ERP software: Microsoft Dynamics AX for construction
Updated: April 18, 2007
Microsoft Dynamics AX for construction enables your people to effectively manage multiple projects across multiple sites with multiple customers. Construction ERP software lets you integrate project management, receiving, billing, and sales solutions all into your financial systems, allowing your people to lower the cost of construction processes, reduce project delays, and manage complex job sites while significantly improving your customer service.
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Develop and maintain successful new business processes
Develop and implement new key business processes while maintaining and improving successful, existing business processes, helping to enhance profitability through significantly improved productivity.
Accurate and timely reporting
Implement systems that help to provide more accurate and timely financial and accounting information to improve management decision-making, risk management, and record-keeping. Deliver real time reports on projects such as profitability by project, customer, or job site.
Unified customer relationship management
Utilize a unified customer relationship management (CRM) system that is integrated with other customer information to help improve bidding strategies, customer service, and project management.
Enhance estimating and bidding
Utilize past project performance, current understanding of the customer, real time cost of supplies, and crew availability to improve the speed and accuracy of new bids.
Improve communications
Improve communications between on-site personnel and management at the corporate office to enhance project responsiveness and customer satisfaction and lower costs through better organizational awareness.
Gain a positive ROI
Because Industrial Equipment Manufacturing for 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
Project management | Plan and schedule your operations, manage your contracts, and control the flow of multiple projects efficiently. |
Bidding and estimating | Based on materials, building categories etc., build accurate estimates efficiently, and improve project budgets. |
Supplier management | Manage supplier and partner relationships, contracts, procurement, evaluation, etc., via portal technology that is visually pleasing and easy to use. |
CRM | Manage customer relationships, opportunities, campaigns, and sales leads as part of a larger effort to manage and expand your business. |
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 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.
