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Three Ways to Supply Your Assembly Items within Business Central
Posted on: January 14, 2025 | By: Page Wildridge | Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
Efficient assembly management is essential for businesses that manufacture products by combining multiple components. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offers a comprehensive solution to streamline this process. With its built in Assembly Management module, businesses can create assembly orders, track inventory, and management production workflows seamlessly. Business Central provides flexible assembly management options that cater to both assemble-to-order and assemble-to-stock processes. This enables businesses to streamline production and meet customer demands effectively. In this blog, we will cover the three different ways to supply your assembly items.
Assemble to Order
The assemble-to-order process is ideal for businesses that prioritize customization and want to minimize inventory costs, as it allows items to be assembled specifically for sales orders based on customer requirements. This approach ensures accurate tracking of availability, automatic reservation of components, and real-time cost and price calculations, offering insights into profitability while integrating seamlessly with warehouse operations for efficient assembly and shipping.
Assemble to Stock
In contrast, the assemble-to-stock process is designed for businesses that produce standard, pre-assembled items to maintain inventory for future sales, treating these items as finished goods ready for immediate delivery. This approach is particularly useful for companies that offer commonly sold products. This includes kits, bundles, or packaged items, which do not require customization. In an assemble-to-stock process, items are produced and stored as finished goods, ready to be picked, packed, and shipped as needed, much like other inventory items.
Combination Scenarios
Business Central also supports combination scenarios of both order and stock. This enables companies to ship partially from inventory while assembling the remaining quantities to order, providing flexibility for mixed fulfillment strategies. With these capabilities, Business Central empowers businesses to optimize assembly workflows, reduce lead times, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Next Steps
Assembly management allows your business to effectively track inventory, manage resources, and plan production. Business Central allows you to stay on top of your production processes with ease. As a proud Microsoft partner, Logan Consulting is here to help you with assembly management within your ERP. Contact us today to speak to an expert.
