Lawson User Association
Product Update
Brian Dunks
Product Director
brian.dunks@uk.lawson.com
Topics Covered Today
 Lawson cloud computing
 Lawson M3 10.1 & UI improvements
 GAM 3 influenced developments
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LAWSON CLOUD COMPUTING
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Cloud Computing Defined
Cloud Computing is…a model of
delivering applications from a pool of
shared resources which leverages
centralized administration.
Cloud Layers and Players
 Infrastructure Providers
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Layer: Power, hardware, network, data storage, data center operations
Players: Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft
 Platform Providers
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Layer: Tooling - development environment for cloud applications
Players: VMware, Microsoft, Force
 Software Providers
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Layer: Application software
Players: Perpetual Ownership or Subscription, on-demand / SaaS Vendors
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For Context…Cloud Computing Basics
Lawson External
Cloud Services
Lawson Internal
Cloud Services
Concepts
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A Cloud is a pool of shared physical servers (infrastructure) with automated centralized
administration which is ‘infinitely’ elastic
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The Cloud can either be “public” – infrastructure available on the internet, “private” –
infrastructure available on-premises (or via a private hosting arrangement) or a
combination of the two
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LAWSON INTERNAL CLOUD SERVICES
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Lawson Internal Cloud Services
Support for virtualized environments
VMWare is currently the market leader but Microsoft has just
released their virtualization technology, HyperV, with Windows 2008
Lawson now supports stated operating systems on virtual hardware
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Lawson Internal Cloud Services
Lawson Product
Base configuration
Lawson Virtual Appliances
 Pre-assembled virtual machine images
containing the operating system, required
pre-requisites, Lawson products, and base
configuration
Required Third
Parties
Operating System
LES
LSO
Virtual Appliance
 Eliminates traditional, manual installation
Lawson Cloud Console
 Choreography, provisioning, and
configuration of Lawson Virtual Appliances
on a cloud infrastructure
 Simplifies IT processes and reduces
incidence of error
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LAWSON EXTERNAL CLOUD SERVICES
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Lawson Flexible Subscription Pricing
Your complete Solution, Your Process’s, Your Configuration
Your Instance
• Lawson hosting using Amazon
• Small / medium new customers
• License, maintenance and hosting
• Price per named users
• 2, 3 or 4 year terms
• Buy perpetual license at the end
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M3 10.1 Industry Base Subscription Offering
M3 10.1 Industry Base
• Finance Management
• Financial Controlling, Financial
Accounting, MUC
• Manufacturing Operations
• Product Data Management,
Manufacturing Execution
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Execution, Supply
Chain Planning, Procurement
• Customer Sales & Service
• Sales Management, Bulk Order
• Business Process Management
• Enterprise Collaborator
• M3 System Foundation
• Stream Serve for M3
• User Productivity Platform
• Lawson Smart Office
• Content
• Quickstep Content
• Edifact- and Ansi-messages
M3 10.1 Subscription add-ons
• BPW and Analytics for
performance Analysis
• Fashion
• F&B
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
• Lawson Enterprise Search
• Additional Countries
• Additional Optional BE
modules
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Lawson Test-Drive
Your Data, Your Process, Your Choice
Lawson Analytics (M3)
Lawson Smart Office (S3)
Lawson Enterprise Search (S3)
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Lawson Cloud Services
An evolutionary solution offering more choice, agility and value
Full function ERP
Simple to
expand
Simple to
manage
Simple to
acquire
Low cost
infrastructure
Simpler is better.
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Lawson User Association
Lawson M3 10.1 and User Interface Enhancements
Disclaimer regarding future product discussion
This presentation includes information about future product
development plans of Lawson (i.e., our product roadmap). By
including this information, Lawson is not promising to develop, deliver
or market any specific product, functionality or service mentioned in
this presentation. Lawson makes no representations or warranties
about the content in this presentation, and specifically disclaims any
express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. Additionally, Lawson reserves the right to change
its non-GA / future products or services offerings at any time without
obligation to notify anyone of these changes. It is important to note
that customers under maintenance are not specifically entitled to
anything on the product roadmap or what is included in this
presentation.
