In our recent discussion on the hidden constraints that limit growth in machinery manufacturing, we explored a familiar pattern: Strong demand paired with increasing operational strain. As companies grow, complexity multiplies, visibility declines, coordination becomes fragile, and the business increasingly relies on workarounds rather than its processes and systems. At a certain point, incremental fixes… Continue reading How Dynamics 365 Business Central Helps Machinery Manufacturers Break Through Growth Barriers
Category: Production Order
Hidden Constraints that Hold Back Growth for Machinery Manufacturers…and How to Overcome Them
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
Supply Planning in Business Central for Modern Manufacturers, Distributors, and Retailers
Maintaining the delicate balance between supply and demand is a challenge. Overstocking ties up capital and warehouse space; understocking leads to missed sales, unhappy customers, and strained supplier relationships. Whether you’re a manufacturer managing raw materials, a distributor coordinating product movement, or a retailer planning seasonal inventory, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s supply planning tools… Continue reading Supply Planning in Business Central for Modern Manufacturers, Distributors, and Retailers
Managing Scrap Effectively in Manufacturing with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Scrap is an unavoidable reality in manufacturing. Whether it’s material waste, defective outputs, or inefficiencies during production, scrap needs to be carefully tracked and accounted for. Properly managing scrap helps manufacturers improve costing accuracy, plan more effectively, and uncover opportunities for process improvements. Traditionally, scrap can occur at two stages: input scrap—loss or wastage of… Continue reading Managing Scrap Effectively in Manufacturing with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Order Fulfillment in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Order fulfillment can be challenging for any business. When orders cannot be filled accurately and efficiently the potential consequences are serious: The Answer: Optimize Order Fulfillment with Technology To avoid these issues and reduce a serious threat to your business, you need to optimize your order fulfillment process. One way to do this is… Continue reading Order Fulfillment in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Production Planning in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Production planning is an important part of inventory planning. In this video, ArcherPoint’s Robert Grainger discusses production planning in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including a high-level overview of the master data for production planning, and some advice on the strategy around the planning process—like advising users to hold on releasing production orders early because… Continue reading Production Planning in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
How To Set Up and Use Order Promising In Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Dynamics 365 Business Central
Order Promising in Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a very helpful feature, especially for industries like manufacturing in which customers place orders and customer service reps or salespeople need to provide the customer with a promised delivery date. In the scenario where the customer wants a promise date, typically they… Continue reading How To Set Up and Use Order Promising In Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Dynamics 365 Business Central
Item Substitutions in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
There are times in a manufacturing company where substitute items that are not on the Bill of Material are OK to use if the preferred item is not available. Often this substitution has to be approved by an engineer and is usually in the form of a ‘Usage Variance’. If substitutions are a common event,… Continue reading Item Substitutions in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Setting Up Production Lead Time in Dynamics NAV if Not Using Routings
There are manufacturing companies using Dynamics NAV that want to offset the start time on production orders to accommodate production time even though they are not using Routings. To illustrate, we set up a test item. Note that the item has a BOM, but not a Routing. Figure 1 – To offset start time on… Continue reading Setting Up Production Lead Time in Dynamics NAV if Not Using Routings
Reversing the Output of a Dynamics NAV Released Production Order
We are asked from time to time how to reverse the output of a Dynamics NAV-released Production Order. The need to do this probably was caused by a mistake made when posting the original output. To illustrate the issue, we created a Dynamics NAV-released Production Order: Figure 1 – Screenshot of a NAV-released Production Order… Continue reading Reversing the Output of a Dynamics NAV Released Production Order