Mount Franklin Foods Selects Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage Solution for Business Growth & Digital Transformation

Mount Franklin Foods, a leading manufacturer of branded, contract and private-label confectionary, nuts, snacks, and food service products, recently chose Infor’s CloudSuite Food & Beverage solution as part of their solution to support their rapidly growing business and help accelerate its digital transformation efforts. The El Paso, Texas emerged from the pandemic of recent years and continued to grow at an exponential rate. Per the press release,  the company recognized that it needed more agility to respond to a rapidly changing market and take advantage of new opportunities. They chose to partner with Infor with the plans to deploy its CloudSuite Food & Beverage solution, supply chain planning, Infor Factory Track, dynamic Enterprise Performance Management (dEPM), and warehouse mobility.  With Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage, Mount Franklin Foods will integrate its systems into a single-source platform for real-time, reliable data. Further, as the company continues to grow this new solution will minimize the time and costs associated with system integrations. Additionally, Infor’s cloud solution will help the company maintain higher levels of security and risk management.

 

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How to update certificates in Lawson & Landmark

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IIS

The process to update web certificates in Lawson & Landmark is virtually the same.  First, change the selected certificate in the “Bindings” on the website.  Restart the World Wide Web Publishing service for the change to take effect.

WebSphere

Some sites use the default WebSphere generated certificate, which auto-renews.  In the event that your organization has configured WebSphere to use an organizational server or wildcard certificate, you will also need to replace that certificate in WebSphere.  First make sure that you have a pfx file stored locally on the server, and that you have the private key for that file.

Open the console manager and navigate to Security > SSL certificate and key management

Select the CellDefaultKeyStore

Select Personal Certificates

Import the new certificate first.

Set the path to where you have saved the file locally, and enter the password.  Click “Get Key File Aliases” to get the certificate information.  Enter a meaningful alias for the certificate.

 

Select the old certificate and click “Replace…”.

Select the new certificate as the replacement.  Check the boxes to Delete the old certificate and signers.

Follow these same steps for the NodeDefaultKeyStore

Save the changes to the master configuration.

Validate that the Trust Store certs were updated by going into NodeDefaultTrustStore and CellDefaultTrustStore > Signer certificates

Web Server

Copy the new certificate to the Web server.  In console manager, go to Server Types > Web servers.

Click “Plug-in properties” on the right under Additional Properties.  Select “Copy to Web server key store directory”

Generate and propagate the plugins for the web server.

Run an iisreset command, or restart the WWW publishing service.

Your certificates are updated!  You can validate this by going to the web site and looking at the certificate (click the little lock).  You can compare the thumbprint of the website certificate to the new certificate you just added.

3M Announces Plans to Create Long Term Value Through Spin-Off of Health Care Business

Earlier this week multinational conglomerate 3M announced their plans to spin off its Health care business into a new public company. Per the company’s press release, 3M will continue to be a leading global material science innovator and staying present in diverse end markets, with science and technology, manufacturing, global capabilities, and iconic brands. Their standalone public health care venture will become a global diversified healthcare technology company that will focus on wound care, oral care, healthcare IT and biopharma filtration. 3M chairman and chief executive officer Mike Roman says of the news, “Today’s actions advance our ability to create value for customers and shareholders. Disciplined portfolio management is a hallmark of our growth strategy. Our management team and board continually evaluate the strategic options that will best drive long term sustainable growth and value. The decision to spin off our Health Care business will result in two well-capitalized, world-class companies, well positioned to pursue their respective priorities.”

Additionally, this spin-off intends to be tax-free for for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. Further, 3M will retain responsibility for non-Health Care related litigation, including those related to Combat Arms Earplugs and PFAS. Their financial advisors will come from Goldman Sachs & Co and PJT Partners. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal counsel on the spin-off of 3M’s Health Care business.