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Lawson for (INDUSTRY) concept
Core ERP Suite
+ Industry
extensions
Powerful Industry
Content
Complete,
Lawson for
Solution
Opportunity
Analyzer
QuickStep
Analytics
I-Switch
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Deepened Industry focus, Leadership in our target markets
Lawson For ESM&R
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Lawson 10.1 For F&B
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ESM&R 1.1 plus
Field service using WO’s
QuickStep for ESM&R
Analytics for ESM&R
Caterpillar Integration
Framework
Extended Lot number (20 pos)
Attribute based planning
Catch-weight enhancements
Package Management
Mathematical forecasting in
DMP
Lawson For Fashion
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Bulk-Order
Delivery re-grouping
ARP v2
SSCC license plates
Cost & Price toolbox
Analytics
Lawson 10.1 For Manufacturing
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Attribute based Planning
Package management
Bulk-Order
Extended Lot number
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Lawson 10.1 For Distribution
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POS interface to sales-desk,
Package management
Delivery re-grouping
Automatic inventory leveling
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4/8/2015
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600 + enhancement
Lawson M3 10.1
 Simplify planning of complex supply-chains
–
Perform MRP Attribute based products & include attributes costs
–
Bulk Order Management - (Customer protected forecasts & Call-Offs)
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Ability to perform forecast calculations from within Demand Planner
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Forecast calculation from within Lawson DMP
Previous solution
Manage
forecast
methods in BE
Generate
Forecasts in BE
from historic
demand
Import
Forecasts &
demand DMP
from BE
Collaboratively
manage/adjust
forecasts in
DMP
Write back
agreed
forecasts to BE
Manage
forecast
methods in
DMP
Generate &
Simulate Forecasts
in DMP from
demand
Collaboratively
manage/adjust
forecasts in
DMP
Write back
agreed
forecasts to BE
Today
Import
Demand etc
into DMP from
BE
Multi level forecast
adjustments
Benefits:
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Automate forecast calculations – remove manual tasks
Visualize and Interact directly – improves the process
Stronger & Simpler data-manipulation capabilities.
Less data transfer between M3 BE and DMP
Faster Demand planning process
Improved forecast accuracy.
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Lawson M3 10.1
 Simplify planning of complex supply-chains
–
Perform MRP Attribute based products & include attributes costs
–
Bulk Order Management - (Customer protected forecasts & Call-Offs)
–
Ability to perform forecast calculations from within Demand Planner
 Increased efficiency in managing inventory
–
Delivery Regrouping & Consolidation
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Improved management of supply-chain orders
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Handling of packages throughout the warehouse
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M3 Package Management
 The ability to efficiently manage multi level, multi SKU packages inside the warehouse
Examples of tasks:
- Put-away
- Replenishments
- Movements
- Stock take / Inventory Check
- Picking
- Pack/Unpack/Repack/Relabel
CO. Package based
dispatch and ASN
generation
Package based
receiving of MO
Manufacturing
CO return. Package
based receiving
Your
Warehouse
Customer
DO
DO
Procurement
Your other
Warehouses
Closely coupled with Lawson
Warehouse Mobility
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Lawson M3 10.1
 Simplify planning of complex supply-chains
–
Perform MRP Attribute based products & include attributes costs
–
Bulk Order Management - (Customer protected forecasts & Call-Offs)
–
Ability to perform forecast calculations from within Demand Planner
 Increased efficiency in managing inventory
–
Delivery Regrouping & Consolidation
–
Improved management of supply-chain orders
–
Handling of packages throughout the warehouse
 Further Global extensions for our international customers
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Addition of 5 new countries - Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina & South
Africa, Now GA in 39 Countries simultaneously
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General Available Countries for Lawson M3
Lawson M3 10.1, now in 39 Countries
 Americas
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USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil,
Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia,
Argentina
M3 10.1 Five new Countries
 Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina
& South Africa
 EMEA (19 of 27 EU)
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Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany ,
Ireland, Luxemburg,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom,
Czech Republic, Italy,
Slovakia, Portugal, Hungary
Simultaneous
availability for all
countries
 Asia/ANZ
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China PRC, Hong Kong,
Japan, Malaysia, Singapore,
Thailand, Philippines,
Indonesia, Australia, New
Zealand
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Lawson M3 10.1
 Simplify planning of complex supply-chains
–
Perform MRP Attribute based products & include attributes costs
–
Bulk Order Management - (Customer protected forecasts & Call-Offs)
–
Ability to perform forecast calculations from within Demand Planner
 Increased efficiency in managing inventory
–
Delivery Regrouping & Consolidation
–
Improved management of supply-chain orders
–
Handling of packages throughout the warehouse
 Further Global extensions for our international customers
–
Addition of 5 new countries - Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina & South
Africa, Now GA in 39 Countries simultaneously
 1st delivery of GAM3 driven ideas
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Panel versions introduced for CAS300, ARS200, APS200 & APS360
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Lot / Serial number extended to 20 positions
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Simplify User Interaction, Lawson Smart Office
 Software Development Kit for Lawson Smart Office
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Build your own widgets
Search
 M3 specific enhancements
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Drag and Drop columns in list views M3, application notes
etc.
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Integrated handling of electronic documents & Document
Archive Foundation
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Bookmarks - Can position to a specific record/panel in M3
Find
 LES, Lawson enterprise search,” Google for Lawson”
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Indexed search enterprise wide
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Advanced filtering within M3 functions
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Uses the M3 security model
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Delivered as an appliance
Act
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Peter Smith to: john.gledhill
Requested a supplier to deliver a few days earlier to fit in with a slightly
adjusted production plan….
