Client Success Stories
Company | RTC is a retail display system manufacturer located in the Chicago, IL area. |
Type of Project | This was a migration from MK, which is an older Infor ERP system, to Infor ERP LN. RTC was an early adopter for the MK to LN data migration tool. In addition, they were probably the first ERP LN client to try the combination of a Linux operating system with an Oracle database. This was a full implementation including consulting, training, material development and post live support. |
Operating System(s) | Linux |
Database(s) | Oracle |
Multi-site | 1 Logistic and 1 Financial company for U.S. operations and the same configuration for U.K. operations. USD and GBP reporting currencies. |
ERP Packages | Enterprise Modeler (DEM), Finance, Central Invoicing, Taxation, Enterprise Planning, Order Management, Manufacturing including PCS projects, Electronic Commerce, Tools |
Interfaces |
RMC – Bar coding solution for shop floor timekeeping and warehousing |
Reporting | Hummingbird - Financial statements, data warehousing, operational report writer |
Highlights |
Extensive use of new Time Phased Order Planning (TPOP) functionality |
Our Role | We partnered with Infor PSO for the implementation project. |
Company | Blue Bird is the oldest and one of the largest school bus manufacturers in the U.S. Their buses are considered “high-end” and they’re known for doing custom configurations to fit customers’ specifications. |
Type of Project | Blue Bird replaced a number of legacy systems with Infor ERPLN. It was a “net new” project, meaning there were no pre-existing Infor products. This was a full implementation including consulting, training, material development and post live support. |
Operating System(s) | IBM Unix (AIX) |
Database(s) | IBM DB2 |
Multi-site | 7 Financial Companies with several group companies, 3 Logistic Companies covering 2 countries. USD and CAD reporting currencies. |
ERP Packages | Enterprise Modeler (DEM), Finance, Central Invoicing, Taxation, Enterprise Planning, Order Management, Manufacturing, Electronic Commerce, Office Integration, Tools |
Interfaces | BOSS - Web-based bus order entry system Parts123 - Service Parts order entry system Secure32 - Electronic check writing solution Purch Req - Legacy requisitions exported to ERP LN purchase requisitions Warranty - Legacy warranty system used to create purchase invoices in ERP LN |
Extend Components | Bridgelogix - Bar coding solution for shop floor and warehousing Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) - Engineering Data Management, document control, workflow |
Reporting | Cognos Financial Reports - Financial statements Cognos OLAP - Data warehouse, sales "cube" Cyberscience eCQ - Operational and financial analytics report writer |
Highlights |
Used BDE connectors to automatically create sales orders, BOM’s, production orders, purchase requisitions and purchase invoices in ERP LN Used Infor data migration tools such as A2LN (Anything to LN) and Exchange |
Our Role | We partnered with Infor PSO for the implementation project and worked with OST for much of the custom development work. |
RTC
Blue Bird