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For VPs of IT and digital transformation in manufacturing: most ERP AI still stops at the alert, leaving the decision to whoever is watching the dashboard.
The difference between an alert and a fix.
A closed-door conversation for manufacturing and distribution leaders on what changes when AI agents coordinate as a team rather than performing isolated tasks.
Manufacturers are curious about AI agents that resolve issues rather than notify about them. Most ERP AI still stops at alerting, which leaves the actual decision with a human watching a dashboard.
The Infor AI Agentic Orchestrator, shown at Connect 2026, acts as a coordination layer that turns individual agents into a supervisor-led team working across business processes through native MCP connections. Nucleus Research reports 30% faster AI deployment and 37% lower integration costs.
What we'll be exploring.
Talking points on the table include, but are not limited to:
Where most ERP AI stops
Why alerting is the easy half, and what it costs to leave the decision to a dashboard watcher.
A supervisor layer for agents
What the Agentic Orchestrator coordinates, and how that differs from many single-task bots.
Native MCP connections
What they change about how quickly AI reaches the shop floor.
The independent numbers
Nucleus Research on deployment speed, model accuracy and integration cost, and what they mean in practice.
APAC Series. Six cities.
Infor Industry AI Agents have the potential to significantly enhance ERP functionality, delivering faster access to information and quicker issue resolution.
Shen Lu, CIO, Gellert Global Group
Brought to you by Infor and Innovatus Media.
Infor is the Industry Cloud Complete company, delivering industry-specific cloud ERP and AI solutions purpose-built for manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and other specialized verticals.
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