| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Accounts Payable Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the fundamental concepts and practical procedures for using the Accounts Payable module in Fourth Shift v8.0. Participants will learn how to find supplier information, manage accounts payable account information by supplier or product line. The course explains the creation and processing of purchase orders, receiving purchased items, and handling unvouchered and vouchered accounts. It also details the entry and matching of invoices, both purchase order and non-purchase order related, and covers corrections, invoice templates, recurring invoices, and payment processing. Reporting, reconciliation, and month-end/year-end activities are included, along with guidance on using inquiry windows and generating standard reports. The course emphasizes hands-on exercises and active participation to reinforce learning and application of the material. Only fields and windows directly impacting the subject matter are reviewed, with additional documentation available in Fourth Shift Online Help. |
12 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Accounts Receivable Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the Accounts Receivable module in Fourth Shift v8.0, focusing on critical configuration windows, customer and credit information management, and communication of customer order information to the General Ledger. Participants learn to process invoices, credit memos, cash receipts, and bank deposits, as well as generate standard reports related to Accounts Receivable. The course includes hands-on exercises and opportunities to test knowledge through assessments. It emphasizes practical application, requiring participants to have basic navigation skills and familiarity with Accounts Receivable concepts. |
12 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Backflushing - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the principles and practical application of backflushing within the Fourth Shift manufacturing environment. It explains the concept of backflushing, or post-deduct inventory processing, as a method to automatically deduct component quantities from inventory based on production counts and bill of materials. The course details four distinct backflush methods: Component Preferred Location, Bill of Material Location, Gateway Workcenter Location, and Floor Stock Location. It guides learners through establishing valid stock locations, moving inventory to appropriate production areas, and executing backflush tasks using system windows. The course also covers batch processing, exception handling, and the creation of financial transactions related to inventory movements. |
4.50 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Custom Products Manufacturing Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the Custom Products Manufacturing module, which provides enhanced capabilities for processing manufacturing orders in non-standard product situations such as Make to Order, Configure to Order, or prototype production. The course guides participants through establishing configuration parameters for the module, setting up Production Plan (Family) items and components, and modifying Configuration Bills of Material to increase order options. It explains how MRP plans supplies to meet forecasted and customer demands, generates action messages for Purchasing and Planning personnel, and details the process of creating, configuring, and pricing custom product orders. Participants learn to release purchase orders for required items, manage manufacturing orders, pick and issue components and labor, analyze estimated and actual costs, and handle receipt and shipment of completed custom products. The course also describes processes for developing, costing, producing prototypes, and tracking project milestones, dates, and status. |
05 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Determining Planning Parameters - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers various criteria used to determine appropriate planning parameters for both production and purchased items in Fourth Shift. It explores the options for Order Policies, describes the Planning Parameters available with each Order Policy, and explains the criteria involved in determining the appropriate Order Policy and Planning Parameters. The course also covers parameters used in the nightly Planning process (PLNG and PREV), additional parameters throughout the system that impact the Planning process, and the use of a Sandbox to simulate changes to Planning Parameters and view expected results. |
04 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Entering Customer Orders - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the efficient and accurate processing of customer orders in Fourth Shift. It introduces critical Order Entry functions, including setting up new customers, adding pricing and credit information, and checking available-to-promise information. The course explains how effective order entry impacts the manufacturing system and helps improve on-time delivery. Participants will learn to navigate through the Fourth Shift system, describe the order entry process, identify the main elements of a customer record, enter customer orders, determine inventory availability, make changes to customer orders, release customer orders for shipment, and perform customer service inquiries related to open, released, or closed customer orders. |
12 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Implementing a Master Production Schedule - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the principles and practices of Master Production Scheduling within the Fourth Shift environment. It guides learners through identifying suitable items for master scheduling, setting planning parameters, and simulating schedules to meet sales and inventory objectives. The course details how to create, maintain, and modify a Master Production Schedule, including the use of the Master Schedule Maintenance (MSMT) screen and the integration of MRP-planned manufacturing orders. Participants will learn to analyze the effectiveness of schedules, manage action messages, and respond to changes in demand, material availability, and production constraints. The workbook includes practical steps for modeling schedules in a test environment, implementing them in live systems, and understanding the impact of planning parameters and lead times. The course also addresses strategies for managing messages and maintaining schedule integrity throughout the production process. |
06 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Financials Foundation - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the Fourth Shift software system, focusing on its integration of material, sales, and financial plans and data for enterprise-wide communication. Participants will learn how to ensure key data elements are accurate and reliable, and how to complete transactions on a timely basis. The course explores the three main components of the Fourth Shift system: Inventory/Manufacturing Information, Computer, and Financial Information. Learners will engage with navigation methods, both traditional and through the My Fourth Shift Workplace interface, and will apply concepts through lectures, Q&A sessions, group activities, self-check exercises, case studies, and computer exercises. The course also addresses the flow of transactions from Manufacturing to Financial systems, the creation and modification of General Ledger reports, and auditing processes. Additional topics include inventory control, module communication, obtaining information, creating account groups, report writing basics, and practice exercises. |
40 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Manufacturing Foundation - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the essential concepts and processes involved in manufacturing using the Fourth Shift software system. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how information flows through the system, from order entry to product shipment. The course explores the setup and maintenance of item information, creation and management of Bills of Material, and the handling of forecasted demands. Learners will process orders through the entire system, set up work centers and establish their capacities, and run reports to identify material usage variances. The curriculum also includes making inventory moves and adjustments to ensure data accuracy, as well as utilizing the system to obtain critical manufacturing information. Real-world scenarios and exercises reinforce the application of these concepts, providing a holistic view of manufacturing operations within Fourth Shift. |
