9May2022 Infor LX & BPCS Tip: MPS Planned vs. MRP Planned Monday, May 9, 2022 Read more What items should be MPS planned, and what items should be MRP planned? Master Scheduled Items are those items that are finished goods, or service items, that receive their requirements either specifically from Independent demand, or both Dependent and Independent demand. Independent Demand is demand that cannot be calculated from higher-level demand in the product structure, and therefore must be either a forecast or an actual customer order (Finished Goods or Service parts sold to customers). Dependent demand is derived from higher-level demand in the product structure. Dependent demand includes components, raw materials, and sub-assemblies. (these are not normally Master Scheduled Items). Service Parts may have both independent demand from forecast and/or customer orders, as well as dependent demand from higher-level demand if that item is also used in other sub-assemblies or products. Cumulative Lead Time is a concept used in Master Production Scheduling (MPS) that combines the “fixed” lead time, and the “variable” lead time needed to produce the product. It is the longest path through a given Bill-of-material. Based on the MPS setup options, Infor LX (ERP LX) will calculate the cumulative lead time (also called “the Critical Path”) for you (use the “indented BOM” display in BOM300 and find the item with the longest lead time “L/T”). Note: You may have to use Action 21, Line Detail, to see the “L/T” lead time for each item. Read more
26Apr2022 Infor ERP Tip: 57% of Companies Have Experienced Some Type of Cyber Attack Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Read more Did you know that the average cost of a cyber attack is $2.6 million? Here is a recent article by Anthony Green - FoxTech, discussing the top threats for 2022 and what to do to prevent an attack on your business. The HR Director: Top cybersecurity threats for 2022 and how to protect against them. Read more
17Jul2025 Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: Moving calendar periods Thursday, July 17, 2025 Read more You can move monthly periods to a different parent period. For example, if you have a monthly calendar, you can create quarter periods and move months to the quarters. Select Financials > Global Ledger > Setup > Finance Enterprise Group > Maintenance. Open the finance enterprise group. Click the Calendar tab. Open the calendar for which you want to move periods. Click the Hierarchy tab. Select the periods to move. Select Actions > Move. Select the new parent period under which you want to move the periods. Click OK. Read more
17Jul2025 Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Revisions and approval Thursday, July 17, 2025 Read more Note that the Bill of Material and Routing are revision controlled. When a structure is generated for the first time, a first revision is made with status New. If the Approve Structures Automatically check box is selected in the Job Shop Master Data Parameter (tirou0500m000) session, the revision is created with status Approved. If the structure is regenerated, the current revision status determines the result: If the status is New, this revision is overwritten If the status is Approved, a new revision is created Read more