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Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate

By : Juan Bravo Vargas, Mariano Martínez Melo
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Book Image

Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate

5 (1)
By: Juan Bravo Vargas, Mariano Martínez Melo

Overview of this book

Meeting delivery commitments has become increasingly challenging due to evolving demands and fluctuating material availability. As a result, establishing robust systems and processes that can adapt to this dynamic environment has become a necessity. With Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate, you’ll understand how to initiate and implement effective supply chain management processes. This book begins with an overview of the processes and modules within Dynamics 365 and then delves into real-life case studies involving procurement, sales, and quality assurance. You’ll explore more advanced tools and core processes, such as warehouse and transportation management, which allows you to define storage flows and shipping controls. You’ll also learn about the various tools available to define solutions and discover how to work within the Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management platform. The last set of chapters will take you through the planning techniques and considerations to schedule and control all supply process flows seamlessly. By the end of this book, you’ll not only be well-prepared to obtain your certification as a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate but also be equipped to solidify your expertise and pursue exciting career opportunities.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Master Planning Implementation – A Guide to Streamlining Operations

Master planning, also known as material resource planning (MRP), is a process that allows companies to plan all materials and manage stocks according to the company’s needs to improve the manufacturing or distribution of their product and services. The main objective of MRP is to ensure that the company has all the required materials to address manufacturing and customer demands.

MRP methodologies came to address a common problem at companies: stock breaks. At first glance, it seems as simple as someone saying, “Let’s raise stock levels to ensure we never run out of stock.” But this solution is too costly as we need tons of inventory, a lot of warehousing space, and a lot of money invested in rarely used inventory.

To be cost-efficient, MRP reduces the stock level by raising the level of service to reduce manufacturing and delivery times, and it gives vital information to the...