Preparing for the Future: Advanced Technologies in Infor ERP

May 19, 2025
Infor | 4 min READ
    
Enterprise resource planning solutions can make or break the success of an organization’s business strategy and operating model. That’s why, business leaders place a premium on finding and implementing a right-fit ERP solution.
In recent years, the rapid evolution of cognitive technologies has fundamentally altered the art of the possible. Businesses can now find unprecedented competitive advantage with new technologies like generative & standard AI and hyperautomation – only if they have the expertise to exploit them in the design of their ERP solution.
For this reason, it is not surprising that businesses are moving away from the transactional capabilities they sought in ERP solutions. Instead, by 2027, 60% of organizations will choose ERP solutions for their platform and business process orchestration capabilities.1
In this regard, the Infor ecosystem stands out in the market from other solutions. By embedding advanced digital technologies in a blueprint that creates business-technology synergy, Infor delivers the strategic alignment businesses need to succeed with modern technologies today.
Balasubramanian Krishnan
Balasubramanian Krishnan

Project Manager

Infor

Birlasoft

 
Advanced digital capabilities in Infor ERP
ERP success is embedded in the technical blueprint of the Infor ecosystem
Infor ERP is built as a fully integrated, AI-powered ecosystem that goes beyond traditional transaction-based systems. At the heart of this ecosystem is Infor Operating Services (OS) — a digital platform that unifies applications, analytics, and automation under a single, intelligent framework.
Realizing the advantages of an Industrial Data Fabric with Infor OS
Infor OS enables seamless integration across enterprise applications, ensuring data flows securely and efficiently between various business units. The industry AI capabilities embedded within the platform use predictive, prescriptive, and generative AI to optimize workflows and enhance operational intelligence. The low-code/no-code application development environment also empowers businesses to build and deploy solutions tailored to their unique needs rapidly.
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Built-in alignment with Industrial Data Fabric architectural recommendations of key advisory groups, Infor OS helps businesses gain a unified namespace for managing master data, real-time insights, and automation.2 These equip the enterprise for a connected and agile future state founded on real-time visibility, hyperautomation, and data-driven decision-making.
Driving intelligence in business flows: Contextualized AI for each industry
Modern enterprises require AI that understands the nuances of their industry-specific challenges, workflows, and operational demands—not just generic intelligence. Infor delivers precisely this through its industry-specialized AI capabilities, seamlessly embedded within business applications to drive intelligent automation and data-driven decision-making.
Infor Industry AI: Purpose-built intelligence for operational excellence
Infor Industry AI is designed to enhance industry-specific processes by directly integrating predictive analytics, machine learning (ML), and deep learning models into enterprise applications. In manufacturing, for example, AI-driven predictive maintenance minimizes downtime by analyzing IoT sensor data to detect potential equipment failures before they occur. In healthcare, AI-assisted patient flow optimization ensures optimal resource allocation, reducing hospitals bottlenecks.
Augmented Intelligence Service: Transforming raw data into actionable insights
The Infor Augmented Intelligence Service combines advanced AI, ML, and industry-specific data models to refine decision-making. Retailers can leverage AI-powered demand forecasting models that analyze historical sales data, weather patterns, and market trends to optimize inventory levels and reduce stockouts. In supply chain management, AI-driven risk assessment models evaluate supplier performance and geopolitical risks, enabling enterprises to build more resilient supply networks.
GenAI Embedded Experiences: AI working within the flow of business
Infor’s GenAI capabilities are deeply embedded within ERP, HCM, and SCM applications, allowing users to interact with AI seamlessly. GenAI automates vendor contract analysis in procurement, extracting key terms and compliance risks. In finance, it can generate intelligent financial insights, flag anomalies in expense patterns, and recommend corrective actions.
GenAI Assistant: The AI copilot for enterprise productivity
As an intuitive AI copilot, the GenAI Assistant enables users to interact with nearly every enterprise system through natural language processing (NLP). For HR teams, it accelerates talent acquisition by summarizing resumes and matching candidates to job descriptions. Customer service streamlines response times by generating real-time, context-aware responses.
Powerful intelligence and Hyperautomation: The perfect storm for maximal productivity
Infor Enterprise Automation (EA) takes hyperautomation beyond isolated task automation, creating a self-optimizing enterprise where AI, RPA, and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) work together to accelerate operations with minimal human intervention.
By embedding automation across decision-making, back-end processes, and front-end interactions, businesses can move beyond efficiency gains and into continuous optimization.
At the core of this vision, RPA streamlines critical operational workflows by automating repetitive tasks across ERP, CRM, and supply chain systems. Whether it’s invoice matching, compliance validation, or order fulfilment, these processes execute seamlessly, reducing cycle times and eliminating errors.
In addition, AI-driven decision automation enhances process intelligence. It leverages machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) within Infor OS to predict operational bottlenecks and adjust workflows in real-time.
On the front end, IDP extracts and classifies unstructured data from contracts, invoices, and customer interactions, ensuring data accuracy while freeing employees from tedious document processing.
With hyperautomation deeply integrated into the Infor ecosystem, organizations can orchestrate end-to-end workflows that run on autopilot. This maximizes productivity, reduces operational costs, and enables businesses to focus on strategic innovation rather than routine administration.
What next?
The Infor ecosystem offers enterprises more than the latest technological innovations. It offers a technical blueprint that seamlessly integrates AI, hyperautomation, and industry-specific intelligence to orchestrate business flows in harmony.
By ensuring that each technology reinforces the others, Infor ERP adapts to the unique needs of every business and industry. As enterprises navigate an increasingly complex digital landscape, these capabilities provide the agility, intelligence, and automation needed to drive long-term resilience and future-proof operations.
 
 
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