This is a simple way to go from the customer order to making the order and shipping the order. It involves a few simple steps: Receive and enter the customer order Automatic credit review Automatic release of the shop order tied to the customer order Issue material, report labor to the production order receipt Pick… […]
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In ERP LX, this function is called Backward Scheduling. This is a simple, easy way to create and release shop orders associated with the end item. The result is a shop calendar with the associated order start dates. Setting up ERP LX properly with correct Queue Times, Setup and Run Times, along with Move Times,… […]
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Cycle Count Orders cannot be directly “back dated” in Baan IV, Baan V or LN, however, there are some work-arounds. In Baan IV you can do an inventory adjustment and back date. Just set all dates on the adjustment to the date you want and Baan will post the adjustment in that period. In LN… […]
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Zero sublevel accounts are posting level accounts. All others are parent accounts. Once the balances have been updated in the child ledger accounts, the parents are automatically updated. Inquiries and reports can be printed or displayed either by child accounts or by parent accounts. On line drill-down is possible from either child or parent. 156932… […]
Establishing the Quantity On-Hand and the Quantity Available. LX maintains buckets for information associated with the following inventory transactions for each item: Opening Balance Issues Receipts Adjustments Allocations for the Customer Allocations for Manufacturing The on hand quantity does not include any allocations. To arrive at the on hand quantity, start with the opening balance,… […]
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Baan uses the company calendar in the following modules to determine the start and end dates for planned orders: Master Production Scheduling Material Requirements Planning Capacity Requirements Planning (All three combined in a single planning module for Baan V and LN) Shop Floor Control The calendar provides the valid working days, number of shifts per… […]
Understanding: The Cycle Count Alternative The best way to cycle count is to count the same number of items each day and at the same time each day. The goal is to count your “A” items 4 times a year. The “A” items should be those item that are about 80% of the total inventory… […]
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GRINYA is one of the more complex issues in ERP Finance. GRINYA is the tracking via ledger account of the value of items received on a purchase order that have not been matched to a supplier invoice. Baan solutions for Baan IV and V were incomplete. To take full advantage of the current GRINYA reconciliation… […]
Understanding: The Cycle Count Transaction If you rely on BPCS to provide you with a cycle count list, the number of items could vary from day to day from a few items to count, to several. So the person doing the cycle counting may spend a few minutes to a few hours counting items. After… […]
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For either file, you must specify a valid location code as defined in the Location Master File. If the machine master locations are blank, then the work center locations are used. There are cases where you may want to do a combination between the two in defining the locations. Let’s say the end item has… […]
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