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Search
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Search
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Find
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Act
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Act
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Using Lawson Enterprise Search
for
Searching/filtering within an M3 function
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LES - Column Sorting
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LES – Saving Searched
Click on my saved search
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Bookmarks
 Bookmarks are a method used by different Products to position on a
specific record/field in M3. (approx 200 functions in 10.1)
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Enterprise search – When a record in a table is found in Enterprise search. Bookmarks
are used to start the maintenance function for the record.
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Collaborate - A Bookmark can be attached to an e-mail, chat message. By clicking on
the Bookmark is the correct function started (with positioning the correct record)
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Smart office – An Bookmark can also be saved on the LSO Canvas or as a Navigator
Favorite.
Problem > Bookmark > Collaborate > Direct Action
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An example of what bookmarks can help with
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Problem
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Bookmark
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Bookmark
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Send an email to the responsible highlighting the
problem purchase order
The responsible
clicks the link !
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Problem
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Quotes from our LES pilot Ecophon in Sweden
"Lawson Enterprise Search has given us a new
dimension to search information in M3 without impact on
the system M3 performance.... LES is a time saver!!“
Magnus Wittander, Saint-Gobain Ecophon AB, Application leader M3,
Ecophon Business Systems
"With Lawson Enterprise Search you can search business
information in M3 with the same ease and powerfulness
as using Google on the Internet... fantastic!!“
Magnus Wittander, Saint-Gobain Ecophon AB, Application leader M3,
Ecophon Business Systems
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New in Conditional Styling
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Multi Conditions
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Multi Conditions
Condition 1
Condition 2
Condition 3
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Use of dates with conditional styling
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Use of dates with conditional styling
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Use of dates with conditional styling
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Use of dates with conditional styling
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Use of dates with conditional styling
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Lawson Smart Office "... deliver(s) a user experience unequaled in the ERP
space”
"The Lawson Smart Office leverages WPF to deliver a user experience that is unequaled in the
ERP space in terms of its beauty and usability. The Lawson Smart Office delivers on the needs
and expectations of a future generation of ERP users."
Source: Microsoft “Book of WPF”
4/8/2015
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600 + enhancement
M3 10.1 Internal Enablement Program
Row Labels
What's New - M3 10.1 Applications
What's New - Lawson Enterprise Search
What's New - Small but Important Improvements in M3
What's New - Lawson Smart Office
What's New - Warehouse Mobility
What's New - Package Management
What's New - M3 Analytics Generic News
What's New - Document Archive Foundation
What's New - Costing Toolbox
What's New - M3 10.1 Manufacturing & Distribution
What's New - Supply Chain Orders
What's New - Lawson for Fashion 1.1
What's New - M3 10.1 for Food & Beverage
What's New - M3 System Foundation M3 10.1 and Windows 2008
What's New - Demand Planner (14.1.2.0)
What's New - Bulk Orders
What's New - M3 Planning Workbench for F&B 14.1.3.0
Q&A: ESM&R Positioning of Different Market Segments
What's New - Assortment Replenishment Planner
What's New - M3 Analytics for Fashion
What's New - Stock Build Optimizer (14.1.2.0)
What's New - Planning Workbench for Fashion
What's New - Multi-Site Planner and Advanced Production Planner
What's New - 4 New Countries C.U.B.A.
How to Sell Assortment Replenishment Planner
Grand Total
Count of Attendee name
239
25 live knowledge
transfer
212
sessions165run multiple times to
maximize
133coverage - All sessions
recorded122
and published.
103
95
47 prerecorded
sessions available
89
for Lawson
87 personnel and partners
84 forward.
as we move
77
73
Over 2000
62 attendants on the live
sessions 61
.
59
57
459 individual
names from Lawson
53
& Partners.
35
35
33
23 countries
represented.
32
32
28
20
19
2005
4/8/2015
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Lawson User Association
Customer Influenced Developments
Your input is important to us
Customer Influence
Rolling enhancement idea process open to all maintenance paying customers
GAM3 (13 user groups – 900 customers)
Sweden, Norway, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, Spain, Australia,
New Zealand, Finland, USA, Canada
M3 10.1 GAM3 influenced
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Lot no. extended to 20 positions
Drag & drop columns on list screens
Searching with a wildcard
Time fenced credit limit
New panel versions in financial areas
Icons to denote order or transaction type
Longer X and Y axis descriptions
Field Audit improvements
Increase size of the order qty field
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Overall status including M3 7.1 & 10.1
 303 Enhancement ideas
 75 requests solved
 ~50% of top 50 requests
4/8/2015
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Your input is important to us
Thanks to Our Customers
 2 Pilot Customers (M3 10.1)
– Propper International - USA
– Tine BA - Norway
 Customers who gave significant input
– Finning - Canada
– Scan Meats - Sweden
44 customers
already have
Lawson M3 10.1
– Irish Dairy Board - Ireland
– Jelly Belly - USA
– TAL - Hong Kong
– DBA - Spain
– Varner - Norway
– Armand Basi - Spain
– Brooks - USA
4/8/2015
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