. Network Transportation Management:
3.1. Introduction:
This is created for addressing the world global supply chain and various international
complexities of logistics. Here, the controlling of tower orchestration is helpful to deliver
synchronized and transportation visibility, multi-leg planning, multi-party. Thus it is helpful for
robust freight procurement with automated and optimizes execution ("Hospitality Management
Software | Hotel Property Management | Infor", 2019).
3.2. Uses:
It can be used under truck capabilities, air and ocean. Further, it is useful to optimize and plan
worldwide from the sources. Then there is central rating management. Then there is forwarders and
visibilities, forwarder bid managing, air and ocean. Moreover, there is advanced contract management
with automated extension and worldwide network connectivity.

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3.3. Advantages:
The network cloud design has been scaling performances, benefits of visibility and
automation with domestic capabilities of transport. This also involves, business units and regional
divisions, incumbent TMS systems and 3PLs. Hence, it is useful to me high visibility and operations
of transportations as the completive differentiators under Infor Network Transportation Management.
This is the platform for orchestrating the multi-mode and leg transportation around various parties
("Professional Services Automation | Services Firms Portfolio Management Software | Infor", 2019).
Thus, the deployment of the actual end-to-end shipping control and visibility of freight spend, it helps
various enterprises. This includes Gamble manage worldwide complicacy, Proctor, Syngenta and
Caterpillar. This is to control worldwide complexity, decrease o costs, a rise of velocity and various
service levels.
4. Professional Services Automation Suite:
4.1. Introduction:
The Infor Professional Services Automation (PSA) suite is an adaptable project portfolio
management software solution for tracking and managing client projects. From people and processes
to the technologies and finances that fuel their efforts, Infor PSA helps firms generate visibility and
centralized control of client bids and sales proposals, project billable and non-billable activities, and
optimize resource allocations.
4.2. Uses:
It is used in project management, project portfolio analysis, project forecasting and budgeting,
project time and expenses. Moreover, it can also be applied in project scheduling, resource
management.

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4.3. Advantages:
It is helpful; for real-time collaboration. It is visible under service agreements and projects,
project data that is shared between internal accounting and project managers with extensive and quick
reporting. Again it is helpful for portfolio management where it is beneficial for operational
automation and access to rich data. Here, a 360-degree view can also be gained for needs and
customer interactions ("Professional Services Automation | Services Firms Portfolio Management
Software | Infor", 2019). Lastly, the performance analysis is also helpful to track the developments
with different benchmarks. Further, it is also advantageous for its project resource management and
service profitability.
5. Supply Management:
5.1. Introduction:
It is helpful for the buyers in sharing and collaborating various tiers of the suppliers over
commitments, forecasts and plans. This takes place over the networks, develop responsiveness for
dynamic demands. Having quicker automated alerts and collaborations, the business can balance the
demand and supply proactively. This is to develop the on-time rates of delivery and decrease the
cycle times. This takes place with simultaneous decrease of cost of inventories ("Supply Management
| Infor", 2019).
5.2. Uses:
Here, it is useful for the multi-tier and multi-party collaborations. This is also helpful for
multi-level sharing of information and collaboration. Moreover, it is also useful for the prior noticing
of the supply-demand misalignment, tracking and ordering performances. Lastly, it is helpful for
ASN automation, labelling and supplier packing.

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5.3. Advantages:
It is helpful to gain early alerts for various problems. This is also beneficial for the loss of
revenues. Again, this is helpful for direct shipping from the source to the customers. Moreover, trust
can be established with the help of visibility.

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References:
Dynamic Enterprise Performance Management Software | Infor. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.infor.com/products/depm
Hospitality Management Software | Hotel Property Management | Infor. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.infor.com/products/hms
Professional Services Automation | Services Firms Portfolio Management Software | Infor. (2019).
Retrieved from https://www.infor.com/products/professional-services-automation
Supply Management | Infor. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.infor.com/products/supply-chain-
management/supply-management
Transportation Management | Infor. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.infor.com/products/supply-
chain-management/transportation-management