# Infor VISUAL Shop Floor Mobile for Labor Tracking

> Source: https://netray.co/stack/infor-visual-shop-floor-mobile-labor-tracking
> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: ERP Stack

## Short answer

Shop Floor Mobile is a native Infor VISUAL module that captures clock-ins and labor data from shop-floor devices directly into VISUAL. Because it is part of the ERP, there is no separate integration layer to maintain, but data quality depends on how operators use the devices.

## Erp

Infor VISUAL

## Erp Key

infor-visual

## On Prem

true

## Product

Infor VISUAL Shop Floor Mobile

## Vendor

Infor

## Category

Labor tracking / shop floor data collection

## Integration

**Method:** Native Infor VISUAL module

**Detail:** The module is described as part of VISUAL, so labor transactions post to VISUAL without a middleware product. Licensing, supported devices and deployment details should be confirmed with Infor or your reseller, as our source is a partner article rather than Infor documentation.

## Data Flows

**From:** VISUAL work orders and operations

**To:** Mobile device

**Data:** Jobs and operations an operator can clock into

**Trigger:** Operator opens the app

**From:** Mobile device

**To:** Infor VISUAL

**Data:** Clock-in, clock-out and labor time against operation

**Trigger:** Operator action

**From:** Infor VISUAL

**To:** Costing and payroll prep

**Data:** Labor cost on the job

**Trigger:** Labor ticket posting

## Setup

### Confirm licensing and devices

**Detail:** Check with Infor or your partner which devices and licenses the module needs.

### Clean up employee and resource data

**Detail:** Verify employees, shifts and work centers in VISUAL before devices go out.

### Define clocking rules

**Detail:** Decide whether operators clock to jobs or operations, and how setup versus run time is recorded.

### Secure network coverage

**Detail:** Test wireless coverage in the plant, including dead zones near large machines.

### Pilot in one cell

**Detail:** Run a department for a few weeks and compare reported hours to timecards.

### Train and enforce

**Detail:** Train operators and supervisors, and review exceptions daily at first.

## Pitfalls

- Operators forget to clock out, which produces labor tickets with huge hours.
- Clocking to the wrong operation skews job cost and routing actuals.
- Poor wireless coverage causes lost or delayed transactions.
- Shared devices and shared logins make labor attribution unreliable.
- Overtime and break rules in payroll differ from what the shop floor records.

## Ai Layer

### Labor exception review

**Description:** A private assistant scans labor tickets for open clock-ins, overlaps and extreme durations and proposes corrections for a supervisor to approve.

### Job cost explanation

**Description:** Compare actual labor hours with routing standards and explain in plain language which operations overran.

### Shift summary

**Description:** Draft a daily summary of clocked hours by work center and job for the production manager.

## Alternatives

- A machine-monitoring product such as MachineMetrics can write labor tickets back to VISUAL and adds machine data.
- Paper travelers with supervisor entry may suffice for very small shops, at the cost of accuracy.
- A dedicated time and attendance system works if payroll timekeeping is the main goal, not job costing.

## Faq

### Is Shop Floor Mobile a separate product to integrate?

**Answer:** It is described as a native Infor VISUAL module, so it posts directly to VISUAL. You still configure employees, work centers and clocking rules.

### What data does it collect?

**Answer:** Our source describes mobile capture of clock-ins and labor data from shop-floor devices into VISUAL. Check Infor documentation for the full feature list.

### Does it work on-prem?

**Answer:** VISUAL is commonly on-prem. Confirm with Infor how mobile devices connect to your server and what security setup is required.

### How can private AI help?

**Answer:** It can read labor tickets and routings on your own servers to flag anomalies and explain overruns. Corrections should be proposed, not posted, until a person approves them.

## Source

https://www.suretysystems.com/insights/top-advantages-of-infor-visual-erp-for-manufacturers-in-2024/

## Search terms

infor visual shop floor mobile labor, infor visual labor tracking, visual erp mobile clock in, infor visual shop floor data collection, visual labor tickets

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