Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Helps for Manufacturing

If we are making progress today, in terms of business operations, then it is largely because of the technology at our disposal. The emerging technological advancements are so consistent and rapid that it is almost difficult to maintain pace with. Industries and companies must look out for innovation and change. However, with the expanding economy and job landscape, there are certain challenges that are staring at the face of manufacturers. Here we will discuss the challenges and how Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Business Centrals helps users to overcome those.

Challenges that are facing manufacturer in the changing market:

Shortage of skilled labors

It is hard to imagine that we may be looking at a market that will have prospective job opportunities but not enough talent to occupy that vacancy. Experts estimated that within the next decade there is going to be an upsurge of manufacturing job vacancies that will be unfilled due to the lack of skilled labors. The lack of enough skilled workers is expected to impact the productivity, considerably, over the next few years. The result of labor shortage will be the following and more:

• Incapacity to respond to market opportunities

• Inability to keep pace with innovation and product development

• Struggles to meet the need of customers with difficulty in maintaining or increasing production levels

Thus, the companies working in this sector need to boost their agility to sustain in this intensively competitive environment.

Machine learning

The manufacturing industry is rapidly adapting to the advancing technology. Devices are leveraging the Internet of Things, processes are empowered by automation, and applications are being transformed by AI or artificial intelligence. The smart machines collect data that encourage and empower predictive maintenance and enhance productivity. However, this also makes it difficult for certain manufacturers to accumulate, analyze and understand such vast amount of data.

With this aggressive change brought in by machine learning, manufacturing requirements are dynamic as ever. Hence, manufactures need a system that is flexible enough. 

Streamlined systems and lean processes

The lean processes, that are adopted by many manufacturers help to eliminate waste and boost productivity. With the dynamic market demands, manufacturers are facing tight timelines and cost and quality sensitive projects. To cope up in such environment, manufacturers require expert project managers. In such scenarios, duplicate back-end systems can hamper the efficiency because workers loose time by entering the same data in multiple places. Thus, it is a necessity for the manufacturer to switch to an integrated system. 

How Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Business Central helps the manufacturing industry:

Microsoft Dynamics implementation in the form of a powerful ERP or enterprise resource planning solution helps the manufacturers to keep up with today’s ever changing manufacturing needs. As you can find out from Microsoft Dynamics demo, this ERP solution helps the manufacturing organizations in the following ways:

1. Streamlining and integrating the manufacturing management processes:

Microsoft Dynamics implementation helps management of manufacturing processes in the following ways:

• Reduces raw material inventory

• Helps to optimize production without increasing the overhead

• Lets users close period and production run preparation time

• By offering a unified platform and replacing highly contrasting systems, the ERP solution reduces operation costs.

2. Reclaiming controls of resource planning and scheduling:

As Microsoft Dynamics demo-illustrates, this ERP solution lets manufacturers control resource planning and scheduling in the following ways:

• They can rearrange the production sequences in accordance with sales demands

• Users can operate smart plans for rescheduling and flexible forecasting with changing demand

• Boost the user  of raw material stock

3. Controlling costs tightly:

Microsoft Dynamics Implementation can impact cost control in the following ways:

• Helping the users avoid potential delays and overruns

• Letting the organizations view the work in progress with actual costs and timelines

• Helping organizations to reduce their stock holding costs by applying timely principles to warehouse.

4. Increasing visibility and access to important data:

According to Microsoft Dynamics demo, manufacturers can use this software to:

• Boost and automate relevant purchasing, sales and production decisions

• Prep-one, postpone, or combine out-work orders and purchase orders  according to changing demands

• Track manufacturing and sales order status in real-time to provide customers with satisfactory services.

Thus, it can be concluded that Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a strong and effective solution, with focus on manufacturing that helps users to cope up with present industry landscape.

Summary:

This article is about Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its contribution to the manufacturing industry.