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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)

Outbound warehouse processes

The outbound processes cover all the inventory flows that move inventory outside our warehouse. In this group of processes, we can count the transfer and sales orders. However, warehouses can have multiple ways of picking to address these processes. In some cases, it is straightforward, and a sales order could be picked and shipped, but in other cases, we may need to pick from different zones with more than one worker, put it in a staging location, and pack the goods before loading them in a truck.

The system has four entities (which we reviewed earlier) that intervene in the outbound process:

  • Location directives control where to pick inventory and where to put it. For outbound, we need a minimum of two location directives – one for picking and another for put-away.
  • Work templates control how to do the outbound work. At a minimum, we must have a pick and a put pair.
  • Menu and menu items control the menus to process the picking and...