Tag: Manufacturing ERP

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a popular ERP solution for small to mid-sized businesses. The 2023 release wave 1 plan includes updates and new features that improve application capabilities, development experiences, and integration with the Microsoft Power Platform. Here's a closer look at what's coming in each of these areas. Application Updates Enhancements to the user interface: Business Central will have a modern and more intuitive user interface that...

Quote-to-Cash is an integral part of the manufacturing industry. This process is essentially a complete outline of the sales process from beginning to end. It encompasses product creation and pricing, quoting, customer acceptance, ordering, and overseeing revenue.  Customers seeking out a specific product often ask for a quote before making any decisions. Companies need to be able to efficiently present comprehensive quotes that address that individual’s needs and desires. Moreover,...

Over the past couple of months, news headlines have been filled with references to the supply chain crisis. The catalyst of this issue is, undoubtedly, the onset of the pandemic. And just like the pandemic, it appears that supply chains will continue to struggle for a while.  Because of this present reality, it’s crucial for companies to be monitoring their inventory levels to ensure that they are operating at maximum...

Acumatica is quickly becoming one of the most popular choices of ERP for companies because of the benefits of the cloud. Conducting business through a cloud ERP helps companies remain competitive because it allows users to remain connected and up-to-date on data, regardless of location. Today, we are going to look at one specific customer story and the results that an implementation of Acumatica had on them.  The Company and...

The modern marketplace is continuously expanding because of the large consumer base available due to the usage of the internet. Because of this, the manufacturing industry has faced different challenges related to keeping up with the marketplace, including inventory control, costing, and management of the shop floor. Logan Consulting stays informed on the ever changing needs of companies in the manufacturing industry because we want to be armed with as...

In anticipation of the newest release for Dynamics GP, we announced in our last GP blog post that we will be highlighting some of the new features for users to get excited about! Today, we will be discussing the new feature Default Inquiry Sort options for Payables, Receivables, and Bank Reconciliation in GP. This feature is so exciting because it will increase efficiency and save time for users by cutting...

Acumatica has become one of the most used solutions for small and mid sized businesses because of the vast capabilities and functionality it has. One important advantage of using this cloud ERP is Acumatica Commerce Edition. The goal of this feature is to combine all the characteristics of multichannel commerce into one system to maximize efficiency and improve the customer experience.  Main Components of Acumatica Commerce Edition There are a...

In our last blog post on Business Central’s manufacturing features, we discussed production orders and the different forms of them within the system. In today’s post, we are going to go over how to manually create your own production order. As a refresh, a production order is an order given to a company with a specified quantity of inventory to be created and delivered in a specific time frame. It’s...

Business Central is a great software solution for inventory management. However, because of the vast capabilities of this ERP, it can be difficult to fully understand the tools users have access to in order to reap the complete benefits of Business Central. In this blog post, we are going to go over how to manage your inventory in Business Central using five easy steps. Aged Inventory In the Business Central...

Business Central is equipped with a multitude of functions that make management of operations simple. In Business Central, you are given the power of visibility, so you can comprehensively follow a product from placement to fulfillment. One of the central components of manufacturing is production orders because they are the first step in planning future manufacturing, monitoring current manufacturing, and staying aware of finished manufacturing. In today’s post we are...