Fourth Shift to the Future

Is Your ERP Built for How Manufacturing Works Today?

Manufacturing has moved on since Fourth Shift’s core architecture was built. Today’s shop floor team expects mobile scanning and real-time inventory visibility. Planners expect AI-assisted scheduling, not manual workarounds. Leadership expects live dashboards, not end-of-month exports.

Infor Leap gives Fourth Shift customers a fixed-timeline path to CloudSuite Industrial (CSI), guided by Guide Technologies from first assessment to go-live.

Guide Technologies is an Infor Gold Resell Partner

What CloudSuite Gives You That Legacy Can’t

AI- and RPA-driven planning and scheduling

Real-time dashboards and analytics, no IT report requests

Mobile scanning operations, no paper & manual entry

Modern APIs and integrations, not file-based workarounds

Multi-site, remote-ready visibility across the business

Guided by Guide.

Step 1 — Free Cloud Readiness Assessment
We map your current environment including customizations, integrations, and data before anything is scoped or priced. Typically completed in 1–2 weeks.

Step 3 — Guide-Led Implementation
Your Guide Technologies team manages data migration, configuration, testing, and training start to finish while backed by Infor Leap’s two-year satisfaction guarantee.

Step 4 — Go Live on Infor CloudSuite Industrial
Mobile, AI-driven planning, and real-time visibility from day one with your year-one incentives already built in.

Year One, On Us

Why Guide Technologies

Guide Technologies delivers measurable value to discrete manufacturers by simplifying complexity and driving operational growth. As a leading provider of Infor ERP software, implementation solutions, and strategic consulting, we partner with manufacturers to improve efficiency, enhance visibility, and boost profitability.

Our clients include some of the nation’s top manufacturers across industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, metal fabrication, industrial equipment, and medical devices. These organizations trust Guide Technologies to help them modernize their operations and achieve sustainable growth.

With your years of industry expertise, proven methodologies, and a client-first approach, we’ve built a strong presence in nearly every state across the U.S. Our dedication to consistently exceeding expectations has earned us recognition as one of Infor’s top Gold Resell Partners.

Common Questions

How long does a migration actually take?
Timeline is confirmed in your Cloud Readiness Assessment and locked into your fixed-timeline proposal, so you know your go-live date before you commit.

What happens to our Fourth Shift customizations and reports?
Part of the readiness workshop is identifying which customizations CloudSuite’s built-in processes can replace outright, and which need to carry forward. Nothing is assumed, it’s mapped.

Is our data safe during the move?
Data migration is managed directly by your Guide implementation team with validation built into the process before go-live.

What does the Cloud Readiness Assessment cost?
It’s free, with no obligation to move forward.

Do we lose the Infor Leap incentives if we wait?
Leap’s year-one incentives are time-bound program terms.

Ready to Map Your Path to the Cloud?