Microsoft Dynamics AX for manufacturing

With Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Manufacturing, any size company can boost operational efficiency and effectively manage production, including production orders, bills of material, supply planning, and capacity requirements planning. Flexible processes and integrated information equip you to make accurate promises to customers, respond quickly to last-minute requests and changes, and take advantage of new business opportunities to help your business stay ahead of the competition.

Production management

Improve coordination of made-to-order requests
Simplify make-or-buy decisions
Modify components and operations as needed, even on released production orders
Plan product family orders that share the same routing to create efficient build schedules

Bills of material(BOMs)

Integrate different types of BOMs and customized definitions into manufacturing operations
Support time-to-market and time-to-volume objectives
Create, track, and process multiple versions of BOMs and routings

Graphical scheduling

Access an overview of production schedules displayed in Gantt charts
Use drag-and-drop functionality to reschedule operations

Order promising

Promise orders more accurately with available-to-promise(ATP) and capable-to-promise(CTP) insight

Exceptions handling

Quickly make exceptions and last-minute changes to meet customer needs

Supply planning

Plan from the sales order, production order, or purchase requisition, or use traditional master production schedule(MPS) or material requirements planning(MRP) methods
Facilitate materials flow through the supply chain with multilocation planning capabilities
Update and change all materials, costs, and operations simultaneously

Demand forecasting

Analyze sales patterns from multiple perspectives
Compare forecasted demand with actual sales
Consolidate and distribute demand plans with multiple stakeholders for collaborative planning

Capacity requirements planning

Implement realistic plans according to all incoming resource capacity demands
Redefine order modifiers and reorder policies as needed
Accommodate changing shop floor workloads Simplify planning with calendars and machine center allocation tools

Warehouse and inventory management

Integrate manufacturing and warehousing functionality
Optimize warehouse layout and space utilization
Maintain up-to-date inventory information

Manufacturing costing

Understand item costs throughout the production process, including inventory, WIP, and cost of goods sold (COGS)
Manage sales and purchase prices with customers and vendors