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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)

Master Planning Implementation – Advanced Scenarios

When working with master planning, companies do not always have simple scenarios such as the ones we saw in Chapter 10. Multiple warehouses and sites often come into the equation, which obliges planning transfer orders and replenishments. Consider, for example, one facility that manufactures semi-finished items delivered to other facilities that produce the finished goods. Times and dates are crucial to address that problem. When shipping items overseas, longer lead times are needed, and replenishment or purchase orders cannot be modified. This brings up the importance of the freezing time of the coverage group.

The post-pandemic world brings other problems into the master plan, such as demand’s dynamism. Some companies cannot plan this dynamic demand, so they rely on demand-driven planning techniques where a stock buffer is placed in some warehouses and demand is calculated daily. This allows facilities to have the...