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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

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

Most machinery manufacturers are not struggling because they can’t sell. In many cases, demand is strong, backlogs are healthy, and customers are asking for more customization, more sophisticated equipment, and faster delivery. On the surface, these are the signs of a successful, growing business. Yet behind the scenes, leadership teams experience a very different reality.… Continue reading Hidden Constraints that Hold Back Growth for Machinery Manufacturers…and How to Overcome Them

Business Central 2026 Wave 1 (BC28) is being released this month and includes new and updated features that promise to make Business Central easier to use, helping users be more productive. Here are some of our favorite new features in BC28. Supply chain Add pictures to item variants Users can store images showing item variants,… Continue reading Get Ready for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 Wave 1 (BC28)!

By the second day of an AI + ERP conference I attended, I had heard the word ‘agent’ so many times that it had lost all meaning. A researcher is an agent. An analyst is an agent. Facilitator is an agent. Every sponsor demo featured agents. Every hallway conversation mentioned agentic AI. Then another attendee… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 22: When Everything is an Agent, Nothing is an Agent

When ERP systems go down, the impact extends far beyond IT. Sales, shipping, invoicing, and cash flow can all be affected, making business continuity an immediate priority—especially for manufacturers managing high-volume operations. In this client testimonial, CKS Packaging shares how a ransomware event accelerated its move from on-premises Business Central to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business… Continue reading Ransomware Recovery to Cloud ERP: CKS Packaging’s SaaS Move

Balancing supply and demand in manufacturing is essential to avoid stockouts, costly overages, and production bottlenecks that delay deliveries. The right plan can help. Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Master Production Scheduling (MPS) are two foundational strategies manufacturers use to maintain control over inventory, demand response, and production timelines. Understanding MRP and MPS To choose… Continue reading MRP vs. MPS: Choosing the Right Planning Approach for Your Manufacturing Business

In warehouses using Boltrics WMS, scanner-based receiving is often the fastest way to process inbound shipments. But there are situations where manual receiving is necessary — whether for exception handling, system configuration, low-volume environments, or administrative review. Understanding how manual receiving works in Boltrics WMS for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central gives warehouse teams greater… Continue reading How to Manually Receive Goods in Boltrics WMS for Business Central

ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes BC Agents and Copilot Credits, new approval workflows, and getting ready for BC28. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of developers, project managers, and consultants, collaborates across various platforms to share valuable insights. At ArcherPoint, we greatly value… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 550

The retail industry has largely moved past the immediate disruptions of COVID-19, but the idea that the pandemic is “over” for retailers is misleading. While store closures, supply shortages, and emergency pivots defined the early years, today’s challenges are subtler—and in many ways more complex. The pandemic did not simply disrupt retail; it accelerated structural… Continue reading How the Residual Impact of COVID-19 Still Shapes the Retail Industry Today