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WORKING CAPITAL / THE COLLECTIONS ISSUE / N05 Your D365 aging report tells you how old an invoice is. It does not tell you what is keeping it open. By Logan ConsultingOctober 7, 20264–5 minute read SAME BUCKET. DIFFERENT BUSINESS. Three invoices. Three different next moves. Cash application. Shipping. Credit. THE SCAN READ. A collection call is one possible action, not the automatic answer to every open invoice. Conceptual workspace...

When inventory is limited, deciding which orders receive available stock becomes one of the most important calls an operations team makes. Without clear rules, inventory is often committed on a first-come, first-served basis. That can tie up stock on orders that are not due for weeks while urgent or high-priority orders wait for the next shipment.  NetSuite Supply Allocation helps organizations take control of that decision. In this blog, we...

Quality inspections can slow operations when inspectors calculate results by hand, open inspections sit without an owner, or transactions fail to post with no clear explanation. For manufacturers and distributors, these small delays add up. Inventory sits in limbo, warehouse teams wait on quality teams, and supervisors spend time chasing status updates instead of resolving issues.  Microsoft introduced native Quality Management in Business Central as part of the 2026 release...

The Logan Consulting QAD team spent September 21–23 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago for QAD | Redzone's Champions of Manufacturing. A year ago, the industry question was "What can AI do for manufacturers?" This year, QAD answered with customers on stage showing what it's already doing. Here are our five biggest takeaways. 1. QAD’s AI conversation has moved from hype to proof More than 30 "Trailblazer Champions" shared real...

Controls & Payments / Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance An approval workflow can work perfectly while an import follows different rules. Before the next payment run, test both. By Logan Consulting | October 5, 2026 | 3-minute read Two paths into the same record. Original editorial illustration, not a D365 screen or a default configuration. Illustrative Payment-Run Scenario Picture a Friday payment run. A supplier has sent new bank details. Accounts...

Many organizations running NetSuite know AI is now part of the platform, but few have a clear plan for using it. Features get turned on without a defined purpose, teams are unsure which capabilities apply to their roles, and leadership struggles to connect AI activity to measurable results.  That gap matters because the value of embedded AI depends on the system underneath it. Clean data, well-designed processes, and clear ownership...

Most release recaps summarize what's new. This one addresses what's urgent — because the move to 2026 R2 comes with a deadline unrelated to when your organization planned to upgrade.  Acumatica's own patch-policy update points to an early-October 2026 target for the release. As of now, 2026 R2 has not yet reached general availability, so the guidance below reflects what Acumatica has confirmed to date, not a finalized release note. ...

Access & Licensing / Finance + Supply Chain Before you buy more licenses, find out whether yesterday's access still belongs in today's job. An Illustrative Budget-Room Question "Why does someone in the warehouse need a Finance license?" Picture a distributor reviewing next year's budget. A warehouse employee once covered a colleague's tasks, received extra access, and kept it long after the handoff. Nobody designed a licensing strategy. They were trying...

ILLUSTRATIVE PLANNING-ROOM SCENARIO Picture the next steering meeting. Someone drops a Microsoft announcement into the chat. A planner asks, “Can we use that before peak season?” The controller asks whether it is in the budget. IT asks whether it is actually available. One link. Three entirely reasonable questions. Starting in September, Microsoft is moving Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Dataverse roadmap content to its AI at Work roadmap, replacing twice-yearly...

For many organizations, the NetSuite dashboard is the first screen users see each day, yet it is often the least maintained part of the system. Portlets added during implementation go unused, saved searches rely on outdated criteria, and important figures still end up in spreadsheets. When dashboards fail to surface what matters, teams spend time hunting for information and make decisions with an incomplete picture.  This challenge is becoming more...