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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

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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)

Summary

In this chapter, we reviewed the basics of the master planning module, starting by explaining the objective of master planning or MRP techniques such as MRP I, II, and DDMRP.

Then, we dived into the planning optimization enhancement that was released in Dynamics 365 that optimizes master plan runs from hours to seconds. After that, we defined coverage groups and master plans and looked at how they interact with all of the modules we previously reviewed and with the orders of the corresponding modules.

Next, we reviewed the coverage or replenishment methods, such as by requirement, period, min/max, priority, and decoupling point. Then, we learned how to set up a master plan from start to finish and reviewed action messages and how to interpret them.

We also reviewed how to work with planned orders, which options the planner has, and how to interpret the information generated by master planning runs in different ways and from different forms. Finally, we reviewed the...