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FSB North America Streamlines Their Shipping on Infor LN with RMCship

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FSB North America, a leading producer of high quality electrified and mechanical locking devices, has selected the RMCship solution from Crossroads RMC to streamline their shipping process on Infor LN and the integration with FedEx® and UPS Worldship™. Using Web Collect formerly RMCship for shipping increases accuracy by eliminating manual steps, streamlines operations, and process steps, and improves customer satisfaction.

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Vendor Evaluation

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Want to ensure that you have the materials you need when you need them?Want to gain insight into your ability to fulfill current and future orders timely? 

Consider implementing a method of evaluating your suppliers. A good understanding of your suppliers’ capabilities and past performance allows you to better plan and deliver orders on time to your customers. 

Some ERP systems have built in features to track supplier performance data. Reports can also be written to gather the information you need.  By whatever means you can achieve it, getting those results could be eye opening and very meaningful to your business.

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Vendor Evaluation

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Want to ensure that you have the materials you need when you need them?

Want to gain insight into your ability to fulfill current and future orders timely? 

Consider implementing a method of evaluating your suppliers. A good understanding of your suppliers’ capabilities and past performance allows you to better plan and deliver orders on time to your customers. 

Some ERP systems have built in features to track supplier performance data. Reports can also be written to gather the information you need.  By whatever means you can achieve it, getting those results could be eye opening and very meaningful to your business.

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Transactions

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If you opt to summarize transactions, do so after a period of testing so that you can be certain that all models and aliases are working to your satisfaction. When you summarize, consider ‘Summary with Detail’ because this retains the detail transactions in GLH.

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Creating Product Variants

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If you specify a configurable item on the sales order line, you can configure or link a product variant.

An item is configurable if the Configurable check box is selected in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session.

Manufactured items with theDefault Supply Sourceset to Assembly in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session and Generic items, are always configurable.

Purchased items with the Purchase Schedule in Use check box selected in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session, can be configurable.

Crossroads RMC, in partnership with Infor, takes Yupo to LX 8.3.4

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Yupo Corporation, a leader in synthetic paper, with products that are 100% recyclable, waterproof and tree-free, went live on Infor LX 8.3.4 on April 3, 2017. Yupo partnered with Crossroads RMC for this important technology upgrade. Included in the implementation were the Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Plant Maintenance (EAM) modules.

Crossroads RMC Takes Polar to LX 8.3.4

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Polar Beverages, the largest independent soft drink bottler in the United States, went live on Infor LX 8.3.4 on January 16, 2017. Polar partnered with Crossroads RMC for this important technology initiative. Included in the implementation were the Finance Supply Chain and Manufacturing modules. Phase 2 will include Adirondack Beverages, a subsidiary of Polar. This project will begin in Q3 2017.

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Handwritten Inventory Tickets

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Are you still using handwritten tickets for your inventory?  This method of inventory tracking is slow and prone to human error.

Putting a simple barcode system in place speeds up the process of tracking inventory movements, reduces the likelihood of mistakes, and creates a recorded history of the who/what/where that can provide valuable insight to those who make critical business decisions for your business.

Not sure where to start? Contact us and we’d be happy to help you take the first step.

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Collaborate IN-PERSON With Infor LN Users

LN North America User Group - Face-to-Face 2022 (lnnaug.org)

Registration is open for the face-to-face LN North America User Group Annual Meeting!

Things are finally turning around and opening up! We're looking forward to the day when the pandemic stays firmly in the rearview mirror.

It's definitely exciting to be buttoning up the details of the agenda for this event. This is our chance to discuss successes and roadblocks with one another.

This is also an opportunity to spend time with the Infor team. We will have members of the Product Management and Product Development team in-house for presentations, discussion, and questions.

Catch this: Marco Hoogenraad & Bram Vijfhuizen are scheduled to join us on-site!

Seats are limited. Registration closes on April 8th or sooner if we hit that limit.

Don't miss out, register today! We are looking forward to seeing everyone again and hope to see YOU there!

Curious about the agenda? Find it here: https://www.lnnaug.org/events-underway/agenda

Catch the details:

When: 2 full days | April 19 & 20, 2022

Sponsored dinners: April 18 & 19

Registration fee: To attend this event, there is NO COST to customers other than arranging and covering their own travel & lodging at a hotel in Columbus, Ohio.

Registration: Registration is open!

Agenda: The agenda will be a mix of learning sessions, customer stories, discussion groups, and networking time. If you have any questions shoot us an email at lnbaan.naug@gmail.com.

Travel Information

Where: Columbus, Ohio | Brookshire: The Venue at 405 Greif Pkwy, Delaware, OH 43015

Airport Code: CMH - a 20-minute drive from this airport to local hotels. 10 minutes from the hotel to the event location.

Hotels
Cambria Hotel Columbus - Polaris | 9100 Lyra Drive, Columbus, OH, 43240, US | Phone (614) 841-9100 Fax (614) 841-9107
Hilton Garden Inn | 8535 Lyra Dr, Columbus, OH 43240 | Phone: (614) 846-8884
Other hotels that are in Polaris, Columbus, OH would work fine as well.

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