 

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Starboard Hotels Shines Bright with Infor

Starboard Hotels, one of the UK’s leading independent hotel operators, owners, and developers of franchised and own brand hotels, recently extended its use of Infor EzRMS, a successful start of a project to incorporate in-depth competitor information analysis. This will help deliver an intelligent, responsive revenue management system across nine hotels in the group. Per the press release, Starboard has opted to take advantage of the full functionality of Infor EzRMS and its new capabilities enabling the business to obtain an automated, comprehensive insight into competitive pricing throughout all online channels. In addition to this extra functionality available to the Starboard team, it will see to increase revenue throughout the hotels and improve competitiveness by enabling a data-based, total revenue management approach. Further, the solution provides deep-learning algorithms that dynamically recognize patterns to ensure optimal and accurate business forecasts, pricing and selling strategies.

 

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How to resolve the problem: LSF submitted processes aren’t triggering on IPA Server

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Problem: Submitted requisitions aren’t triggering on IPA server via reqapproval process and are not showing in Rich Client.

 

  1. Go to LSF application server, start LID and type: pfserv ping all

    Make sure Event Manager is running.
  2. When Event Manager is NOT running:
    Let’s restart it but make sure we can see the java process with –classpath in their command line close.

Now in LID on LSF server, run these stop commands IN THIS ORDER:

Verify the java.exe –classpath processes closed, else manually end them.

 

Now start them up IN THIS ORDER:

Now run a pfserv ping all to see if Event Manager is running.

 

Go to Rich Client and check Live Workunits to verify that hung processes are being picked up:

 

This issue can often be prevented with regular Lawson maintenance and monitoring via monthly health checks. Organizations with a single Lawson professional are sometimes spread thin and overwhelmed.

 

To combat this, organizations often hire a Lawson consultant team who offer managed services at a fixed monthly rate. These Lawson teams have a wider range of expertise and knowledge and are ideal for larger organizations but also are great for smaller ones that don’t need a dedicated Lawson employee on-site.

 

Megafrio Food Distributor Improves Stock Visibility with Infor WMS

Megafrio, a food distribution company in Chile, recently selected and is already gaining benefits with the Infor WMS for warehouse management system. The solution was sold and implemented by Infor Latin America channel partner Cerca Technology. Per the press release, Megafrio selected Infor WMS to help meet needs and achieve goals, which included sustaining business growth, increasing service to customers, reduce operative costs and maximize capacity of distribution centers. Additionally, many of the business operations take place at Megafrio’s distribution centers, and the company has achieved superior product tracking and process agility with the implementation of the Infor solution. Change management being key was achieved through the quick learning process of the team and the ease of use of the new platform. While the project is still ongoing, Megafrio has already seen successful results such as an increase in productivity, improved inventory accuracy and visibility, better customer satisfaction and decision making to name a few. The company hopes to continue with this upward trend as the project continues.

 

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Lawson MHC Image Express Print Error

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You may have come across this message on Lawson MHC – An error occurred while printing. This problem happens when printing Lawson forms or checks from MHC Image Express, and users may receive the error on their screens while printing.

In MHC, users often print 1099 forms, checks, etc. and may need to re-print a form.

When re-printing they sometimes run into this error and are unable to resolve on their own:

  1. First, you’ll need an MHC or Lawson trained individual who understands the application.
  2. Locate the output files via the print routines in the same account the user previously printed from.
  3. Below is an example of where our print routines point to. Delete or move these files to a backup directory to resolve this error:

MHC Image Express integrates with Lawson and it’s a lot to ask of an individual Lawson employee to maintain when they may be tied up with other daily issues.

To combat this, organizations often bring on Lawson consultants who offer managed service and typically have expertise in maintaining and updating MHC related products (especially around year-end).

 

Good luck!

5 Trends To Watch In The Medical Device Industry

Technology has always played a role in the medical industry. It only become even more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. More and more virtual patient care and medical devices were used and the medical device industry has since been busier than ever. Entrepreneur and technology expert Alex Kulitski – Found and CEO of Smart IT and CTO of MEDvidi, shares his expert knowledge on Med Device Online of the rising trends in the healthcare industry and where medical devices can have the most impact.

