Microsoft Dynamics AX for consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) distributors
Updated: April 18, 2007
Microsoft Dynamics AX for consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) distributors enables your people to drive down the cost of distribution by integrating your business and financial systems with the warehouse, allowing you to quickly react to changing retailer demand signals, and effectively remove waste in your warehouse activities.
Benefits include:
| • | Quickly add and remove products |
| • | Order products based on retailer demands Accurately track shipping and delivery of products by integrating automatic data collection (ADC) functionality with business systems |
| • | Remove wasted activities in the warehouse |
| • | Manage multiple campaigns devised by a range of manufacturers |
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Supply and demand chain transparency
Synchronize demand data from retailers with supplier product availability. Utilizing this data to more effectively forecast need and schedule production is critical to your bottom line. By utilizing familiar desktop tools, your people will be ready to make fast and accurate decisions based on changes in demand or disruptions in supply.
Advanced supply chain management
Automate inventory control and warehouse processes to help move goods efficiently between branches and to stores. Be better equipped to negotiate with suppliers and retailers about product costs, timing, and product placement.
Campaign management
Track sales and inventory based on key performance indicators (KPIs) and then compare it to current manufacturers’ promotions. Calculate delivery dates for complex orders using a mix of cross-docking, internal movement, and vendor-ordering activities, and using predefined trade parameters.
Improve operational efficiency
Streamline warehouse operations by removing wasted efforts. Tightly and automatically integrate product receiving and delivery with back-end financial systems. Execute contracts effectively to reduce the time needed to procure stock and ship products.
Control your processes from start to finish
Track items from the time products are purchased out of the warehouse to the time of delivery with lot and location control. Retrieve data easily to respond to recall notices or queries about how the item was engineered and where it may currently be in use.
Gain a positive ROI
Because Microsoft Dynamics AX is built on proven, reliable Microsoft technologies and comes with one-stop support from Microsoft Business Solutions Support Services, your business can gain a positive return on your investment. And because they are supported by a wizard-based configuration and system setup tool, Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions have been shown to significantly reduce implementation times for a lower total cost of ownership for customers.*
*Nucleus Research, Inc. The Real ROI from Axapta, Research Note E116, October 2004
Features overview
Customer campaign management | Track results continuously and automate tasks and processes as you manage the marketing and sales efforts that are driven by your customer campaigns. |
RFID support | Achieve compliance with important supply chain relationships and take advantage of improved efficiency, visibility, and exception handling brought about by radio frequency identification (RFID) enablement and support. |
Integration with warehouse | Meet demand and fulfill orders seamlessly by integrating retail with warehouse and warehouse with production. Effective collaboration and execution drives up the efficiency and consistency of your supply chain. |
Available to promise (ATP) capabilities | Manage the capacity and availability of materials with available to promise (ATP) capabilities that provide accurate inventory, scheduling, and delivery information throughout the supply chain. |
Integration with familiar technology | Maximize your technology investment by taking advantage of the close integration Microsoft Dynamics AX has with familiar, powerful Microsoft products such as Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0, the Microsoft Office system, and the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 messaging client. |
Graphical planning engine | A specialized planning engine lets you use drag-and-drop functionality to graphically view the impact of changes on your processes, allowing you to evaluate several what-if scenarios and determine an effective course of action. |
Flexible analysis and reporting capabilities | Integrated information in both summary and detailed views can help you improve decision-making, target the most attractive markets, and reduce risk. |
Multi-country capabilities and CRM | Add functionality, such as multi-country capabilities or customer relationship management (CRM), as your business grows. Customize your solution to meet increasing customer demands for quality, safety, and performance. |
Next steps
Request more information about how Microsoft Dynamics AX can meet your organization's needs.
