Infor LN Baan Tips Archives - Page 25 of 37

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Why Would You Buy a BMW, But Use a Scooter?

Congratulations! You bought that shiny, new car! It has all the features you can possibly want and goes a million miles an hour. It can take you anywhere your heart desires…….but you rely on a manual scooter to get you around. You know, the kind you had when you were a kid…BEFORE you could drive…before… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: 6 Powerful Steps to Win With Automation:

Eliminate paper shop packet and distribution of the paperwork to the shop floor. Eliminate manual (paper-based) recording activities and the need to key in the transactions. Easy electronic scheduling by sequence and changing job priorities. E valuate differences using actual times compared to standards. Improve data accuracy and eliminate the need to chase and fix… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Transaction Accounts – Commissions

In Baan IV, if a link with Financials exists for commissions and rebates, invoices are created directly in the Commission Control System (CMS) module and posted to Financials. As a result, users must specify the ledger accounts that are used for posting commissions and rebates in the Maintain Commission/Rebate Transaction Accounts (tdcms2101m000) session. In LN,… […]

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

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… […]

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

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: See the differences between actuals and standards Determine the source of project overruns Prevent mis-shipments to customers Avoid unnecessary… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Estimates Versus Actuals

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… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: 4 Benefits to Consider – Cross-Docking

Cross Docking is the practice of immediately processing completed goods to fulfill ‘demand’ requests with minimal handling. Cross Docking automatically combines and performs Baan / Infor LN steps to fill demand and shortages at the time items are available. Shortages are sorted and filled by the oldest demand date. Benefits of Cross Docking include: Direct… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Gain Efficiency & Save Money – Evaluate Your Production Lines

When is the last time you took a hard look at your production lines? How are we moving product through our facility? Do we have work instructions / drawings available where needed? Do we have frequently used inventory available at the line? Where are the bottlenecks? Are processes automated, where possible? Taking a hard look… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Operational Inefficiencies

Two big sources of inefficiencies in manufacturing are paper and spreadsheets. Think of how long it takes you to get paper based data into the hands of those who can do something valuable with the data. Is the information captured correctly? Can everyone access the information? Is this an accurate representation of what’s going on… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: 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.… […]