11Oct2018 BPCS & LX Tip of the Week: Get Real! Thursday, October 11, 2018 Read more You’ve got an ERP system, so everything should be real-time and everyone should have access to information in real-time, right? RIGHT?! Why not? Why are there spreadsheets, and separate Access databases off to the side? Data loses value over time, so why not give everyone up to date, accurate information all the time? Take a look at those silos of information and see how you can eliminate them. Your business will benefit greatly as a result. Optimize Your Manufacturing Today! Read more
26Sep2018 BPCS & LX Tip of the Week: Simplify & Save Money – Evaluate Your Production Lines Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Read more When is the last time you took a hard look at your production lines? How are you moving product through the facility? Do you have work instructions / drawings available where needed? Do you have frequently used inventory available at the line? Where are the bottlenecks? Are your processes simplified? Taking a hard look at your processes and procedures may reveal some interesting results. Don’t assume that everyone is doing things the same way. Some may be superstars, and others may need some mentoring. Some processes may be outdated and costing you time and money, while others are extremely efficient. One area of the business may benefit from how others operate. Take the time to review and analyze your findings. Your company may benefit greatly as a result. Optimize Your Manufacturing Today! 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