Microsoft Dynamics NAV allows chemical manufacturers to effectively manage formulas, quality, government regulations, production, and financial reporting.
This integrated, easy-to-use system helps your people improve productivity, lower cost of compliance, improve customer service, and increase revenues.
Formula management
Manage formulas and recipes centrally to ensure all departments have the latest versions.
Handle alternate formulas and recipes.
Quickly develop new formulas for formulate-to-order production or based on raw-materials characteristics.
Track and compare yields.
Take advantage of integrated management of byproducts and coproducts.
Optimize profitability.
Formula tracking
Identify lower-yield or higher-cost formulas over time.
Determine the effectiveness of formulas.
Understand discrepancies between forecasted and actual production.
Planning and scheduling
Plan and schedule production using make-to-stock, make-to-order, or formulate-to-order modes.
Define routings to include cure time.
Quickly adjust plans or product mix to respond to changes based on real-time updates about inventory, orders, quality testing, and production capacity.
Identify material shortages before a batch is sent to the floor.
Avoid waste and delays.
Compliance documentation and processes
Streamline dissemination of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), Certificates of Analysis (COAs), and other critical product and ingredient information to customers, partners, or regulatory agencies.
Manage lot traceability and enable adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems.
Consolidate financial information
Customizable item and inventory characteristics
Define different inventory attributes and dimensions.
Easily add multiple fields for item or lot characteristics.
Track expirations and shelf life.
Specify materials using catch weights or alternate item units of measure.
Ensure cradle-to-grave traceability.
Understand the dynamics of stocking, replenishment, and lot management.
Production cost allocation and analysis
Understand, track, and analyze material and production costs relative to various formulas, manufacturing processes, and packaging options.
Ensure full allocation of costs to product pricing.
Maximize operational efficiency.
Focus on the most profitable products and markets.
Quality control
Streamline quality-control monitoring.
Track quality information about any given item, including test status, quarantines, and product downgrading.
Automate communication of quality information to customers or raw-material suppliers.
Business intelligence
Quickly analyze and share real-time business information using familiar desktop tools such as Microsoft Office Excel.
Set up key performance indicators and track trends for fast response to changing conditions.
