15 December, 2021 As 2021 comes to a close, it’s time to ensure your company is ready to start 2022 fresh. Clicking on the links below will take you to best practices for specific topics: IT Department Fourth Shift ERP Visual ERP  Year-End Best Practices:. IT DepartmentIT Department Year-End Best Practices note: for each area a full system backup should be completed and verified prior to starting any process. Follow proper change management processes to ensure all departments agree with any changes or resets. Review all contracts for IT services including ISP, Telecom, SAAS subscriptions (Office 365, business apps) for...

08 December, 2021 ICG is delighted to welcome Len Ashley to the role of Director of Operations. In this capacity, Len will lead the Visual ERP team, as well as head the NOC and Managed Services group. Len has an enormous depth of experience in manufacturing technology. He brings 20+ years of experience in Visual ERP products and Infor Quality Management (IQM). He has worked across a diversity of industries, including Aerospace and Defense, Semi-Conductor Capital Equipment, and Computer and Software. His broad skill set will bolster ICG in the following areas: Business Intelligence, Business Process Improvement, Project Management, Systems...

29 November, 2021 ICG’s November webinar introduced MFGStream. You can view the full recording by visiting ICG’s Resource Materials page. Or, we’ve recapped the webinar here: MFGStream is a next generation data collection & process automation tool. It works with all ERP software and devices. It offers unparalleled flexibility. MFGStream can automate virtually any process.  Fourth Shift ERP users can ingest and natively run existing VisiBar & VisiWatch scripts. This preserves your current ERP investment. It also sets your business up for future success. What is shop floor automation?Processes are the “secret sauce” in manufacturing. It’s important to architect a...

15 November, 2021 ICG offers companion products that enhance and modernize Fourth Shift. ICG and Keith Vincent (founder and creator of VisiBar) have combined forces to provide a solution that serves Fourth Shift and beyond! We chose to partner with MFGStream because it: Is a next generation data collection & process automation tool that offers unparalleled flexibilityIs device- and manufacturing software-agnostic. MFGStream is the layer in the middle that allows you to seamlessly move data from whatever generates it to whatever needs it. Manufacturers will find tremendous value with MFGStream because it: Replaces VisiBar, preserving your ERP investment, and modernizes...

09 November, 2021 Introducing CADLinkICG’s November webinar introduced CADLink. You can view the full recording by visiting ICG’s Resource Materials page. Or, we’ve recapped the webinar here: CADLink for Fourth Shift is a product designed to refocus your engineering time. It was created by a company called QBuild. QBuild aims to “reduce engineering costs by making engineering more productive.” They believe that less data entry -> cleaner data -> faster design-to-production process -> better overhead ratio (i.e., company is more profitable) Infor sells CADLink licenses, and ICG sells CADLink services. This collaborative partnership ensures customers have everything they need for...