Warehouse Inventory Management for Microsoft Dynamics GP Highlights

External WMS and Supply Chain Managementfulfillment or allocation) for Barcoding, where allocation
Systems are available on the Corporate ERP andis done in the warehouse floor via barcode scanning. 
MRP software market.  They do often perfect workSecondly, we open GP Purchase Order Processing
and provide integration tools or connectors for genericPurchase Receipt for inventory replenishment.  And
ERP or Accounting application.  However externalfinally, we open Inventory Adjustment and Stock
Warehouse Management System might requireCount screens for Barcoding as well.  These three
additional implementation phase - WMS to ERPdirections should allow you to capitalize on Great Plains
integration should be designed, tested and even oftenuser licenses and pay modest fee for Barcoding
customized to fit your business processes.  Plus,enabling.  We also have elements of Supply Chain
there is often the case, that your Corporate ERPManagement logic with Consignment, Trucks routing
application already has the same logic available(optimized delivery path).  We are not covering RFID
internally (in Purchasing, Sales and Inventory modules)topics in this article, please see our dedicated
and you have to deploy external WMS system,publications on Alba Spectrum Website
because native Corporate ERP doesn't have Barcode4. Light Discrete Assembly.  We should be able to
scanning interface.  And interfacing such relativelyopen Bill of Materials module for Barcoding in
complex documents from your WMS or SCM to ERPDynamics GP.  If you are implementing Great Plains
Purchase Receipt, Sales Invoice, Inventory CycleManufacturing Suite and you need barcoding
Count might be challenging, as all these documentsautomation, we think that you may need to discuss
have complex logic: Serial or Lot Numbering, Bins, Kits,your case with us.  If you are looking for Process
Assemblies, Alternative Parts to name a few.  ThisManufacturing, Microsoft Business Solutions traditionally
small publication gives you initial highlights onrecommends Dynamics AX (formerly known as
Warehouse Management System, which is in essenceAxapta).  However we should be able to recommend
extension to you Corporate ERP, in our caseyou couple of Dynamics GP process manufacturing
Microsoft Dynamics GP, also often referred as Greatextensions (food, meat and poultry processing
Plains Dynamics:industries)
1. WMS simplicity.  It is often good thing to do to5. WMS and International aspect.  It is often a good
decide on being very or reasonably simple and easyidea to hire somebody who got MBA degree in
to implement, use and modify.  SCM might requireinternational business as when US corporation goes
complex business logic, however this doesn't alwaysinternationally, such questions as ERP localization,
mean that Warehouse Management customer shouldinternational language support, compliance to targeted
pay for complex barcoding scenarios, where they onlycountry industry compliance legislation might be critical
need to use 10% of the logic (and will never use 90%or even imperative.  Dynamics GP is localized in
of the nice features, they have to pay for).  There isEnglish speaking countries: USA, Canada (including GP
also another concern, related to the complexity ofin Canadian French for Montreal and the whole
WMS to ERP integration implementation, with highQuebec province), Australia, New Zealand, South
failure rate.  And also - even the most sophisticatedAfrica, Oceania, partially for South East Asia where
WMS application often is short of several featuresEnglish language is used as primary language of
you must have in final working system, so the amountbusiness communications.  Dynamics GP is also
of required customizations might be comparable forlocalized in Spanish speaking Latin America: Mexico,
advanced and basic SCM systemsSouth, Central America and Caribbean.  Dynamics
2. Great Plains Microsoft Dynamics GP as possibleGP is also available in Arabic in Saudi Arabia and
Warehouse Management, Inventory ReplenishmentArabic peninsula and huge region of Northern Africa
and Light Assembly Platform.  Traditionally Great(Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Sahara countries,
Plains Software Dynamics and eEnteprise and later onplus Afghanistan, where Arabic alphabet is in use for
its successor (after Microsoft acquired GPS andDari language).  For such countries as China, Korea,
formed special Corporate ERP subdivision MicrosoftJapan, Brazil, Russia - Dynamics GP is not localized
Business Solutions) Microsoft Dynamics GP has strongthere - we recommend you to consider building your
set of Distribution modules (often referred as Logistics):Corporate ERP on SAP Business One (small to
Sales Order Processing, Inventory Control with Bill ofmidsize subsidiary or local business) or Dynamics AX
Materials, Purchase Order Processing with PurchasingAxapta (midsize to large business unit or independent
Configurator, Manufacturing Suite (native GP set ofenterprise)
modules, very good choice for Discrete6. How to get further help?  Please, feel free to call
Manufacturing).  So, Great Plains naturally has most ofus in USA: 1-866-528-0577, internationally
the Warehouse Management, SCM, Logistics logic and1-630-961-5918 (or skype albaspectrum) or email us  
even ready for Consignment with simple proceduresOur consultants speak English, Chinese, Spanish,
3. Alba Spectrum WMS extension.  We open SalesPortuguese (including Brazilian Portuguese), Russian,
Order Processing Sales Order (with manual lineArabic.