How Does Business Central Benefit Manufacturing Companies?
Manufactured products are part of everyone’s lives. From the car that you drive, the mobile phone that you use, to the milk that you drank for breakfast.
Companies that create these products must manage their manufacturing processes. They need to make sure that enough components are in place and that sufficient capacity of people and machines are available to produce new products within the required lead time.
With modern business software, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, companies can manage these manufacturing processes. They can set up bills of materials for the products to manufacture, specify capacity of labour and machines, calculate production plans, and release production orders to the shop floor to start the manufacturing process.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offers several benefits for manufacturing companies:
1. Optimised Production Planning & Scheduling
- Efficient Production Planning: Helps ensure on-time delivery, minimise downtime, and maximise resource utilisation.
- Bills of Materials (BOMs): Accurate material planning for finished goods and sub-assemblies.
- Capacity Planning: Balances workloads across production lines to avoid bottlenecks.
2. Real-Time Inventory Management & MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
- Inventory Tracking: Prevents stock shortages or overstocking.
- Automated Reordering: Sets reorder points based on demand forecasts.
- MRP: Ensures raw materials are available when needed.
3. Enhanced Financial Tracking
- Unified Data: Connects with other data sources throughout the company.
- Real-Time Dashboards: Provides actionable insights for better decision-making.
4. Improved Warehouse Monitoring & Customer Service
- Warehouse Management: Monitors inventory levels and optimises storage.
- Customer Service: Enhances customer interactions with real-time data.
5. Scalability
- Growth: Scales with business growth, accommodating increased production and complexity
6. Compliance Management
- Regulatory Compliance: Helps manage batch tracking and compliance, especially for process manufacturers.
These benefits help manufacturing companies streamline operations, improve efficiency, ensure compliance, and drive growth and profitability.
If you’d like to discuss more about how Business Central can help to streamline your business processes, or about making the move across to BC, reach out today to Brookland Solutions for a no obligation discussion. Get in touch!
June 23, 2025
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