  1. Cybersecurity. “The number of cybersecurity attacks targeting U.S. healthcare organizations doubled in the first half of 2022 compared to 2021, with small and midsize hospitals being the most at risk of cyberattacks and lack of cyber security, according to a survey carried out by CyberMD. That is why medical device manufacturers must continue to stay vigilant about designing user-friendly healthcare products that are well protected against cybersecurity risks.”
  2. 5G Technologies. “In recent years, healthcare providers benefited a lot from abundant digitally stored data. Nevertheless, they still struggle to connect medical specialists like physicians, surgeons, and radiologists to the data-driven insights they need at critical decision-making moments. 5G networks streamline real-time data transfers, which is crucial for a fast and accurate diagnosis. A 5G device is two to five times faster than one based on Wi-Fi or 4G.”
  3. 3D Printed Devices. “Manufacturers of medical devices moved forward during the COVID-19 pandemic despite facing a number of hurdles. International supply chains were disrupted because of local lockdowns and reduced numbers of employees. For this reason, additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, started to grow at a rapid clip. By 2026, the global 3D printed medical devices market is expected to reach $4.5 billion at an annual growth rate of 13%, according to The Business Research Company report.”
  4. AI And Machine Learning. “Among current trends in the medical device industry, artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms also play a significant role. The necessity of these technologies grows with the increasing number of medical devices in health facilities. The new AI and ML features provide healthcare workers with new and important insights deriving from the growing amount of data from medical records. Consequently, these tools lead to improved diagnostic decision-making while providing high levels of precision.”
  5. Medical Robotics. “With the global nursing shortage on the rise, medical device companies in developed countries started to invent robots to help nurses perform their tasks. The need for extra assistance has intensified after the pandemic. Introducing robots in a healthcare facility frees medical workers from routine tasks such as performing venipuncture, monitoring patient vitals, lifting elderly people out of their beds, disinfecting patient rooms, and protocoling.

Kulitski concludes the reshaping of the medical device market, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, will see major challenges including the tight labor market, increased hacker attacks, logistics concerns, and risk of misleading diagnoses. Because of this and with learning to be even more prepared for the unknown, medical device innovations will continue to overhaul the market in the coming years.

 

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Kaleida Health Partners with Infor to Improve Enterprise Outcomes

Kaleida Health, the largest healthcare provider in Western New York, serving the area’s eight counties, recently selected Infor to assist in consolidating multiple organizations under one single enterprise and move its critical financial and supply chain applications to the cloud to create a more reliable, scalable technology platform. Per the press release, Infor’s healthcare specific cloud solutions run on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and will help Kaleida Health remove workflow silos, gain efficiencies across departments, and improve knowledge sharing organization-wide. Long time Infor customers, the 25 year relationship helped Kaleida Health easily make the decision to upgrade its entire health system to the cloud with the tech giant. Created an integrated enterprise platform will provide Kaleida with the ability to integrate with its clinical systems and partners in a more intuitive, seamless and organized, become more efficient, have better control of costs, make decisions faster, and contribute to better patient outcomes.

 

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Infor Helps Secure Future Business at Abro Brewery

Infor recently announced that Åbro Bryggeri, Sweden’s oldest family-owned brewery, has chosen Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to help achieve its ambitious growth goals after a procurement process in which three suppliers participated. Per the press release, this project is part of Åbro Bryggeri’s transformation to a modern business system. Håkan Larsson, supply chain manager at Åbro Bryggeri says of the project, “Throughout the process, we have had good contact with both Infor’s and M3CS’ sales organization and felt trust in both parties.” Additionally, Anne Lageson, IT manager at Åbro Bryggeri comments, “We now have a solution adapted for the future, such as our e-commerce where customers will be able to place orders directly in the system, which is not possible in our current solution. As Infor’s solution runs in the cloud, it simplifies things for the IT side where we do not need to have any hardware in place. Updates are ongoing and the software is being developed, so even for our industry, we see the cloud as the future to simplify everyday life.”

 

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