| > | | | | materials replenishment process, based on various |
| If you are evaluating Microsoft Dynamics GP as | | | | criteria, including Item ABC code, Vendor lead time |
| possible Corporate ERP with light MRP functionality, | | | | 5. Process Manufacturing notes. Please, if you are in |
| we would like to give us some highlights on Great | | | | process manufacturing industry, try to consider |
| Plains BOM module In this small article we will not be | | | | Dynamics GP AX formerly known as Axapta, if |
| formal and not stick to precise functionality grid, rather | | | | budget permits. If you think that AX is out of |
| we would like to give you industry and special business | | | | consideration (budget wise or another reason), |
| case example and which processes were automated | | | | consider Dynamics GP Advanced Distribution, where |
| by our consultants in the past. We recommend you | | | | you can associate catch weight with each item |
| also to review functionality for BOM via official | | | | produced or registered in your Inventory (good for |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP marketing brochures as good | | | | considering in Meat and Food processing industry, |
| supplement to our highlights. Please, note that here | | | | Cheese reselling, Oriental Foods wholesale, Deli |
| we are talking about BOM, which is not part of | | | | nationwide distributors, Restaurant Regional Suppliers) |
| Manufacturing Suite, the whole Dynamics GP discrete | | | | 6. BOM Customization Options. It is unlikely that you |
| manufacturing Suite would be recommended for large | | | | would need BOM transactions to be imported, but this |
| manufacturing mills or production companies, where | | | | option is automated in GP eConnect. BOM is open |
| they need such features as Capacity Planning, | | | | for Dynamics GP Dexterity customizations, where the |
| Production Orders, etc. We are discussing here Bill of | | | | most likely candidates are Dex triggers, where you |
| Materials which is simple extension to GP Inventory | | | | alter BOM posting logic (by updating custom fields in |
| Control module: | | | | Inventory Item, or change Finished Goods Price, Posting |
| 1. Bill of Materials Setup. This is very simple setup, and | | | | Account or Cost) |
| you should decide if you need more or just OK with | | | | 7. Beverages mixing and bottling. In our opinion, here |
| what you see in settings. Here you have Next | | | | Dynamics GP BOM module is ideal as you know |
| Document Number, Date selection from User date or | | | | exactly how many gallons of beverage got to be |
| Previous Document Date, four User Defined Fields, | | | | produced from each gallon of concentrate |
| plus overriding shortages for components, and allowing | | | | 8. BOM for multinational corporation. If your |
| linking component to finished good Serial or Lot | | | | outsourced manufacturing is reasonably low profile, |
| Number | | | | please take into consideration these notes. Dynamics |
| 2. Bill of Materials Card. Again logic is very simple, | | | | GP is available in English Speaking Countries, plus in |
| you may associate Inventory Item with Bill of Materials, | | | | Spanish Speaking Latin America (Caribbean and |
| and as such, you simply open Cards->Inventory->Bill of | | | | Central America) and in French Speaking Quebec - |
| Materials and enter Item Number, which you plan for | | | | Montreal. If your manufacturing facility hosting country |
| internal production. BOM could have status Active, | | | | is not listed, then (especially considering the fact that |
| Pending or Obsolete, Type Normal or Phantom (for | | | | GP doesn't even support Hieroglyphs or Unicode |
| Phantom BOM, as you may know from Manufacturing | | | | based alphabets, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean) |
| terminology these are for subassembly only) | | | | we strongly recommend you to consider Axapta, and |
| 3. Serial or Lot Numbers. If you in the industry, where | | | | if it is too expensive, please try to shop for SAP |
| regulation requires some of the components tracking | | | | Business One (with reasonably good Production |
| by their batch (or lot) number and even unique serial | | | | module, also fitting to generic Discrete Manufacturing, |
| number, then BOM module allows you to track that | | | | this application is localized for such countries as China, |
| sort of history for each item produced (where you can | | | | India, Brazil, Russia, East Europe, Israel) or check for |
| also assign Serial or Lot Number) | | | | Corporate ERP applications available on the local |
| 4. BOM - trying to break through normal manufacturing | | | | market (in Russia, for example consider 1C |
| routines. If you have to setup new production for | | | | Bukhgalteria, in Brazil it could be Microsiga) |
| new item, where you have several components: raw | | | | 9. How to get help? Please, feel free to call us: |
| materials (these are inventory items in GP), Labor | | | | 1-866-528-0577, outside of USA: 1-630-961-5918 or |
| (Consider Service Item type for this part of | | | | email us We are very technical and real Dynamics |
| Manufacturing BOM), and Machinery expense (you | | | | GP Dexterity, SAP Business One SDK and Microsoft |
| can try to think about Miscellaneous Charge Item, or | | | | CRM programming gurus. We have Great Plains |
| Flat Fee for that sort of expenses). These shortcuts | | | | Software Development Factory and could support |
| could allow you to run reasonably complex | | | | unlimited Dynamics GP Customization and |
| manufacturing process in simple Dynamics GP Bill Of | | | | Programming needs. Plus we speak English, Chinese, |
| Materials module. Simple Material Resource Planning | | | | Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and not only as native |
| could be done in Dynamics GP Purchase Configurator, | | | | speaking sales folks, but as real technical consultants. |
| where you can automate purchasing and raw | | | | |