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Crossroads RMC to integrate their Baan IV system with all Subway Restaurants and Moe’s Southwest Grill locations nationwide to provide streamlined parts and machine ordering capability

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Grindmaster Cecilware, a leader in the development of products for the food and beverage industry, has selected Crossroads RMC to integrate their Baan IV system to provide streamlined parts and machine ordering capability for all Subway Restaurants and Moe’s Southwest Grill locations nationwide. The integration will allow for orders to automatically feed back into the Baan IV system for further review and processing. The integration is expected to go live in Q2 of 2019.

Baan / LN tip of the Week: approving a new tax code

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Prior to approving a new tax code, the system displays a message, “An approved tax code cannot be changed anymore. Continue?” This is concerning to end users if they take the message literally. The user can answer “Yes” to the question as it refers to the tax details, not the rates or ledger accounts. A user can always change the tax rate and ledger accounts after it has been approved. All taxing authorities change rates periodically, so it is logical that these could be updated as needed.

OTTO: Making plans happen isn't just about material

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Making plans happen isn't just about material. Other things can be the real cause of delays.

OTTO provides the ability to proactively manage the entire customer order backlog from top to bottom. It begins monitoring orders as soon as they’re booked and identifies and prioritizes those critical events that must happen every day so they can be managed and get orders produced and shipped on time.  Learn more

BPCS / LX Tip of the Week: Facility Security Ranges

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Previously, a user was able to complete the Cost Transfer (CST920) process for any range of facilities regardless of their security settings established in SYS600. This enhancement verifies the user security settings that were set up in SYS600 before processing cost transfers for a range of facilities in CST920. If the user has authority for a facility range, but there are facilities within that range that are not authorized, the program skips those facilities and complete the cost transfer process. After the user enters a range in the CST920 screen that is outside of their authority set up in SYS600, a message is displayed that explains they are not authorized to all facilities. Before the enhancement was applied, a user could enter any range in CST920 and it would transfer the costs, regardless of their security level. This enhancement provides security in CST920 that prevents incorrect cost transfers from being processed. 

Crossroads RMC is now set up to accept credit card payments!

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Crossroads RMC is now set up to accept credit card payments! We can accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Please note that there will be a 3% transaction fee for domestic payments and a 3.5% transaction fee for international payments. If you are interested in paying for software or consulting services via credit card, please contact our Office Manager, Amy Webber at 630.955.1310, x123. She will work with you to set this up as your preferred method of payment.

Attention Baan IV Customers...

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Attention Baan IV Customers! Crossroads RMC is pleased to announce that we have come to an agreement with Avalara to build an integration between Baan IV and their AvaTax product.

AvaTax provides sales and use tax calculations in real-time including rate determination, returning filing, remittance, and exemption certificate management. 

Want to learn more? Please contact Kathy Barthelt for more details.
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Infor ERP Tips & Tricks: Gain Insight into Inventory Variances with Cycle Counting Analytics

Applies to: Infor LN Baan environments

Why this matters

Inventory discrepancies are often identified, but not fully understood. Without clear visibility into where and why variances occur, teams are left reacting instead of improving processes.

What this solves

The Cycle Counting Variances session (whinh8352m000) provides a visual way to analyze inventory discrepancies, helping teams identify patterns and root causes across warehouses and counting activities.


How it works

This session displays interactive bar charts that show:

  • Cycle counting variances by warehouse (default view)
  • Cycle counting variances by reason (drill-down view)

Users can:

  • Hover over bars to view variance details
  • Click into a warehouse to analyze variance reasons
  • Zoom and filter chart views for deeper analysis

Chart settings can be adjusted using the Cycle Counting Variances – Chart Settings session (whinh0901m500).

Variance values are calculated based on the valuation method defined in Inventory Revaluation Transactions (whina1522m000).

Key benefits

  • Visual insight into where variances are occurring
  • Root cause analysis by warehouse and reason
  • Improved inventory control through better understanding of discrepancies
  • Faster decision-making with interactive data views

Practical insight

Identifying a variance is only the first step. Understanding patterns—such as recurring issues by warehouse or reason—is what enables teams to reduce discrepancies over time.

When combined with NextTrack Insights dashboards, this data can be extended to:

  • Track variance trends over time
  • Highlight recurring problem areas
  • Provide real-time visibility beyond standard sessions

Getting started

The Cycle Counting Variances session can be accessed from the menu or your Role-Based Home Page. Crossroads RMC can help you extend this visibility with dashboards that bring together inventory, variance, and operational data into a single, actionable view.

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