To launch in April, it will help run the firm’s core business functions, including finance, supply chain and manufacturing operations.
Should it be “To be launched in April” instead?
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I think the following modified sentences are justifiable because the verb ‘launch’ is transitive.
To launch it in April will help run the firm’s core business functions, including finance, supply chain and manufacturing operations.
If launched in April, it will help run the firm’s core business functions, including finance, supply chain and manufacturing operations.
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To launch in April
To be launched in April
Both of these sound like you are stating the conditions needed to launch in April. But the rest of the sentence does not support that. The rest of the sentence states the result of an April launch rather than a condition needed for an April launch.
An April launch will help facilitate the core business functions…
There is also a difference in tense in the two original options.
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I think the original is OK, but your modification is an improvement.
There two slightly different meanings.
“To launch in April” means it will start or take off then.
“To be launched in April” means someone is causing it to be launched.
Here are some variations.
Let me replace “it” with “the program” just for clarity.
To launch in April, the program will help run the firm’s core business functions
To be launched in April, the program will help run the firm’s core business functions
The program, to launch in April, will help run the firm’s core business functions.
The program will launch in April and will help run the firm’s core business functions.
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