How Does Infor LX Establish Costing For Purchased Items? In LX, you will establish a standard cost (you define the standard) that LX will use for the purchase items. You also need to establish in LX the Cost Type, the Cost Bucket, and the Cost Set needed for cost accounting. 56195 Rate this article: No… […]
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You can change your master schedule by specifying the type of master schedule update to perform. You can run a Net Change or Regenerative Schedule. You also have the ability to clear the lower level requirements out of the Planned and Firm-Planned Order file. 60393 Rate this article: No rating […]
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Understanding: What Was Issued to the Shop Order The shop order inquiry program provides several function keys. By using the function key for the material, the display will present what components have been issued under the issued quantity column. You are also presented with the required quantity. While viewing the quantities you may see that… […]
Understanding: The quantities required, finished and remaining at the operation and in total for the Shop Order The shop order may require 1,000 pieces but only 950 are reported as finished in total for the shop order. The quantity required is what is planned on the SO and it may be a higher number than… […]
Understanding: How many hours remain in total and at each operation? Now let’s look at what information is being supplied from the shop floor. It’s not uncommon for transaction reporting to be captured manually on the shop packet that was issued to the factory floor when the SO was released. The big question is, is… […]
Understanding: How many hours remain in total and at each operation? First let’s look at some key BPCS Master File data starting with the routing file. How many routing steps (operations) are set up that reflect how the product is produced in the factory? If you take a short cut and set up only one… […]
Came across an article online from Lauber CFO’s, and thought I would share. Here is a checklist for things to consider in order to finish out the year and help you plan for 2016: Are your accounting records up to date so that you can make a projection of how the current year will turn… […]
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Some items in the manufacturing process may require a lot number. A quick and easy way to release the Shop Orders with lot numbers is by using the Multi-Level Shop Order Release. Simply select the end item from the selection screen and use action 10 for the multi-level order release. At the bottom of the… […]
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Just a refresher on a tip I’ve shared previously from supply Chain Technology Bulletin regarding how to attain greater inventory accuracy. I thought it would be worthwhile to share again: Record data regarding your inventory as soon as the items arrive at your door / receiving dock. With information, you can make decisions. Without it,… […]
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When to use a user defined inventory transaction ERP LX (BPCS) provides you with the flexibility to create inventory transactions without program modifications. The typical transaction types are defined with effects set on how the transaction will impact inventory balances. Perhaps you want to process a customer return and don’t want the inventory to be… […]
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