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JOIN WEBINAR: Chat With Your IBM i Data

Thursday, October 16 2025 --- 1:00-2:00pm US/Eastern

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Imagine being able to ask questions directly to your IBM i data and get answers in real time. In this session, we’ll demonstrate how AI-driven tools can connect with your IBM i, making data analysis faster, more intuitive, and more accessible than ever before.

  • Thursday, October 16, 2025

  • 1:00-2:00PM US/Eastern

  • Presenter: Nick Olson, Crossroads RMC


Register Today: https://ibmi.workoutloud.com/Event/ai-in-manufacturing/Register

Crossroads RMC Shows Off New AI Dashboard at inPOWER 2025

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Crossroads RMC debuted its new AI-powered NextTrack Insights Dashboard at Infor’s inPOWER 2025 event in Wisconsin. The latest version lets users chat with their ERP data in plain English—no code, no custom reports, just instant answers.

Built on .NET Core with advanced AI and API integration, the dashboard connects directly to Infor ERP LX, M3, and Db2 for i, delivering real-time KPIs like cycle times, downtime, and equipment effectiveness.

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Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: WebTop Grid Support Enhancement for MRP320D

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This enhancement modifies the subfile used in MRP320D Master Schedule Detail Inquiry (SCR001) to expand the subfile with data instead of clearing it as the user pages. This update enables full compatibility with the WebTop 4.8 Grid decorator.

To implement this enhancement, request and apply MR 81428.

Functionally, this change only affects how the subfile is populated to support a deployed WebTop Grid. There is no visible change or user impact in how the program operates.

In summary, the enhancement improves functionality and ensures full WebTop Grid support for the

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY: Add Number of Assigned Users to SYS600

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LX has added the number of users assigned to a Role or Unit to the first screen of SYS600. When displaying the list of profiles on the first screen of SYS600, the list previously included the counts per profile of assigned Roles and Units when the profile was a user. A new column called Users have been added to show the number of assigned users for Roles or Units.

This enhancement provides a quick way to see the number of users assigned to a Role or Unit.

Crossroads RMC launches NextTrack Insights at inPOWER 2025!

Beta testing underway—general availability by year-end.

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Big News from inPOWER 2025!

At this year’s event in Wisconsin, Crossroads RMC unveiled NextTrack Insights, our most advanced analytics solution yet. This release marks a major step forward for manufacturers looking to unlock deeper insights from their ERP systems.

The highlight? AI-powered natural language querying. Instead of digging through static reports or dashboards, you can now ask plain-English questions like “Which machines are down?” or “Are we on track to meet production targets for this shift?” and get immediate, actionable answers.

👉 Beta testing is underway, with general availability by year-end.

Learn more...

Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Pegging Material Supply Lines for Operation and Product Subcontracting

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For project pegged production orders, operations can be subcontracted. The material delivered to the subcontractor can be project pegged or anonymous. The subassemblies sent and retrieved are always project pegged. Costing breaks can be applied to direct the costs of the subcontracted operation to a specific project cost account. If (production material) costing breaks are used, a purchase order line's peg can differ from the peg on the material supply line.

For product subcontracting, the subcontracted purchase orders can include materials that inherit the project pegs or can include anonymous materials. The pegged materials are stored in inventory and are shipped to the subcontractor with project pegged orders.

In case of a project pegged order, a peg distribution is linked to the Purchase Order Material Supply Line in the...

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Check-Ups are important… Including Infor LN & Baan ERP Check-Ups!

What would you say to someone if they never went to a doctor for a check-up, or never took their car in for regular maintenance, like an oil change?

You might say that they were asking for problems, right? The point of those check-ups is to catch a problem early, or better yet before it occurs. Going for check-ups gives you the peace of mind that things are running well and if an issue is identified early enough you can reduce overall risk. Regular check-ups can help reduce out-of-pocket expenses over time.

What about Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Company-wide Check-Ups for your Infor ERP system? What will happen if you NEVER hit pause?

Here are some questions by department to consider.

Finance:

  • Do I have the right visibility into our ERP data to be able to do proper financial planning, forecasting, and reporting?
  • Can I reduce the amount of time it takes to do a monthly close?
  • Is my ERP system covering all of my tax compliance requirements?
  • Are we losing money because we can’t track our costs accurately?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we eliminate or streamline processes to become more efficient?


Manufacturing:

  • Is there a way to gain better real-time visibility into my operations?
  • Can we increase OEE?
  • Are we accurately capturing our time and labor on the shop floor?
  • Are we properly planning to maximize our production efficiency?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we automate some of our processes to become more efficient?


Materials:

  • Do we have full visibility into our supply chain?
  • Is planning negatively impacted because of how we communicate with our suppliers?
  • Are we managing our inventory properly?
  • Are we able to fully analyze our sales in order to maximize profitability?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we eliminate or streamline processes to become more efficient?


Company-wide:

  • How does data flow from one department to another?
  • Are we relying on outdated processes and procedures?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we eliminate or streamline processes to become more efficient?
  • Are we making bad business decisions because one department doesn’t have access to real-time data or data from another department?
  • Are we losing money because we can’t track our costs accurately?
     

Whether your Infor ERP investment was made one year ago or twenty, your business deserves the opportunity to maximize the investment that was made.

Crossroads RMC offers a variety of Infor ERP Utilization Reviews to allow companies to achieve a greater return on their Infor ERP investment, maximize efficiency and improve overall employee satisfaction.

Utilization Review for Infor LN (ERP LN)
Utilization Review for Baan

Learn more about our Types of Utilization Reviews for Infor LN (ERP LN) & Baan.

  • Automotive Exchange / ION Utilization Review
  • Technical Systems Utilization Review
  • MRP Utilization Review
  • Supply Chain Utilization Review
  • Financial Utilization Review
  • Manufacturing Application Utilization Review
     

Visit our Utilization Review FAQ section for Infor LN (ERP LN) & Baan.


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