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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)

Advanced TMS parameters

To close this chapter, we will discuss a few advanced parameters, tips, and tricks that are important to understand when working with the TMS module.

Defining constraints

We can define constraints to control items, shipments, or carriers to apply restrictions. For example, certain carriers won’t ship hazardous materials, so we can set up a constraint there.

Another example could be a carrier that is not allowed to visit certain customers. We can navigate to Transportation management > Setup > Routing > Constraints to set up constraints:

Figure 9.44 – The Constraints form

Figure 9.44 – The Constraints form

In this example, we are configuring a hazard constraint to ParcelCarrier, on item A0002, and restricting the creation of loads with this combination.

Transportation tender

A transportation tender is a document for keeping track of the dates and rates that have been approved for customers, vendors, and the shipping carrier. We...