Infor LN Shop Floor Control (SFC) Configuration Guide
Shop Floor Control in Infor LN bridges the gap between production planning and actual manufacturing execution. The SFC module, managed through sessions like tisfc0101s (SFC Parameters) and tisfc0201m (Shop Floor Transactions), captures real-time labor hours, machine utilization, material consumption, and production quantities at the operation level. This data feeds back into costing, scheduling, and capacity planning to create a closed-loop manufacturing system.
SFC Terminal and Data Collection Setup
Infor LN SFC terminals, configured through session tisfc0301m, provide operators with a simplified interface for reporting production activities. Terminals can run on dedicated shop floor kiosks, tablets, or integrated with barcode scanning systems. Each terminal is assigned to a work center or department, controlling which operations and production orders are visible to operators and reducing data entry errors through guided workflows.
- Configure SFC terminal profiles in tisfc0301m with work center assignment, operation filtering, and user interface simplification
- Set up barcode-driven labor reporting enabling operators to scan employee badge, production order, and operation in sequence
- Define auto-start and auto-stop rules for labor time capture, minimizing manual clock-in and clock-out transactions
- Configure real-time production quantity reporting with immediate visibility to planning and supervision dashboards
- Enable quality check prompts at operation completion to capture inspection results before advancing to next operation
Labor and Machine Time Tracking
Infor LN tracks both labor hours and machine hours per production order operation through session tisfc0201m. Labor time can be captured through clock transactions, estimated from standard times, or calculated via backflush. Machine time monitoring integrates with OPC or IoT data feeds for automatic capture of run time, idle time, and downtime categories, providing the data foundation for OEE calculations.
- Configure labor time capture methods: clock-on/clock-off transactions, standard time allocation, or backflush from production quantities
- Set up machine time categories for run, setup, idle, maintenance, and breakdown to enable detailed OEE analysis per work center
- Define indirect activity codes for non-production time such as training, meetings, and housekeeping to ensure complete labor accounting
- Integrate machine monitoring data through ION or middleware to auto-report machine states and production counts
SFC Reporting and Performance Analytics
SFC data in Infor LN feeds production performance dashboards showing actual versus planned quantities, efficiency ratios, scrap rates, and schedule adherence per work center. Session tisfc0410m generates SFC performance reports that help production managers identify bottlenecks, underperforming cells, and opportunities for process improvement. This operational intelligence drives continuous improvement in manufacturing throughput.
- Generate work center efficiency reports comparing actual labor and machine hours against standard times per operation
- Configure scrap and rework tracking per operation with reason codes feeding quality management root cause analysis
- Build production schedule adherence dashboards showing on-time start, on-time completion, and queue time metrics
Enhance shop floor visibility in Infor LN—contact Netray for an SFC implementation roadmap.
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