Category: Microsoft Dynamics AX/365|Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing

Warehouse operations have become one of the most critical competitive differentiators in modern supply chains. As customer expectations continue to rise and labor markets remain tight, organizations are under increasing pressure to move inventory faster, improve accuracy, and maximize productivity without significantly increasing costs. To support these evolving demands, Microsoft continues to enhance the warehouse management capabilities within Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. The 2026 Release Wave 1 introduces a...

Demand planning has always had one unforgiving truth: the forecast is only useful if people trust it. For years, supply chain teams have been asked to predict demand in markets that refuse to behave politely. Customer behavior shifts. Promotions overperform or flop. Weather happens. Inflation moves. Suppliers miss dates. Sales teams change assumptions. Then the demand planner gets asked why the forecast changed, usually five minutes before a meeting that...

Every CFO knows the ritual. Sometime in Q3, the spreadsheets come out. Department heads submit their numbers. Finance reconciles the conflicts, negotiates the gaps, adjusts the assumptions, and eventually produces a budget that everyone agrees to—right before the business starts changing again. By February, the budget is usually still useful. It is just no longer entirely true. That is not a criticism of finance teams. It is a criticism of...

[embed]https://youtu.be/f8S_rP0a_ig?si=FvTrvIIrKlFKw2cO[/embed] The 2025 release wave 2 for Dynamics 365 Finance covers the new functionality Microsoft delivered to market between October 2025 and March 2026. Each release wave represents roughly six months of planned investment, and this one continues a clear trajectory for the product. As finance organizations scale to meet growing complexity, spanning global entities, evolving regulations, and rising performance demands, the role of finance has expanded well beyond closing...

Every so often, a Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations development VM reminds us that certificates are like milk: they expire quietly, and then suddenly everyone is having a bad morning. The symptom usually looks innocent enough. You go into Lifecycle Services (LCS), run the normal SSL certificate rotation, and the process comes back as Incomplete. No fireworks. No dramatic system collapse. Just enough ambiguity to ruin your next hour. In...

Procurement has always had a communication problem. Not because buyers don’t communicate. Quite the opposite. Buyers communicate constantly: purchase order confirmations, delivery delays, price changes, partial shipments, “checking in,” “following up,” “circling back,” and the occasional supplier email that somehow contains three date changes, two quantities, and zero punctuation. That’s the problem. A lot of procurement work still happens in email, while the real commitments live in Microsoft Dynamics 365...

DynamicsCon 2026 in Las Vegas is bringing together the Microsoft Dynamics community for several days of hands-on learning, networking, and practical business insights on May 12th-15th. Known for its real-world focus, the event highlights how organizations are using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Power Platform, AI, and Dynamics 365 solutions to improve operations and drive growth.  As an Advocate Sponsor, Logan Consulting is excited to participate in this year’s conference and share expertise across ERP, finance, supply chain, AI, and reporting. ...

May 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting month for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP community, with two major events bringing together users, partners, and experts from across the ecosystem. Below is a look at the Business Central Community Roadshow in Chicago and DynamicsCon in Las Vegas, and why these events matter for organizations using or evaluating Business Central.  Business Central Community Roadshow – Chicago (May 5–6)  The Business Central Community Roadshow in Chicago offers...

For organizations running Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management (F&SCM), efficiency and integration are critical to maximizing the platform’s value. While D365 F&SCM provides powerful capabilities to manage finance, operations, and supply chains, its full potential is often limited when transactions with customers, suppliers, and logistics partners still rely on manual processes. That’s where Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) comes in.  Before embarking on an EDI project, however, it’s...

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&SCM is a major milestone for any organization, but true success doesn’t stop at go-live. To maximize ROI and sustain long-term value, leading organizations establish a Center of Excellence: a dedicated team and framework designed to standardize best practices, drive continuous improvement, and promote collaboration across business and IT. At Logan Consulting, we’ve helped countless clients build thriving D365 Centers of Excellence. Here are our expert...