60 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Introduction to the System - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers a broad overview of the Fourth Shift system, focusing on the flow of information from customer order intake to payment processing. Learners are introduced to the main components of the software, including inventory/manufacturing, system, and financial information. The course details how the system compares supplies, demands, and time to generate actionable messages, emphasizing the importance of accurate and timely data entry. Participants will learn to navigate the system, manage customer orders, purchasing, manufacturing, shipping, accounts payable and receivable, and order variance analysis. |
12 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Lot Trace/Serialization Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the principles and practices of lot traceability and serialization within manufacturing environments. It explains how to define lot traceability, configure lot traced items, assign lots during purchase orders, manufacture and ship lot traced items, and manage lot numbers. The course also details methods for pre-assigning lot numbers, viewing lot trace information and transaction history, and running batch tasks related to lot trace. Additionally, it introduces serialization concepts, establishing serialized items, and assigning serial numbers to shipments. The content is designed to help participants understand the rationale for lot control, its application in quality assurance, and the operational steps required for effective traceability and serialization. |
08 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Manufacturing Accounting Foundation - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the foundational concepts of manufacturing accounting within the Fourth Shift environment. Learners are introduced to costing configuration windows, cost types, and the setup, use, and maintenance of product lines and associated accounts. The course explains the fields in Item Master and Bill of Resources that impact product costing and variance calculations, and details the use of Cost Codes in cost calculations. Participants will learn to maintain Cost Roll-Up and Cost Roll-Over batch tasks, and understand the financial impact of purchasing, manufacturing, customer order, and miscellaneous inventory transactions. The workbook provides guidance on inventory reconciliation, variance analysis, and the use of the Item History (AUDT) function to track inventory activity. Learners will also explore common problems encountered while reconciling stock and WIP inventory to the General Ledger, and how to interpret variances using the Order Variance Analysis Reconciliation (OVAR) task and report. |
40 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Receiving Details Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This workshop covers steps involved in the purchase order receiving process, as well as the steps involved in receiving finished goods associated with a manufacturing order. Please note: If there are no events scheduled below, but you are interested in future events please contact: inforu.support@infor.com. |
04 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Shipping Details Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the techniques and processes for handling customer order shipments using the CUSM and SHPM modules in Fourth Shift. It explains how to release orders for shipment, manage shipping details for standard items, process shipments and reverse shipments, and print shipping documentation. The course also addresses the use of shipping messages in the Stockroom Action (STAD) window, and provides guidance on answering questions about shipments. Participants will learn to identify material shortages, release customer orders, pick and pack orders for shipment, and utilize the Ship (SHIP) window for processing shipments and generating financial transactions. |
05 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using Bill of Material Coding Techniques - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers various techniques for coding Bills of Material in Fourth Shift v8.0, enhancing functionality and visibility of revision history. The course explores single-level, multi-level, flat, modular, and costed Bills of Material, and emphasizes the importance of matching bill structure to production and demand consumption. Participants learn to identify creative coding techniques, enhance routing, create visibility of options on the shop floor, and provide additional capabilities for analyzing plant-wide capacity utilization. The course also covers documenting Bills of Material to maintain revision history, performing item queries, and understanding engineering change categories. |
06 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Engineering Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers how to use Fourth Shift to record product design specifications and configure products from a design concept. It guides participants through the Engineering Modules features for rapid processing of product development and changes, including defining a products Bill of Material for revision tracking. The course explains Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II), engineering responsibilities, and the integration of engineering and production databases. It details navigation within the module, setup and management of item masters and bills of material, engineering database administration, product release management, workflow management for engineering change requests, and revision history documentation. Participants will learn to manage engineering changes, track product revisions, and utilize workflow features for efficient product development. |
40 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the G/L Report Writer - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers how to design and create custom reports that provide critical financial information for business operations. It enables participants to use the tools provided with the General Ledger module to create, modify, and validate standard financial reports. The course includes report writer basics, sources of information used by the G/L Report Writer, use of groups, modifying existing reports, compiling and evaluating reports for errors, and creating reports from scratch. Participants will learn to copy report definitions, make modifications, and print reports, as well as understand the structure and maintenance of report definitions for efficient financial reporting. |
08 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Purchasing Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers how the purchasing and related modules are used to identify purchasing requirements, source suppliers, create purchase orders, and monitor vendor performance. It explains the role of a buyer in the manufacturing process, the steps for identifying requirements, sourcing, purchase order creation, order management and follow-up, receiving and order close, and quality analysis. The course guides participants through the use of Fourth Shift tools for managing vendor relationships, setting purchasing goals, and tracking supplier performance. It also includes practical exercises for creating purchase orders, managing changes, and communicating results to accounting and suppliers. |
16 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |
| Fourth Shift: v8.0 Using the Shop Floor Module - Instructor-Led Training |
This course covers the Shop Floor Reporting Module in Fourth Shift, focusing on tools and techniques for managing and tracking production operations. It provides an in-depth look at workcenter setup, capacity planning, and the use of routers and travelers for manufacturing orders. The course addresses how to identify and resolve material shortages, analyze lead times, and manage order completion and cost variance status. Participants will learn to utilize dispatch lists, schedule boards, and workcenter calendars to optimize production flow. The module also includes location indexing and cost estimation by lot size, as well as the integration of workcenter completions with the Shop Floor Module. Throughout, practical examples and step-by-step instructions are provided to support learning. The course is designed to equip operations and engineering personnel with the skills needed to maintain efficient production processes and address common challenges in manufacturing environments. |
04 Hours |
Partners,Customers,Employees |