"GMS group" develops supply chain management and production based on Infor LN

2020: Implementing solution Infor LN

On April 15, 2020 the Infor company announced results of development of a management system for supply chains and production based on Infor LN in the GMS Group.

For achievement of the strategic objectives as one of tools, the GMS Group uses the multifunction solution based on Infor LN, capable to optimize supply chain management, production and project activity. Forces of the partner of Infor, IPL Consulting company and competence center of the GMS Group unrolled the Infor LN system which as of April, 2020 covers JSC Gidromashservice, the consolidated trading company of Group, and a key production asset of the Industrial Pumps Division. In the long term this solution is going to be replicated for other enterprises of the Division and other companies of the GMS Group.

Key feature of the project – transition to the managed system of maintaining the normative reference information (NRI) implemented in the GMS Group using Infor LN uniform on a centralized basis. The project was followed by introduction of new rules of classification and coding and also the organizational innovations providing timely and correct introduction given by users of a system on places.

Full-scale implementation of the ERP system on one of the most important production sites of the GMS Group covers planning processes and operational production management, warehouse stocks, purchases and shipment by finished goods. All products of the enterprise are planned and traced in Infor LN.

Along with implementation of Infor LN in the GMS Group there is implementation of a PDM system within which all production NSI forms. On the project of the key enterprise of the Industrial Pumps Division process of simultaneous implementation of two systems and their integration was fulfilled. Such solution allowed to optimize interaction of design services and production.

"At a choice stage for us had powerful value that Infor LN the largest world leaders of mechanical engineering use, including, producers of pumps and compressors. It was important for us that a system comprises optimal industry business processes and world practices of operational management and planning of different types of productions. Besides, ample opportunities of Infor LN regarding management of multilink geographically distributed group in a uniform information circuit, also played a crucial role. The solution of difficult project tasks of implementation was implemented thanks to deep examination of staff of IPL Consulting and the established cooperation with competence center of the GMS Group", 'Mikhail Vasilevsky, the Chief information officer of the company 'noted

"Creation by our customer of own competence center promoted achievement of project deliverables on implementation and provided a possibility of independent maintaining a part of works on support of the solution - it is that purpose which achievement we expected, imparting knowledge, the best practices, techniques to the Customer. Joint efforts in this project was successfully and the problem of operational interaction of production, very painful for many Russian engineering enterprises, and the engineering center is fully solved", 'Vladimir Kapustin, the operating officer of IPL Consulting noted'

"Modern market conditions set difficult tasks for any Russian business: it is necessary to try to obtain at the same time cost reduction and continuous improvement of product quality. Software of Infor helps clients to adapt as fast as possible to any changes, provides transparency of production processes, expands possibilities of accounting, planning and supply", 'Dmitry Martynov, the official representative of Infor in Russia and the CIS noted'

In plans of the GMS Group there is a development of a system and also consecutive implementation on production sites in all divisions of Group.