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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Vendor Maintenance Security Option for Company or Program

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The Vendor Maintenance Security option is in the Purchasing System Parameters program(PUR820D). The purpose of this program is to provide an additional security option for VendorMaster Maintenance. To access this program, the user selects the Parameters Generation option from the System Functions menu, SYS500. The user can modify the Vendor Maintenance Security parameter from PUR820D-04 in the Purchasing System Parameters program.This feature provides an additional security parameter for Vendor Master Maintenance.

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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: 6 Powerful Steps to Win With Automation

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1. Eliminate paper shop packet and distribution of the paperwork to the shop floor.  

2. Eliminate manual (paper-based) recording activities and the need to key in the transactions.

3. Easy electronic scheduling by sequence and changing job priorities.

4. Evaluate differences using actual times compared to standards.

5. Improve data accuracy and eliminate the need to chase and fix errors.

6. Practice Real-Time data reporting to monitor efficiencies and identify problems as they occur.

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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: GRINYA Reconciliation – What Could Go Wrong?

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One common GRINYA issue would be incorrectly entered Integration Setups.

Check the Baan or LN manual for recommended Integration setups. If such a mistake were to occur, it is important to know for what period of time the Integration was in error.

To ensure, it’s recommended that the Integrations Setup tables should be audited either through Baan/LN or Database Auditing. Corrections can be quickly calculated when an exact timeframe can be determined.

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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Purchase Order Receive All Processing

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With this enhancement, the Purchase Receipts screens are optionally shown with the quantity and weight fields populated with the open value on the purchase order.

Previously the user had tomanually enter the quantity received or, for a dynamic weight and measure items, the weightreceived for each line on the purchase order.

Now the screens are populated with the open valueand if the open value is the same as the value received, the user can simply accept the line.

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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: 4 Reasons You Need Timely & Accurate Data

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Seems obvious – you want real time data and you want it to be accurate. Do you have the systems in place to allow for this?

Here are 4 reasons you need a data collection system:

  1. See the differences between actuals and standards
  2. Determine the source of project overruns
  3. Prevent mis-shipments to customers
  4. Avoid unnecessary reordering of parts

An automated data collection system will analyze your current data, allowing you to efficiently optimize your manufacturing and the benefits will be huge and far reaching.

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Blonder Tongue Looks for Success on LX With Crossroads MES

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Blonder Tongue, a global communications equipment supplier for TV broadcasters and cable system operators, has selected Crossroads RMC to upgrade their ERP from BPCS 6.0.04 to the latest version of Infor LX. As part of this project, they will implement FIN, MFG, SCM and Webtop on LX, and will incorporate process improvements company wide in phase 2. Crossroads MES will go live over 6.0.04 in Q4 2017 with a planned cutover to LX as part of the ERP go live in Q1 2018.

Blonder Tongue, a global communications equipment supplier for TV broadcasters and cable system operators, has selected Crossroads RMC to upgrade their ERP from BPCS 6.0.04 to the latest version of Infor LX. As part of this project, they will implement FIN, MFG, SCM and Webtop on LX, and will incorporate process improvements company wide in phase 2. Crossroads MES will go live over 6.0.04 in Q4 2017 with a planned cutover to LX as part of the ERP go live in Q1 2018.  

Blonder Tongue, a global communications equipment supplier for TV broadcasters and cable system operators, has selected Crossroads RMC to upgrade their ERP from BPCS 6.0.04 to the latest version of Infor LX. As part of this project, they will implement FIN, MFG, SCM and Webtop on LX, and will incorporate process improvements company wide in phase 2. Crossroads MES will go live over 6.0.04 in Q4 2017 with a planned cutover to LX as part of the ERP go live in Q1 2018.  
Blonder Tongue, a global communications equipment supplier for TV broadcasters and cable system operators, has selected Crossroads RMC to upgrade their ERP from BPCS 6.0.04 to the latest version of Infor LX. As part of this project, they will implement FIN, MFG, SCM and Webtop on LX, and will incorporate process improvements company wide in phase 2. Crossroads MES will go live over 6.0.04 in Q4 2017 with a planned cutover to LX as part of the ERP go live in Q1 2018.  
Blonder Tongue, a global communications equipment supplier for TV broadcasters and cable system operators, has selected Crossroads RMC to upgrade their ERP from BPCS 6.0.04 to the latest version of Infor LX. As part of this project, they will implement FIN, MFG, SCM and Webtop on LX, and will incorporate process improvements com
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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Estimates Versus Actuals

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So, how many of you have updated the estimated cost of material and labor in your ERP system recently? ……Hmmmm. That’s what I thought.

Do you have any idea how accurate those numbers are? Are you making business decisions based on estimates that are completely inaccurate?

Consider switching from estimates to actuals. Furthermore, consider implementing an automated data collection system to make this easy. By collecting production and labor data real time, you can gain real insight into your business and you gain the ability to look at the profitability of individual jobs, projects and employees.

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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Estimates Versus Actuals

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So, how many of you have updated the estimated cost of material and labor in your ERP system recently? ……Hmmmm. That’s what I thought.

Do you have any idea how accurate those numbers are? Are you making business decisions based on estimates that are completely inaccurate?

Consider switching from estimates to actuals. Furthermore, consider implementing an automated data collection system to make this easy. By collecting production and labor data real time, you can gain real insight into your business and you gain the ability to look at the profitability of individual jobs, projects and employees.

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Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Creating a Purchase Order with Subcontracting

To create a purchase order (with subcontracting) third party outsourcing from purchase order, execute these steps:

  1. Create a purchase order using the same data set defined in the Subcontracting Models (tisub1100m000) session.
  2. In the Purchase Order Intake Workbench (tdpur4601m200) session, click New. The Purchase Order (tdpur4100m900) session is displayed.
  3. Select the business partner in the Business Partner field, Press Tab. Note: Infor LN populates the default data for the selected business partner in the other fields of the purchase order header.
  4. Select the order type for subcontracting in the Order Type field, purchase office in the Purchase Office field, and the related order series in the Order field.
  5. Click New on the Order Lines tab and select your subcontracted price item in the second segment of the Item field.
  6. Specify the required quantity in the Ordered Quantity field, price of the item in the Price field and click Save.
  7. Click the Approve button to approve the purchase order. The purchase order Status is updated to Approved.
  8. Verify that the material to be sent to the subcontractor is updated on the Material Supply Lines tab.
  9. Select the material line on the Material Supply Lines tab and click Actions > Generate Supply Order.
  10. Select the generated supply order line updated in the Supply Order Line field on the Material Supply Lines tab and click References > Supply Lines. The Warehousing Order (whinh2100m100) session is displayed.
  11. Select the outbound order line on the Outbound Lines tab and click References > Status Overview. The Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000) session is displayed.
  12. In the Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000) session, ensure that the Generate Outbound Advice and the Release Outbound Advice activities are automatically executed.
  13. On the specific menu, click Freeze/Confirm. The Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000) session is displayed.
  14. Select the shipment line and click Confirm. The shipment line Status is updated to Confirmed on the Status tab.

  15. Verify that the Line Status is Shipped for the outbound order line on the Outbound Lines tab in the Warehousing Order (whinh2100m100) session.

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