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Infor LN / Baan Tip of the Week: Deleting Records

Kathy Barthelt 0 82297 Article rating: 5.0

To improve performance and reduce database growth, deleting records is highly effective. The disadvantage of deleting records is that data is no longer available. Usually, however, not all records need to be saved. For example, line activities are stored by warehouse. Normally, you do not need to keep these records. Therefore, after closing a warehouse order, line activities can be removed. The User's Guide for ERP LN Archiving describes several sessions you can use to delete old data. Other data such as items and business partners can be reviewed once in a while, after which you can delete the data you no longer need. For every order and contract table a session is available to archive and delete old orders. In these sessions, you can specify several characteristics to select the orders to be removed, such as date or status. Run these sessions on a regular basis.

Explore your IDF programs

Anthony Etzel 0 34257 Article rating: 5.0

If you haven't already, you may want to start to explore your IDF programs. Currently they provide the replacement for the 300 series inquiry programs. In addition, navigation drill downs are far superior to any green screen presentation of the data.

Consistently meet customer commitments without last minute surprises

George Moroses 0 24093 Article rating: 5.0

What if you had a solution that allowed you to consistently meet customer commitments without last-minute surprises and unexpected extra effort and cost?

We do this by preventing slippage — slippage is any break in the plan that disrupts both normal material flow and the rhythm of the plant that is preventable by timely key user intervention.
Click here to learn more about OTTO, On-Time Orders.

Crossroads RMC and FIFCO to partner on an Infor LX / ION Project

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A quote from the Applications and Development Manager at FIFCO…

"FIFCO has a long standing relationship with Crossroads RMC. Over the past 20 years, Crossroads has been committed to our success. We chose Crossroads to implement ION for the technical expertise and in-depth knowledge they have of ERPLX. I have found this to be true of all the consultants I have worked with over the years from Crossroads. I hope for FIFCO USA and Crossroads RMC to continue their partnership for many more years to come."

BPCS / LX Tip of the Week: Inventory Period Balance Freeze

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This enhancement provides clients the ability to store the opening/ending on hand balance for each Inventory period at the Item (IIM), Warehouse/Item (IWI) and Lot/Location (ILI) levels. Infor LX clients can back date inventory transactions into the immediate previously closed period, and thus update what was saved as the opening/ending balance throughout the current open period. 

Tracking the opening/ending/period balance for each inventory period can give users insights into the levels of inventory for each item, item/warehouse and item/warehouse/lot/location combination.

Crossroads RMC is proud to enter their 21st year in partnership with Paccar for Baan data collection

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In 1998, Paccar, Inc. chose Crossroads RMC to be their data collection partner for Baan IV. That partnership has grown over the years and now incorporates almost 200 data collection licenses and 15 different Crossroads applications that run on mobile devices throughout Paccar’s facility. This year, Paccar has elected to extend the Crossroads Data Collection - Web Collect to some of their 3rd party contractors in order to support an increase in production. With the installation of the Crossroads Data Collection - Web Collect, the subcontractors will be able to complete sub-assembly activities and inventory transfers all within Paccar’s Baan system which the subcontractors will be accessing via a point to point solution built for them.

Baan / LN Tip of the Week: Analyzing Inventory Adjustments – 10.6

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Want to understand the financial ramifications of inventory changes in Infor LN? 

Analyze Inventory Adjustments in-LN 10.6

Several display and print sessions are available.  In these examples, the item number used is 020000.

1--Adjustment Orders Session

Double click on the order line to get to the Lines detail.

In the Lines session, double click on the item to see the details.

The “Adjustment” tab provides the quantities.

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DATA: See it. Understand it. Discuss it.

Customer Orders SummaryWe’ve all heard author and management consultant Peter Drucker’s famous quote “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”  

What’s the right way to manage “It” though? Is it enough to put the data in the hands of the responsible manager and wait for change to occur? Does the manager have a pulse on everything that went into those numbers?

Your numbers tell a story, but there is a lot of “how” and “why” that creates a backstory that affects the interpretation and the actions needed to improve. Does your manager have the backstory? Probably not, so you share the numbers and invite employees to participate in the discussion, only to discover that the 3rd shift was short-staffed for over a week, or a material shortage caused a delay in order fulfillment, or quality issues resulted in a large amount of rework, thereby delaying other production runs. How do you get ALL of this information without the need to discuss it with each person doing the work? 

D A S H B O A R D S !   See it. Understand it. Discuss it.

Production Summary Dashboard

Production
Summary

OEE, time usage, downtime, quantities, cycle times, and more...

Job Step Status Dashboard

Work Center Job Step Status

OEE, time usage, downtime, quantities, cycle times, and more...

Accounts Receivable Dashboard

Accounts Receivable
Summary

Revenue, income, working capital, assets,
and more...

Inventory Dashboard

Inventory
Dashboard

Planning, sourcing, procuring, transporting, storing, and more...

Dashboards are key to transforming your data into meaningful action that boosts performance. They show key performance indicators so employees can discuss what's going well, and what needs to be improved. Display Dashboards on individual computers, or tablets, or broadcast on big monitors in common work areas so your teams can establish a cycle of continuous improvement.

Crossroads RMC’s Analytics Dashboard product provides a meaningful tool for team discussion and improvement.

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