Knowing where your inventory is at any given moment is crucial to proactively identifying issues as well as opportunities early on. The great thing about manufacturing is that every step is linked, yet that can easily turn a small problem into a big one if you don’t have visibility into where that problem began. To… Continue reading Keeping an Eye at Each End of the Supply Chain and All Points Between
Month: August 2014
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 – Creating Recurring General Journals
The Recurring General Journal window in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) is used to post transactions that recur with few or no changes to G/L, bank, customer, vendor and fixed assets accounts. In a recurring general journal, you enter the relevant information for the transaction, such as the posting date, amount and the accounts to which… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 – Creating Recurring General Journals
The Rounding Precision Field on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Item Card
The scenario: When you look at the on-hand inventory for an item, you see fractional quantities in stock. Your natural instinct would be to look at the Rounding Precision Field on the Item Card and change it to 1. You then would expect that from that point on you would not see any fractional on… Continue reading The Rounding Precision Field on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Item Card
Quick Start Guide for Setting up Microsoft Dynamics NAV Subcontracting
One of our Blog readers asked us to do a Blog on the Dynamics NAV Subcontracting Process. There is good documentation available for this process in the Dynamics NAV Manufacturing Training Manual that you can get through Partner Source or Customer Source, so we will write an abbreviated version here. The scenario: Your company sends… Continue reading Quick Start Guide for Setting up Microsoft Dynamics NAV Subcontracting
ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 13
The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 13
Warehouse Management Systems to Gain Efficiencies
An efficient warehouse management system (WMS) can reduce the wasted, lost, and damaged stock that most manufacturers suffer. If your WMS isn’t in optimal working order, then all departments suffer, from sales to operations. A warehouse driven on data can simplify receiving and sending orders, even when warehouse operations get very complex due to a… Continue reading Warehouse Management Systems to Gain Efficiencies
Time to Upgrade – Compare Custom Help in Dynamics NAV 2009 vs. NAV 2013
When you are evaluating the benefits of upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, there are many areas to think about beforehand. One specific area to consider is Custom Help and the differences in in Dynamics NAV 2009 versus Dynamics NAV 2013. Custom Help is provided by a consultant or NAV Partner and is tailored to… Continue reading Time to Upgrade – Compare Custom Help in Dynamics NAV 2009 vs. NAV 2013
Exact Cost Reversing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
There are a couple of very important setups in Dynamics NAV that shouldn’t be ignored during a new implementation or, for that matter, in an existing implementation. The scenarios are quite common: Sales and Purchase Returns. The question is that, when a Sales Return is put back into inventory, how should it be valued? And,… Continue reading Exact Cost Reversing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
Back to the Basics – Using Business Analysis to Find the Right Solution
I’m sitting on a plane right now, writing this blog, because I have been struck with the irony of “getting back to basics.” I’m on the last leg of my second roundtrip flight in two weeks, on two different airlines that have all made the same choice, which is to remove free in-flight entertainment. For… Continue reading Back to the Basics – Using Business Analysis to Find the Right Solution
Integration is Key When Planning Your Purchasing Schedule
Many manufacturers struggle with matching special orders or back orders with their production levels. When they don’t have visibility throughout their supply chain in real time, they face serious consequences: Customer satisfaction declines, cash flow is reduced, and cost of materials negatively impacts the bottom line. A simple focus on integrating supply chain management software… Continue reading Integration is Key When Planning Your Purchasing Schedule