Classroom / Virtual

Quality Workshop

May 12, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 3:00 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$325

Understanding Quality: A Comprehensive Guide to RMA Processing, Scrap Analysis, Corrective Actions, and More

This course covers all the essentials of quality management, including how to effectively handle RMAs, analyze scrap data, track customer use of corrective actions, monitor Heat/Lot and Process Tracking, and much more. Gain the knowledge and skills needed to enhance quality control and improve operational efficiency.

Audience: Quality Control Managers with experience in the Odyssey ERP software.

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunches provided for those attending in person.

Inventory

May 13, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 3:00 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$325

From production and scrap reporting to scheduling and shipping, this workshop focuses on the tools to maintain accurate casting inventory levels.

Examples of areas covered will include physical inventory and cycle counting, reports and data views, outside inventory, product demand analysis. Additional tools you can use to prevent issues will be discussed.

Objective: Learn tools to identify, correct and prevent inventory problems.

Audience: Inventory Control Managers with experience in the Odyssey ERP software.

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunches provided for those attending in person.

Scheduling

May 14, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 3:00 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$325

Scheduling your plant is one of the most stressful and difficult jobs in the metal casting industry. Customers constantly change their requests dates which adds to your current load. This class will demonstrate the Flask Planner, Shop Planner, Heat Planner and setup requirements.
The workshop focuses on the tools available to you within the software. Time will be allotted to work 1:1 with B&L consultants.

Objective: Learn the tools needed to schedule your plant.

Audience: Plant Managers, Operation Managers and Schedulers with experience in the Odyssey ERP software.

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunches provided for those attending in person.

Administrator

July 23, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 3:00 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$325

Learn how to design screens, use the profile manager, managing favorites, and special features such as copying security, security groups, email log file, changing passwords, and table purges. Additional topics to be covered will be linking files and images, handling Crystal Reports for cloud customers, System Monitoring, System Setup options, scheduling reports to run automatically, copying shop floor manager screens across companies and much more!

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunch will be provided for those attending in person.

Accounts Payable

October 21, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 3:00 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$325

In this course, you will learn how to efficiently process accounts payable, from entering invoices to making payments, and all the essential steps in between. With Odyssey’s advanced tools and features, we’ll guide you through a streamlined process that simplifies your accounts payable workflow. Discover how to track, manage, and reconcile your payables, ensuring smooth and accurate financial operations. Let Odyssey handle the complexities while you focus on making better financial decisions.

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunch will be provided for those attending in person.

Boot Camp Class - November 2025

November 3, 2025 - November 4, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 4:30 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$550

This hands-on two day, in person class or virtual class provides a high-level overview of Odyssey. Ideal for users in the implementation process or new employees needing an introduction to Odyssey. Two key business processes covered in the software is Quote (new jobs) to Cash (post customer payment) and Requisition (for materials) to Pay (supplier payments) and everything in between. You will create a new product (casting) and follow it from Production (WIP), Quality, Finished Goods Inventory, Shipping, Billing, Cash Receipts. Job costing is also covered as well as other end user tools in Odyssey.

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunches provided for those attending in person.

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Crystal Reports - November 2025

November 5, 2025 - November 6, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 4:30 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$550

By the end of this hands-on 2 day, in-person or virtual class, you will be able to complete the following: Create a Crystal Report using Odyssey data and the standard report wizard. Modify and refine the results of that report. Create a new Odyssey report by modifying an existing report. Create a new Odyssey report without using the report wizard. Set up new reports to be accessed from within Odyssey.
Training materials will be sent upon registration.

If attending virtually, we strongly suggest having two monitors connected to your PC so that you can watch the instructor on one monitor and do the hands-on portion on the other monitor.

Computers, internet access, snacks and lunches provided for those attending in person.
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Accounts Receivable

November 11, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 3:00 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$325

In this course, you will learn how to efficiently process customer payments, make adjustments, and utilize Odyssey’s collections module to keep track of accounts receivable from start to finish. With Odyssey’s powerful tools and features, you’ll be able to streamline your process, reduce time spent on manual tasks, and ensure that past due items are managed and followed up on promptly. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped to manage your receivables effectively and reduce the risk of overdue accounts.

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunch will be provided for those attending in person.

Costing

December 9, 2025 - December 10, 2025
10:00 am ET to approximately 4:30 pm ET
Hybrid: Remote or in-person at B&L
$550

This hands-on two day, in person class or virtual class provides a high-level overview of ALL modules in Odyssey. Ideal for users in the implementation process or new employees needing an introduction to Odyssey. Two key business processes covered in the software is Quote (new jobs) to Cash (post customer payment) and Requisition (for materials) to Pay (supplier payments) and everything in between. You will create a new product (casting) and follow it from Production (WIP), Quality, Finished Goods Inventory, Shipping, Billing, Cash Receipts. Job costing is also covered as well as other end user tools in Odyssey.

Training materials will be sent upon registration. Computers, internet access, snacks and lunches provided for those attending in person.

Please come see out brand new training room facility!