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Unified processes and end-to-end visibility with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

  • Due to undigitized or only partially digitized manufacturing and production steps, there is a lack of transparency and efficient planning and a sustainable increase in quality is difficult to implement.
  • Short-term changes in the availability of raw materials lead to high manual efforts without integrated procurement and production planning.
  • The demands of customers and suppliers for optimization of cooperation with automated processing are growing. Due to a lack of integration options, disadvantages arise compared to competitors

These are just some of the challenges that have occupied our customers in the past. The ERP solution Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for manufacturing and production companies offers the consistency required for the core processes of production companies.

MS Dynamics 365 BC Produktion

Integrated graphical planning board

Graphical planning of production with capacity planning, alternative workstations and material availability with drag & drop function.

Ensuring quality

Comprehensive quality control with inspection plans, criteria, and rules for compliance with quality specifications up to integrated supplier evaluation.

Digitalization of workplaces

Intuitive and optimized user interface for using the ERP solution directly at the workplace for paperless work.

Mobile production data acquisition

Recording and reporting of operating data on the digital production order via tablet, terminal, or barcode device.

End-to-end planning support

Make informed decisions thanks to seamless procurement and production planning.

Modern technology platform

For seamless business processes: Integration of CAD information, the connection of peripheral systems such as LIMS, EDI interfaces to suppliers and customers, and IoT machine data.

One system for all your activities

Production | Manufacturing

Efficient production processes

Production | Manufacturing
  • Flexible control for in-house, third-party, contract, and warehouse production or purchasing
  • Single and multi-level production orders
  • Work plans with detailed instructions
  • Digital processing of production orders
  • Graphical planning board: Visual support of production planning and control (capacities employees, workstations, machines/plants, and groups)
  • Production processing with internal and external production
  • Traceability Production steps
  • PDA Acquisition
  • Capacity: Resource management incl. graphical planning board
  • Integration of CAD systems

Process Manufacturing

Built-in planning, managing, and distributing capabilities in process manufacturing

Process Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing master data with multi-level production
  • Recipe management & work instructions, order control
  • Planning: Production planning and control
  • Production processing with internal and external production
  • PDA Acquisition
  • Capacity: Resource management incl. graphical planning board
  • Integration of weighing systems

Assembly

Manage assembly operations & sales requirements connect to respective warehouse activities

Assembly
  • Parts lists and operation plans
  • Assembly order/work instructions/assembly

Quality assurance

Fully integrated quality control

Quality assurance
  • Article tracking
  • Batch management (BBD)
  • Handling of test plans with definable test rules and criteria
  • Continuous quality control of all production steps as well as incoming and outgoing goods inspection
  • Certificates as well as internal and external audit protocol
  • Blocking of «batches» / Management of restricted warehouses
  • Supplier assessment
  • Customer Notification
  • Article analyses, logbook of faults, and product changes
  • Incl. gauge management

Articles / Warehouse / Logistics

Automated warehouse and logistics processes

Articles / Warehouse / Logistics
  • Article Cockpit Article master data: properties, characteristics, contents, values, attributes
  • Multi-level warehouse logistics for your incoming and outgoing goods processes
  • Product characteristics, origin, labeling
  • Pre- and post-costing
  • Logistics management, forwarding, batch management
  • Warehouse management: Various warehouses, storage bins, storage compartments, external and consignment warehouses
  • FEFO, FIFO
  • Illustration of different storage zones (restricted camp, quarantine)
  • Variable quantities (bulk units)
  • Picking incl. barcode support / SSCC labeling as well as customer-specific labeling
  • Mobile Data Capture
  • Complete batch and serial number tracking

Job processing

Flexibility, clarity, and, above all, a quick entry into the field

Job processing
  • Order processing incl. quick telephone entry
  • Info board about availability, readiness for delivery, backlogs
  • Article, (customer) group, invoice discounts as well as planning of promotions inc. Flexible price management
  • Sales planning/framework agreements
  • Processing of domestic and export transactions, customs
  • Document approval workflows
  • Document

CRM / Sales

Contact management: customer and supplier cockpit with 360° incl. activities

CRM / Sales
  • Offer management and notifications (opportunity management)
  • Integrated sales representatives Connection
  • Overview of inquiries and opportunities
  • Capturing Notes – Depositing Files
  • Capture and monitor tasks and phone calls
  • Deposit of visit reports
  • Address reconciliation with Swiss Post (permanent address maintenance)
  • 360-degree view of the customer, order, and offer history
  • Inventory by key date or rolling

Finance / Salary

Powerful financial management

Finance / Salary
  • Financial Accounting & VAT
  • Payroll Accounting / HR
  • Cost accounting, dimensions
  • Accounts payable and accounts receivable incl. calculation of cash flow
  • Internationality - Multilingualism
  • Consolidation
  • Assets accounting
  • Unlimited tenants and currencies
  • IC: Intercompany Billing

Reporting

Reliable data in real time

Reporting
  • Integrated report designer, account schema, report export to Excel, transaction data export with update option (e.g. offers) to Excel
  • Business queries directly from Excel with data refresh
  • Connection to the MIS solution Microsoft PowerBI (Business Performance Dashboard)
  • Report Scheduling: Report Execution at Time with Role Assignment
Adele Lüdi
CEO
Lüdi Swiss AG
„We were convinced by the professional implementation: empathy and consulting expertise from a single source. We were able to always rely on our partner, whose project members showed a lot of commitment and solution competence. In this way, we have successfully mastered even hectic project phases.“

How else can you benefit from our solution?

  • Uniform database
    Thanks to centrally stored data, employees have access to all relevant data in real-time.
  • Device-independent access
    The solution can be used on any device and makes mobile work possible throughout the company.
  • A high degree of standardization
    Extensive basic functions form the core and are rounded off by industry-specific processes.
  • Rapid deployment
    The solution can be operated locally or in the cloud and is quickly ready for use and flexibly scalable.
  • Intuitive operation
    The uniform user interface leads to short training periods and high acceptance among employees.
  • Internationally available
    Available in 25 languages and over 91 localized versions, rapid growth is possible worldwide

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Why Aproda AG

Since 1983, we have been accompanying SMEs on their way to digitalization by transforming our customers' business processes into state-of-the-art software and system solutions. When it comes to implementing the entire IT of SMEs on time and on budget, we are among the best in Switzerland.

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