Why do I sometimes see small decimal quantities remaining after backflush? This behavior is largely caused by differences in decimal quantities allowed in inventory units versus the display format of the data. Having different display formats with different rounding for material quantities and warehouse line quantities means that since these quantities interact, if one is… […]
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In order to communicate effectively as a team, everyone needs to speak the same language and operate off the same playbook. If decisions are made based on the data or the view of data that individuals are maintaining through their own spreadsheets or other data silos, then communication is negatively impacted. Manufacturers need to review… […]
Read More… from Infor LN & Baan: BIG DATA – Keeping Track of Key Metrics
In order to communicate effectively as a team, everyone needs to speak the same language and operate off the same playbook. If decisions are made based on the data or the view of data that individuals are maintaining through their own spreadsheets or other data silos, then communication is negatively impacted. Manufacturers need to review… […]
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Spending time on managing ERP data can deliver huge benefits, not just in reducing storage costs, but also in improving the experience of business users. Proactively managing application data also helps accelerate key business processes which has a positive impact on customers, suppliers, and partners. Use these solutions to reduce the data growth and disk… […]
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What would you say to someone if they never went to a doctor for a check-up, or never took their car in for regular maintenance, like an oil change? You might say that they were asking for problems, right? The point of those check-ups is to catch a problem early, or better yet before it… […]
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What would you say to someone if they never went to a doctor for a check-up, or never took their car in for regular maintenance, like an oil change? You might say that they were asking for problems, right? The point of those check-ups is to catch a problem early, or better yet before it… […]
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The Return Material Authorization process, RMA, controls and monitors the return of goods. Infor LX generates an RMA which mirrors the terms and conditions of the return. You can copy the RMA from a processed invoice or create it independently of an existing order. If you copy an invoice to create an RMA, Infor LX… […]
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The planning data for the method of manufacturing is defined in Routing. A routing consists of operations, with each operation identifying the last to be carried out in a work center and/or on a certain machine defined for a specific site. Routings can be as follows: Standard Routing – A generic routing that can be… […]
Read More… from Infor LN & Baan Manufacturing Tip: All About Routings
Operations are automatically backward scheduled at shop order release time. The backward scheduling algorithm starts with the shop order due date and schedules each operation based upon the standard move and queue times in the routings and the number of days the job is expected to run at standard. The system calculates and stores the… […]
Read More… from Infor LX & BPCS Manufacturing Tip: Backward Scheduling
When the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) session is run it can take minutes to days to finish the process. The performance of this session depends on many settings, like the number of plan items, the number of orders, but it also depends on hardware and database setup. Here are some guidelines on how performance can… […]