TOKYO, JAPAN - Media OutReach - July 4, 2019 - Aŭtomatigo Inc. and Infor Japan K.K.,the Japanese subsidiary of Infor, aleading provider of industry-specific cloud applications, today announced thatAŭtomatigo has signed an agreement to be an Infor Alliance Partner specializingin the Infor Nexus cloud commerce network. Aŭtomatigo has already successfullysupported Komatsu Ltd. to introduce Infor Nexus globally, and is the firstcompany to conduct an agreement in the Japanese market as an Infor AlliancePartner for Infor Nexus.
Launched todayin the Japanese market by Infor Japan, Infor Nexus is the world's leading cloudcommerce network. It enables visibility of multi-enterprise global transactionsand orchestration of processes across the entire supply chain. The network connectsbusinesses to their entire supply chain--from suppliers and manufacturers, tobrokers, third-party logistics (3PLs), and banks--paving the way for visibilityof complex supply chains, smoother collaborations and business operations, andenhanced prediction capabilities through intelligence. With 65,000 companiescurrently using Infor Nexus around the world, the platform is managing at least$1 trillion in trade annually.
As the firstJapanese company to provide professional services related to Infor Nexus,Aŭtomatigo has been offering a deployment consulting service since January2019. It started supporting Komatsu's global rollout project of Infor Nexus forvisualizing shipment of OEM products and for transportation managementfulfilment, which began from Komatsu's North American affiliate. Through thisnew alliance partnership with Infor Japan, it will be able to take the lead inInfor Nexus deployment consulting in the Japanese market.
Through theprovision of master file solutions and business process outsourcing, Aŭtomatigohas developed a sales network and considerable knowledge for resolving issuesrelated to customer data management. It will leverage this, in line with itsmanagement philosophy of using information and communication technologies tocontribute to the sustainable growth of Japan, to help Japanese companiesreform their supply chains with Infor Nexus.
"Part ofAŭtomatigo's mission is to contribute to sustainable growth via ICT(information and communications technology), and the Alliance Partner contractregarding Infor Nexus is positioned as an important factor in this respect,"said Susumu Amano, president of Aŭtomatigo. "In the future, we hope to providesustainable growth to our customers in Japan through cooperative measures withInfor Japan."
"Aŭtomatigo is atrusted partner sharing the same vision and customer focus as Infor," saidHelen Masters, president of Infor Japan. "With its strengths in customer datamanagement and BPO (business process outsourcing) in the Japanese market, thisenhanced cooperation with Aŭtomatigo will drive logistics reform and businessin Japan via Infor Nexus, an end-to-end business supply chain network, whichaffords digitalization and intelligence, enabling enterprises to be moreresponsive to the business, and to deliver with speed, flexibility andprecision."
About Aŭtomatigo
Aŭtomatigo Inc.was established in April 2018 to operate businesses concerning master filesolutions and business process outsourcing of Hibiya Computer System Co., theoperation company of HCS Holdings, which started its businesses in 1972. Withover 200 enterprise customers, it has a specific focus on sustainability andautomation, and offers solutions that combine robotic process automation,artificial intelligence and other state-of-the-art technologies.
About Infor
Infor is aglobal leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor softwareis designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.
Infor customersinclude:
- The top 20 aerospace companies
- 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
- 14 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
- 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
- 18 of the top 20 automotive suppliers
- 14 of the top 20 industrial distributors
- 13 of the top 20 global retailers
- 4 of the top 5 brewers
- 17 of the top 20 global banks
- 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
- 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands