Get an edge on competitors: Tighten
supply and distribution management with
Dynamics GP
How to keep the right
goods flowing, communicate better with
partners, and gain loyal customers
Manufacturers and distributors face many
competitive challenges. In a
rapidly-changing business environment,
continuous innovation is a must to stay
competitive. But how do you achieve it? By
using integrated systems that link functions
across your organization, you can reduce
time-to-market and improve control of your
entire supply chain. Cutting-edge supply
chain and financial management features in
Microsoft Dynamics GP can help you connect
customer requirements with product design,
work better with business partners, and
better track workflow across manufacturing,
purchasing, finance, sales, and
distribution.
Meet customer demand for innovative
services and products
Today's market demands constant
innovation and continuous improvements at
every level and across disparate locations.
You need the integrated tools to support
your strategic vision and agility for the
long term.
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Start with
what's familiar. Microsoft
Dynamics GP delivers a comprehensive
supply chain management solution
that is well-integrated with
productivity applications and
technologies you already know, such
as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft
Outlook. Web services, wireless
connectivity, and other technologies
can help you meet manufacturing and
customer demands in innovative ways. |
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Serve
customers better. Microsoft
Dynamics GP helps your people
service customers more effectively,
set priorities more easily, and
streamline manufacturing, sales, and
purchasing processes. People can
access and work with information
from the desktop more simply,
improving accuracy, speeding
fulfillment, and reducing costs. |
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Drive
internal processes for maximum
profit. Microsoft Dynamics GP
simplifies and accelerates
complicated manufacturing processes,
such as tracking and coordinating
resource availability and inventory
to reduce customer order lead times.
By connecting inventory control with
purchasing and sales order
processing with demand planning,
Microsoft Dynamics GP helps you
maintain the right stock at the
right time. |
Reduce time-to-market with strategic
manufacturing
To maintain your competitive edge, you
need to reduce capital tied up in finished
goods, work-in-progress, and raw material
inventory while optimizing available
resources and improving customer service
levels. Microsoft Dynamics GP gives you
visibility into all aspects of manufacturing
and distribution including customer demand,
material inventories, resource availability,
and production orders.
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Streamline
the purchasing process.
Microsoft Dynamics GP can help you
to reduce complexity and improve
navigation between purchase orders
and receiving, and base
manufacturing on reliable
forecasting from your sales and
field organizations. |
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Focus on
what's important for your success.
Microsoft Dynamics GP provides
clear, up-to-the-minute visibility
into your entire manufacturing
organization, including customer
demand, factory activity, order
status, service information,
customer data, financial reporting,
supplier information, and more. |
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Improve
process efficiency and strategic
decision-making. Manufacturing
capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics
GP help you streamline and maximize
these important aspects. |
Develop a strategic, end-to-end supply
chain
To retain existing customers and
capitalize on new opportunities, you need to
solidify your customer focus and make all
business relationships more productive and
rewarding. Microsoft Dynamics GP helps you
turn your entire supply chain into a
strategic asset.
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Tighten
connections with customers and
suppliers. Make it easier for
customers and business partners to
do business with you by implementing
customer portals and Microsoft
Business Portal. You'll provide your
people with current, reliable
information, and make important
business applications always
available. |
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Improve
warehouse operations. Microsoft
Dynamics GP helps provide you with
faster, more efficient picking; more
effective, dependable management of
warehouse locations even if you have
several warehouses; and rapid,
cost-effective shipping. Improved
picklist features in Microsoft
Dynamics GP provide visibility into
component inventory, as well as
greater flexibility in creating and
making changes to manufacturing
orders. |
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Improve
distribution and manage your returns
process more flexibly. Microsoft
Dynamics GP can improve productivity
for employees creating and handling
Return Materials Authorization (RMA)
and Return to Vendor (RTV)
transactions. |
Next steps
See how Microsoft Dynamics GP can help
you compete by giving you the integrated
tools to manage the supply chain more
efficiently.
