Microsoft Dynamics Business
Given the disruption of the past year, a lot of businesses are investigating ways to work remotely and in a hybrid work environment. There are a few technologies that manufacturing companies need to use that don't work well remotely. One of them is ERP systems. That's why we should care about Dynamics Business Central for Manufacturing.
If you are looking to replace an ERP system because you want to ensure it facilitates remote work, cloud ERP is where you need to look. My experience is almost entirely with what is often called "SMB" or Small and Medium Business manufacturers.
There are not a lot of good, modern cloud based ERP systems in the mid-market / SMB space. There are even less that really support manufacturing. That means that the best cloud systems are priced out of most manufacturers budget.
Oh, In case you are wondering, Microsoft defines SMB as businesses with less than 250 computers. That's a pretty large manufacturer.
What is Business Central?
In the simplest terms, Business Central is the new brand name for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. In all the ways that count this cutting edge new cloud based ERP is the old Dynamics NAV reimagined in the cloud.
Microsoft did not shirk on the technology either! They have a boat load of money, and they were willing to spend a lot of it on Business Central.
The full name of the product is Dynamics 365 Business Central. That 365 should look familiar, because it appears on Office 365, Microsoft 365 etc...
This does mean that Business Central is part of the same suite of products you might already be using for your Outlook email, Teams communication, Microsoft Word or Excel productivity tools. And yes, that is a big advantage to Microsoft. It doesn't mean that it will work in Manufacturing however - so that remains to be seen.
How does it compare with more traditional manufacturing ERP?
I recently wrote a blog comparing Dynamics Business Central for manufacturing with a pretty well respected mid-market pure manufacturing ERP called Infor Visual ERP.
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I worked extensively with Visual ERP for almost 20 years (ironically I never sold a copy in all that time). I ran the firm that people who had trouble with the system came to for help.
When I migrated my business away from Infor Visual, I investigated a lot of products. I settled on Dynamics NAV (which later became Business Central) after significant research.
By 2014 we had started switching Visual ERP customers Microsoft Dynamics NAV manufacturing. There are a few small areas that Visual might do a bit better in. That is more than overcome by two main factors that make Microsoft Dynamics Business Central for manufacturing really shine.
Customizability
Dynamics NAV and now Business Central are extremely easy to program, which let us enhance it in ways you absolutely could not with Visual. It's so easy to program that we are essentially giving away "Missing" Visual features when we sell the product.
This customization let us plug any holes we found. It also allowed us to do the one thing Visual customers always cried about. We could make small, easily maintained, incremental changes. We could adjust the system to make it work better for the customer.
We avoided any kind of massive programming (although in my time I've seen other partners who didn't avoid the same). We focused on making really useful changes that allowed the customer to get rapid benefits. This made a huge difference to customers. It can be a game changer when a very small change saves staff hours every week.
Dynamics 365 AppSource Addons
More or less related is the existence of addons for Microsoft Dynamics products.
When we first started selling Dynamics NAV for manufacturing, there was no AppSource. AppSource is like the Google Play store or Apple Apps store. It's a place to go and rapidly (in seconds really) install addons.
In the early days these addons existed, were certified by Microsoft, but did not exist in any central location. Today things are even better. With Appsource we can really enhance Dynamics Business Central for manufacturing. I mention a couple of those modules below.
Wait! I have to get Addons
There are 2 schools of thought about ERP systems. You want to get a really good ERP system with: great accounting; inventory control; purchasing and sales; CRM; scheduling; shop floor execution etc...
Imagine you wanted to get a similarly priced personal item. Say you wanted to get a vehicle and a camping trailer. You went to 2 dealerships. A Ford and the other GMC.
In our fake and hypothetical Ford dealer they sell their F150 truck, with a Ford Radio, Ford Tires, and a Ford brand camping trailer. This specific ford's rims are totally custom and don't fit other makes of tires. Nobody makes a radio that fits their dash. The trailer is OK but not the best you've seen. The trailer hitch is custom built for their truck.
You have no choice. But wait! It's all in one warranty so if anything goes wrong you can blame them and they have to fix it!
GMC sells their big truck by itself. You can choose which tires you get, so you want Michelin tires. You can add a radio, and decide to get the more expensive but awe inspiring Bose Radio. They don't sell trainers, so you buy an Airstream.
You would never complain about GM not making their own tires or radio, and you would never want the Ford where you had no choice but to get what they sell.
Why do you want an ERP that forces you to get their proprietary versions of things instead of buying the best you can afford?
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