Infor LN modules: fit and gap explorer

Infor documents LN in packages: Master Data, CRM, Sales, Project, Enterprise Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Warehousing, Freight, Service, Quality, Financials, Invoicing, Common, Localization, Enterprise Modeler and Tools. Manufacturing contains Engineering Data Management, BOM, Routing, Assembly Planning, Assembly Control, Repetitive Manufacturing, Job Shop Control, Project Control (PCS), the Product Configurator and Tools Requirement Planning.

Yes, LN is the continuation of Baan. SSA Global bought the Baan unit in 2003 and renamed the software SSA ERP LN, and Infor acquired SSA in 2006. LN still uses Baan concepts such as the bshell, 4GL sessions, BEMIS for EDI and Baan-style package codes such as tdsls and whinh.

Barcode data collection uses Infor Warehouse Mobility, full PLM and CAD integration use Infor PLM for Discrete, and an external WMS connects through the WMS Interface. Infor CPQ Configurator is an integrated alternative to the native Product Configurator. Integration and workflow use Infor OS components such as ION. Check your order form, because packaging differs by deployment.

LN Warehousing is broad: zones, locations, warehousing procedures, inbound and outbound advice, handling units, cross-docking, quarantine, kanban, cycle counting and shipments, plus a Freight package for load building. Labor management and 3PL billing are not native, which is where an external WMS connected through the WMS Interface comes in.

The LN EDI guide lists 810/INVOIC, 820/REMADV (in only), 850/ORDERS, 855/ORDRSP, 856/DESADV, 860/ORDCHG and 865, with ODETTE and VDA equivalents. Schedules travel as Material Release, Shipping Schedule and Sequence Shipping Schedule releases. LN reads and writes BEMIS files, so you still need an EDI translator.

Infor positions LN for discrete manufacturing: job shop, production cell, kanban, MTS, ATO, MTO, ETO, CTO, assembly lines, mixed-model and hybrid production. We found no formula, potency or batch scaling functions in the LN guides, so treat process manufacturing as a gap and confirm with Infor.

Each selected requirement is weighted by priority: Must 3, Should 2, Nice to have 1. A native module scores 100 percent, an add-on from the same vendor 75, a partner product 50 and a gap 0. Items marked verify with vendor count at their stated fit but are listed separately so you can confirm them.

It follows Infor LN Functions and Features for release 10.7 (published June 2025), the 10.7 user guides and the 2026.x cloud documentation library. Baan IV and Baan V installs lack many of these functions, and cloud and on-premises licenses differ, so treat the map as a starting point for vendor demos, not a contract.