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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)

Warehouse management app and device setup

Dynamics 365 has an application to control the warehouse management process that we could download. It’s called Supply Chain Management – Warehousing, and it can be downloaded on Google Play Store, Windows Store, and App Store. It is a standalone component, so we could easily download it on the device that’s used for warehouse tasks.

The requirements are Android 4.4 or later, Windows 10 (UWP) October 2018 update 1809 or later, or iOS 13.0 or later, and once downloaded and installed, it is mandatory to configure it so that it can connect to an environment. If we set it up for a sandbox environment, we need to change its settings so that it points to a production environment later in the implementation.

Installing the warehousing app and setting it up for an environment

To do this, we need to follow these steps:

  1. Create a web service application in Azure Active Directory (AAD).
  2. Create a user account in...