In Week 20, I shared MIT’s finding that 95% of enterprise AI projects fail to reach production. The explanation was the learning gap: organizations try to build solutions they do not fully understand for problems they have not clearly defined. I have been thinking about that statistic ever since—not because it surprised me, but because… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 24: Why Your AI Project Should Start in Chat
Store Shrinkage Is Not Just a Theft Problem, It’s an Operations Problem
For years, retail shrinkage has been framed primarily as a crime issue. Headlines often focus on organized retail theft, flash mobs, and internal and external bad actors. While these risks are real, a deeper look at retail operations tells a different story: a significant portion of shrinkage originates inside the store—not from criminals, but from… Continue reading Store Shrinkage Is Not Just a Theft Problem, It’s an Operations Problem
Master Financial Reports in Business Central (without using Excel!)
The month-end reporting problem nobody talks about It’s 6:47 PM on the last Friday of the month. Your controller just emailed you — again — with a revised P&L. This is version seven. The file is named PL_Final_FINAL_v3_JulieFixes_REAL.xlsx. Sound familiar? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most finance teams running Business Central are still exporting raw trial… Continue reading Master Financial Reports in Business Central (without using Excel!)
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 552
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes enabling indexes in the BC client, Business Central resources for partners from Microsoft, the move to the Responses API for future AI projects, and data positions within streams. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of developers, project managers,… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 552
Moving to Business Central from Dynamics GP: What Marketing Doesn’t Tell You
For your current system, Dynamics GP to D365 Business Central, here are some things to watch out for when moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central. 1. Business Central is not Dynamics GP in the Cloud—Here’s what that really means What marketing says:“It’s a modern cloud upgrade—familiar, but better.” What I’ve actually seen: Most frustration… Continue reading Moving to Business Central from Dynamics GP: What Marketing Doesn’t Tell You
Why Demand Forecasting Fails and What to Do About It in Business Central
For many manufacturers and distributors, demand forecasting is not the problem. It already exists. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central includes forecasting capabilities. It can analyze historical sales data, generate projections, and visually surface trends. On paper, that sounds like enough. But in practice, most organizations still struggle with stockouts, excess inventory, and constant manual adjustments.… Continue reading Why Demand Forecasting Fails and What to Do About It in Business Central
AI for the Over 40 – Week 23: Beyond Summaries: How To Get More Value from AI Meeting Transcripts
I’ve been using AI to help with meeting notes for over a year. Copilot in Teams generates summaries, pulls out action items, and tells me who said what. For a long time, I assumed that was the goal. Now I realize I was thinking about meeting transcripts the same way I initially thought about AI… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 23: Beyond Summaries: How To Get More Value from AI Meeting Transcripts
How to Correct Dimension Values in Business Central G/L Entries
Have you ever posted entries to the G/L with the wrong Dimension value? Did you know you can run the Dimension Correction functionality to update/change your dimensions on posted G/L entries? In Business Central, Dimension Correction allows users to update Dimension values on posted G/L entries without changing the original transaction. This ensures accurate reporting… Continue reading How to Correct Dimension Values in Business Central G/L Entries
Guide to How Manufacturers Can Implement Quality Control Systems Using Business Central
Poor manufacturing quality can damage your brand and leave customers unhappy. If you have inefficient, siloed systems, you could face product defects, late orders, waste, and other challenges. In today’s manufacturing environment, businesses need to face the demands of increasingly sophisticated customers while experiencing labor shortages, shrinking resources, rising costs, and, in some industries, unexpected… Continue reading Guide to How Manufacturers Can Implement Quality Control Systems Using Business Central
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 551
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes security enhancements for AL’s Http Client, using Visual Studio Code to run AL tests, debugging AL code using the Troubleshooting MCP Server, and plan now for OData deprecation. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, comprising developers, project managers, and… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 551