Microsoft Dynamics For Manufacturing

Gain total financial control over every job, order and contract with Business Central’s built-in project accounting, designed for the complexity of discrete manufacturing.

• Job Costing Precision – Track actuals vs. budgets across materials, labour, machine time, subcontracting and overheads for each project.

• WIP & Revenue Recognition – Manage work-in-progress valuations and recognise revenue in line with production milestones, keeping finance and operations in sync.

• Contract Manufacturing Insight – Allocate costs and revenue by project, customer or product line to pinpoint profitability and eliminate loss-making jobs.

• Multi-Dimensional Analysis – Report on costs by department, project phase, product type or custom dimension, so you can make smarter investment and pricing decisions.

• Integrated with Production Data – Financial updates pull directly from shop floor activity, meaning no re-keying, no delays and no accounting blind spots.

Stop overproduction, avoid shortages, and ensure your production schedule matches market demand.

• Dynamic Shortage Calculations – Identify material gaps early and automatically trigger replenishments before they impact the shop floor.

• Integrated Demand Planning – Combine sales forecasts, backlog, and safety stock to build schedules that keep production steady without excess inventory.

• Exception Alerts – Get real-time notifications for late orders, shortages, or rescheduling needs so you can act before deadlines are missed.

• Capacity-Aware Scheduling – Plan production around machine and labour availability to avoid bottlenecks.

Keeps your production lines running efficiently, frees up cash tied in excess stock, and ensures every order can be fulfilled on time.

Gain precise, real-time control over raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods.

• Bin-Level Visibility – Track every item’s exact location across multiple warehouses and production areas.

• Lot & Serial Number Tracking – Maintain full traceability for compliance, quality control and recall readiness.

• Automated Warehouse Workflows – Streamline put-away, picking and cycle counting without manual data entry.

• Real-Time Stock Accuracy – Integrates with production and sales so inventory reflects actual movements, not estimates.

Supports lean and Just-in-Time manufacturing, reduces carrying costs and ensures the right parts and products are always in the right place at the right time.

Build quality assurance into every step of your production process, without slowing output.

• In-Process Quality Checks – Embed inspections directly into production routes to catch defects early.

• Non-Conformance Tracking – Log and analyse quality issues with root cause analysis and corrective action workflows.

• Automated Escalations – Use Power Automate to trigger alerts when defect rates breach set thresholds.

• Compliance Ready – Meet ISO, FDA, or IATF 16949 requirements without the overhead of manual reporting.

Helps you pass every audit, avoid warranty claims and maintain customer trust by ensuring consistent quality across every batch and build.

Know your true production costs and margins in real time, not at month-end.

• Comprehensive Cost Tracking – Monitor standard, actual and expected costs for each production order, including materials, labour and overheads.

• Variance Analysis – Spot inefficiencies and cost overruns before they impact the bottom line.

• Job-Level Profitability – Assess contract manufacturing jobs individually to ensure they’re delivering target margins.

• Scenario Modelling – Test the impact of material price changes, labour rate adjustments or production method changes before committing.

Equips leaders with the insights to protect margins, adjust pricing strategies and make informed investment decisions without financial blind spots.