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
Category: Platform & Process
How to Manually Receive Goods in Boltrics WMS for Business Central
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
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 550
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
MCP Servers: Your Window to the World of AI
In the mid-1990s, the internet was a vast network of interconnected computers, but for most people it remained an impenetrable maze of protocols, IP addresses, and command-line interfaces. Then came the web browser and websites—a simple, standardized way to present information that anyone could access. Suddenly, the internet wasn’t just for technologists anymore. Websites became… Continue reading MCP Servers: Your Window to the World of AI
AI Over 40 Series – Week 21: What MCP Servers Are (and Why I’m Building My Own)
The breakthrough this week wasn’t technical. It was mental. After 20 weeks of exploring AI as a business leader—not a developer—I finally understood how to think about MCP servers. More importantly, I realized I may need to build one myself. If you’ve heard the term “MCP server” and quietly nodded without fully understanding it, this… Continue reading AI Over 40 Series – Week 21: What MCP Servers Are (and Why I’m Building My Own)
The Complete Guide to ERP Software for Student Unions and Student Associations
Few areas reveal the structural challenges of student unions, student associations, and student governments as clearly as financial management. These organizations rarely operate with a single, simple budget. Instead, they manage a complex financial ecosystem that typically includes a central operating budget, departmental and club budgets, event-specific funding pools, grants and sponsorships, and revenue-generating operations… Continue reading The Complete Guide to ERP Software for Student Unions and Student Associations
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 549
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes helpful resources for troubleshooting Business Central, wait statistics on SQL Server, launching an MCP Server from the AL Development Tools package, and having the Work Date change automatically (especially when you don’t want it to!). The Dynamics 365 Business… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 549
6 Critical Success Factors for Manufacturing ERP Implementation
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) can be extremely challenging in all industries. However, a manufacturing ERP strategy can be even more complex. ERP failure in manufacturing comes in many forms. It’s usually a strategy and communication issue that requires a deeper understanding, rather than a software problem. Organizations can overcome these problems by prioritizing data, processes,… Continue reading 6 Critical Success Factors for Manufacturing ERP Implementation
AI Over 40 Series – Week 20: What MIT and Wharton Found
And what they’re still missing I recently sat down to skim two research reports that had been collecting dust in my reading pile: MIT’s The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025 and Wharton’s Accountable Acceleration: Gen AI Fast-Tracks Into the Enterprise. I expected to spend thirty minutes. I spent hours. Not because they… Continue reading AI Over 40 Series – Week 20: What MIT and Wharton Found
Business Central for Discrete Manufacturing
Discrete manufacturers face constant pressure to ship on time, control costs, and meet customer expectations, but generic software causes disconnects and data silos across their operations. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for discrete manufacturing helps close these gaps. It’s an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform built to manage discrete manufacturing operations at scale. This guide… Continue reading Business Central for Discrete Manufacturing