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Unlocking Success: The Power of Staff Augmentation with Crossroads RMC

Infor LX, BPCS, Infor M3, Infor LN & Baan

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Consider this...

Your team is currently engaged in a critical project for your top client. However, to ensure the project's timely completion and high customer satisfaction, it's imperative to expand your team. You're aware that the recruitment process is time-consuming, and finding highly qualified individuals who don't require extensive training, especially in your ERP system and your specific business, is a challenging task.

Or perhaps this situation sounds familiar...

Your ERP system is running sluggishly, and you're aware that there are updates available that could enhance system performance. Unfortunately, your IT specialist is currently occupied with other tasks, and there's uncertainty about when the upgrade can be executed.

Both of these scenarios reflect the challenges businesses face in our era of rapid technological advancement. To maintain competitiveness, it's essential to meet client demands and ensure the smooth operation of internal systems, preventing any hindrances to current production. The hard reality is that your success hinges on having expert staff who can make an immediate, positive impact on your business.

So, how can you consistently maintain the right team size and composition to address contemporary challenges when hiring new personnel is a costly, protracted process?

Crossroads RMC + Avalara…

The BEST way to handle tax compliance

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A CASE STUDY

The Company:
A supplier of fabricated steel equipment to large food service firms such as Starbucks, Subway, and Walmart.

The Challenge:
This supplier needed to find a better way to handle tax compliance. The supplier’s legacy tax software was incompatible with their ERP. This led to:

  • The required upgrade to the latest Infor ERP version without having a pre-built, certified, fully-functional connector
  • The reliance upon labor-intensive, error-prone manual processes
  • Inaccurate customer addresses
  • Uncertainty around product and service taxability, as well as nexus
  • Increased audit risk


The Solution:

Infor ERP Tip: Did you know that you can e-file your 1099s simply and easily?

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It’s almost that time of year – AND with Crossroads RMC and Avalara, you can e-file your 1099s and other forms simply and easily!

If you plan to e-file more than 2,500 forms this year, please let us know and we’ll connect you with our Avalara representative for custom pricing. Otherwise, the link below is completely self-service. Watch the short YouTube video at the bottom of the linked page for a quick walk-through tutorial, and you’ll be ready to get started immediately!   

Learn more> Avalara 1099

Streamline Your Data Management with Crossroads RMC's Analytics Dashboard for LN & Baan

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To enhance effective team communication and streamline data management, it's crucial for all team members to use a common language and work from a shared playbook. When decisions are based on disparate data sources, such as individual spreadsheets or isolated data repositories, it can hinder effective communication.

For manufacturers who deal with extensive data daily, keeping track of key departmental metrics can be challenging. This is where Crossroads RMC's Analytics Dashboard solution can make a significant difference. Our Analytics Dashboard is designed to simplify tasks by consolidating essential information into a single, easily accessible location, allowing you to access critical real-time data effortlessly.

With our powerful dashboards, you can achieve the following:

LX & BPCS Tip: Unlocking Efficiency and Customization: The Power of Infor Development Framework (IDF)

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The Infor Development Framework (IDF) is a significant component of Infor's efforts to modernize its Infor LX application. IDF aims to enhance the user experience by introducing a task-oriented approach to accessing information within Infor LX. It is designed to replace LX Inquiry screens. Here are some key points about IDF:

Are you ready to maximize the benefits of Infor ERP System?

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It's hard to believe, but we're nearing the end of 2023, and it's a good time to reflect on your goals and plan for the coming year. If your plans for 2024 include upgrading your Infor ERP system, then Crossroads RMC is here to help. With over 35 years of industry experience, we can ensure a successful upgrade that meets your expectations in terms of results, timeline, and budget.

Our expert consultants can offer the following services:

  1. Custom Component Review: We'll assess your custom components to identify and eliminate any that are no longer necessary.

  2. Benefits Analysis: We'll provide a detailed analysis of the specific benefits your company can achieve by upgrading to the latest version.

  3. User Training: Our team will train your users on the latest functionality to maximize the benefits of the upgrade.

  4. Ongoing Support: While the project team focuses on the upgrade, we'll provide support to your users on the old version to minimize disruptions.

  5. Project Management: We'll handle the entire upgrade project from start to finish, ensuring a smooth transition.

  6. Resource Augmentation: We can supplement your existing project team with 1-2 key resources to enhance expertise.

  7. Integration Development: We can develop integrations with third-party systems that are essential for your business when upgrading.

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Tips:  LX | BPCS | M3

Improves control over PO costing changes during invoice entry by replacing passive warnings with an intentional override action.

  • In ACP500D3 (Invoice Entry PO Costing), users previously could unintentionally accept changes by pressing ENTER, even when quantity to cost or amount to cost values had changed.

  • A new “F14 to Override” warning message replaces the old message:
    “Details have changed. Press enter again to accept data.”
    This ensures users acknowledge and confirm significant changes explicitly.

New System Parameter:

  • “Apply GRN Costing Tolerance for PO Costing” (optional):

    • Within tolerance: Displays the original message —
      “Details have changed. Press enter again to accept data.”

    • Outside tolerance: Triggers the new override requirement —
      “F14 to Override”

Benefits:

  • Enhances oversight and reduces unintentional cost acceptance.

  • Enables better control of PO costs when invoice details differ from expectations.

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You can benefit from a business process review only if...

You can benefit from a business process review only if...

Infor LX | BPCS | Infor LN | Baan

Did you implement your ERP system 5 years ago… or maybe 20 years ago? At the time, it was like a brand new car… sleek, fast, top-of-the-line, and fuel-efficient. And although it may have needed a few minor “adjustments”, overall you were very pleased. Fast forward to today. Does it still have that new car smell? Does it run as efficiently as it used to? Do you know how to fix a problem when it occurs?

While ERP systems are certainly designed to last, over time, your business changes, your customers’ needs change, employees change and you are left with a system that may run “fine”, but you certainly don’t feel the same way about it as you did when it was brand new.

So the good news is that you CAN restore that “new car smell” with a utilization review, or business process review.

What is a Utilization or Business Process Review and Why Do I Need One?
Simply put, a business process review is an exercise designed to help businesses identify areas of improvement to become more agile, efficient, and streamlined.

Does my organization need a Business Process Review? 

While every company could benefit from conducting a business process review, it's only worth the time and effort if you have a specific problem you're trying to solve or a goal you are trying to achieve. Furthermore, and perhaps most importantly, organizations must be ready and willing to make changes. 

That's why a business process review is critical; it helps align processes, define goals, and thoughtfully plan and build solutions that help businesses achieve actual growth.

Our consultant reviews the current usage and related business processes of your entire Infor ERP system, or a particular area like Finance, Manufacturing, Materials Management, or Technology to make recommendations that will reinvigorate your Infor ERP system and those that use it.

Other benefits include:

  • Creating a consistent way of working across the business
  • Automating processes to reduce effort and increase productivity
  • Improving decision-making capability by providing access to real-time, reliable, and accurate information
  • Creating opportunities to improve your customer service levels and response times
  • Increasing your ability to attract and retain quality staff

Your ERP system may require some engine work, or it may just require an oil change and an expert to look everything over to make sure things are running smoothly. Either way – whether this is a project you take on internally or decide that you need some expert guidance from a company like Crossroads RMC, it is worth the time and investment to ensure peak performance.

Business process reviews can be performed 100% remotely via phone or web meeting, or in person – you choose what works best for your team.

Contact Us: 800.762.2077 | solutions@crossroadsrmc.com


 

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