Dynamics 365 for Wholesale | Distribution
Efficiently Manage Businesses within the Wholesale/Distribution Industry
Dynamics 365 for Wholesale/Distribution
With Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can efficiently manage every aspect of your Wholesale/Distribution operations from pricing to inbound transportation and supplier management. With capabilities for accurate financial reporting, real-time track of inventory, shipment management, faster order processing and fulfilment, and user-friendly interface, Dynamics 365 Business Central helps companies to optimize your supply chain process and stay competitive in the Wholesale/Distribution industry.
Dynamics 365 Standard System Features
- Seamless Integration with Microsoft 365, Power BI and Power Automate
- Automatically Send Documents by Email and Exporting Your Business Data to Excel
- Define User Intelligent Tasks and Roles with Role Center
- Use Job Queues to Schedule Tasks
- Integration Tool for the Other Outside Systems
- Post Multiple Documents at the Same Time
- Preview Posting Results and Edit Posted Documents
- Business Intelligence and Financial Reporting
- User Security, Privacy and Company Compliance
- Responsibility Centers
- Analysis Reports
- and more
Dynamics 365 Standard Financial Features
- General Ledger
- Managing Receivables
- Managing Payables
- Invoicing Prepayments
- Reconciling Bank Accounts
- Managing Fixed Asset
- Managing Intercompany Transactions
- Accounting for Costs
- Managing Inventory Costs
- Managing Cash Flow
- Closing Years and Periods
- Consolidating Financial Data from Multiple Companies
- Working with Multiple Dimensions Structure
- Create G/L Budgets and Report with Multiple Scenarios
- Post Transactions Directly to the General Ledger
- Reverse Journal Postings and Undo Receipts/Shipments
- Allocate Costs and Income
- Record and Reimburse Employees’ Expenses
- Defer Revenues and Expenses
- Setup and Update Currency Exchange Rates
- Import Payroll Transactions
- Work with VAT on Sales and Purchases
- Making Cash Flow Forecasts by Using Account Schedules
- Analyzing Financial Statements in Excel
- Transfer Bank Funds
- Multi-Site and International Organizations
and more
Dynamics 365 Standard Supply Chain Management Features
Sales
- Conducting a Sales Campaign
- Invoicing Sales Prepayments
- Register New Customers
- Sales Quotes
- Invoice Sales
- Sell Products
- Print the Picking List
- Posting Sales
- Create Recurring Sales and Purchase Lines
- Make Drop Shipments
- Create Special Orders
- Process Sales Returns or Cancellations
- Correct or Cancel Unpaid Sales Invoices
- Blanket Sales Orders
- Combine Shipments on a Single Invoice
- Calculate Order Promising Dates
- Track Packages
- Date Calculation for Sales
- Merge Duplicate Records
- Recurring Revenue
- Enter External Document Numbers
and more
Purchasing
- Purchasing Reports
- Purchase Approval Workflow
- Record Purchases
- Request Quotes
- Purchase Items for a Sale
- Posting Purchases
- Correct or Cancel Unpaid Purchase Invoices
- Combine Receipts on a Single Invoice
- Process Purchase Returns or Cancellations
- Receive and Convert Electronic Documents
- Date Calculation for Purchases
- Merge Duplicate Records
- Blanket Purchase Orders
- External Document Numbers on Purchase Documents
and more
Inventory
- Inventory and Warehouse Reports
- Register New Items
- Bills of Material
- Categorize Items
- Item Attributes
- Catalog Items
- Count and Adjust Inventory Using Documents
- Count, Adjust, and Reclassify Inventory Using Journals
- View the Availability of Items
- Transfer Inventory Between Locations
- Reserve Items
- Track Items with Serial, Lot, and Package Numbers
- Use Item Cross References
- Trace Item-Tracked Items
- Block Items
and more
Project Management
- Project Reports
- Create Jobs
- Use Resources for Jobs
- Use Time Sheets for Jobs
- Manage Job Budgets
- Record Usage for Jobs
- Manage Job Supplies
- WIP Methods
- Monitor Job Progress and Performance
- Invoice Jobs
and more
Manufacturing Management
- Production Planning / 10+ Planning Parameters
- Planning With or Without Locations
- Create a Forecast
- Create Production Orders from Sales Orders
- Plan for New Demand Order by Order
- Run Full Planning, MPS or MRP
- Replan or Refresh Production Orders Directly
- Track Relations Between Demand and Supply
- Requisition Worksheet
- Action Messages
- Assemble Items Assembly Reports
- Understanding Assemble to Order and Assemble to Stock
- Quote an Assemble-to-Order Sale
- Sell Items Assembled to Order
- Sell Inventory Items in Assemble-to-Order Flows
- Sell Assemble-to-Order Items and Inventory Items Together
- Create Blanket Assembly Orders
- Undo Assembly Posting
- Bills of Material
- Assembly Order Posting
- Production Reports
- Production Orders
- Subcontract Manufacturing
- Post Consumption and Output for One Released Production Order Line
- Batch Post Consumption
- Batch Post Output and Run Times
- Reverse Output Posting
- Post Scrap
- View the Load in Work and Machine Centers
- Post Capacities
- Finished Production Order Costs
and more
*More available modules: Manufacturing, Service, Warehouse, HR Management, CRM, Field Service etc. See more detail on Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 page.
Welcome to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central – Business Central | Microsoft Docs
Target Wholesale/Distribution Businesses
Distributors
Companies looking to streamline operational processes while performing the distribution of goods through Business to Business or Business to Consumer commerce.
- Retail Partners
- Wholesalers
- Value Added Resellers
- Etc.
Wholesalers
Businesses acting as an intermediary in the market’s supply chain. Often purchasing goods in bulk quantities and selling smaller quantities directly to retailers positioned in a wide variety of industries.
- Wholesale Retailers
- Merchant Wholesalers
- Brokers and Agents
- Etc.
Shippers
Shippers managing their freight across the world via vessels, airplanes, and trucks on the ground.
- Single data point to manage the logistics operation and accounting
- Access anywhere though a secure Cloud-based system
- Manage single source for customer and vendor profiles and payment.
- Unified billing and payment workflows that streamline the order to cash process.
Optimize warehouse process and inventory
Help reduce multiple handling and bottlenecks with directed pick and put-away locations.
Multi-currency functionality
Offer distributors an accurate view of costs when trading abroad.
Intelligent insights into customer
Provide intelligent insights into customer buying trends, product costs and vendor alternatives
Key Benefits for Dynamics 365 for Wholesalers and Distributors
Microsoft Dynamics Business Central will transform your business with its wide range of functions designed specifically to support the wholesale and distribution industry.
- Understand the volume of goods and materials, and where they are located.
- Accurate financial reporting allows you to predict trends and order appropriately.
- Improved supply chain information to provide reliable information on stock visibility, product performance, and product margins.
- Functionality to track the entire order process from stock allocation to delivery.
- Seamlessly bring together all data across all departments.
- Enhanced interface allows users to manage warehouse system with ease.
- Forecast your sales inventory requirements with AI for warehouse item.
- Integrate with an EDI provider to meet the requirements of your trading partners.
- Accurate up-to-date information available for all staff to make more profitable decisions.
- Store all communication between customers in one single location.
To learn more about how Dynamics 365 for Wholesalers and distributors can assist in maximizing your business within the trading industry, contact us.
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