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The Microsoft Dynamics solution for process manufacturing provides industry relevant functionality that will provide specific benefits to business involved in the following:
- Food & Beverage Industry
- Chemical Industry
- Pharmaceuticals Industry
- Primary Metals Industry
- Pulp & Paper Industry
Businesses in these industries are typically looking to improve operational efficiency by integrating sales, production, inventory, quality control, distribution, and customer service capabilities throughout the entire process manufacturing life cycle. Using the Microsoft Dynamics solution for process manufacturing, businesses can better manage all the variables required to engineer and build products to custom specifications, optimize capacity, comply with regulatory demands, and drive continuous process improvement.
In summary, the Microsoft Dynamics solution for process industries provides the following functionality.
- Fast request for quotation development time
- Flexible planning and scheduling tools
- Customizable item and dimensionality structure
- Variable inventory (multiple units of measure) and order tracking
- Integrated quality control capabilities
- Customized product and packaging capabilities
- Detailed production costs analysis
- Optimized picking
- Manufacturing process validation (regulatory agency compliance)
- Extensive audit trails
- Web-based, workflow enabled communication
An additional key strength of the Microsoft Dynamics solution for process manufacturing companies is the functionality provided for demand forecasting. Predicting the future is never an easy task, especially when it concerns predicting a customer’s behaviour; what products are they going to buy, and when. The demand forecasting functionality can assist process manufacturing companies by taking over the prediction of future sales by means of statistical analysis, and letting companies concentrate on the more important, and interesting, aspects of business.
Specific demand forecasting functionality provided includes:
- Automated demand forecasting process
- Simple point and click setup of algorithms, including seasonality and trend analysis.
- Analyse and fine-tune forecasts using a intuitive coded user interface
- Ability to load transactions from external sources
- Fully integrated with master planning functionality
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