What is MetaWMS and how does it integrate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central?

MetaWMS is a cloud-based advanced warehouse management solution designed to extend the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. It integrates seamlessly with your existing ERP environment to provide enhanced control of warehouse operations such as inventory tracking, warehouse receipts, order picking, and shipping workflows. The integration enables real-time data exchange to improve operational efficiency and automate workflows.

How long does it take to implement MetaWMS?

MetaWMS is designed for fast and flexible implementation. Depending on warehouse size and operational complexity, deployment can typically be completed within a few days to a few weeks. Implementation usually begins with core processes and gradually scales as needed.

Can I start small and then scale the Warehouse Management Dynamics 365 system?

Yes, MetaWMS is a modular solution that allows businesses to start with essential warehouse functions such as inventory control and order picking, and later expand to advanced capabilities like cycle counting, mobile integration, and more.

What devices are supported for MetaWMS mobile operations?

MetaWMS supports most Android-based handheld devices, barcode scanners, and rugged mobile computers used in warehouse environments. It offers both touchscreen and built-in scanner interface support to simplify operations such as scanning items, bins, license plates, pick-ups, put-aways, and transfer tracking.

With Manufacturing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (latest Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business central) you can boost operational efficiency and effectively manage production, including production orders, bills of material, supply planning, and capacity requirements planning. Flexible processes and integrated information equip you to make accurate promises to customers, respond quickly to last-minute requests and changes, and take advantage of new business opportunities to help your business stay ahead of the competition.

Any size company can benefit from Microsoft Dynamics NAV manufacturing capabilities. Growing businesses can streamline their manufacturing processes by taking advantage of a simplified manufacturing foundation that includes rapid visibility into work-in-process (WIP), support for order-by-order workflow, and the ability to implement additional functionality as business needs become more complex.

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Key Benefits for the Manufacturing Industry

Improve business performance from the shop floor to your bottom line.
Streamline your operations by automating manufacturing processes and gain greater visibility into all aspects of your operations from order entry to production, warehouse management, and delivery.
Provide customers with information they can count on.
Increase the accuracy of promised orders and respond quickly to customer queries about order status and delivery.

Respond quickly to changing customer demands with agile manufacturing.
Plan rush orders, make exceptions, and handle last-minute changes to your manufacturing processes with multiple planning options, tracking, and interactive action messages.
Open your business to trading partners around the clock.
Using a Web browser, vendors can manage catalogs, enter drop shipment orders, and maintain delivery dates.

Why use Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Manufacturing?

With Microsoft Dynamics ERP software systems, organizations can improve the business processes in NAV for manufacturing business. Boost operational efficiency and effectively manage production, including production orders, BOM, supply planning, and capacity requirements planning. Flexible processes and integrated information equip them to make accurate promises to customers, respond quickly to last-minute requests and changes, and take advantage of new business opportunities to help business stay ahead of the competition.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Manufacturing offers a simplified foundation that includes visibility into work-in-process (WIP), support for order-by-order workflow, and the ability to implement additional functionality as business needs become more complex.

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Manufacturing functionality

Improve coordination of made-to-order requests and simplify make-or-buy decisions. Modify components and operations as needed, even on released production orders. Plan product family orders that share the same routing to create efficient build schedules.
Production management
Tightly integrate different types of BOMs and customized definitions into manufacturing operations to improve performance while supporting time-to-market and time-to-volume objectives. Create, track, and process multiple versions of BOMs and routings.
Bills of material (BOM)
Access an overview of production schedules displayed in Gantt charts and use drag-anddrop functionality to reschedule operations. Changes are reflected in the relevant production order.
Graphical scheduling
Help promise orders more accurately with available-to-promise (ATP) and capable-topromise (CTP) insight.
Order promising
Action messaging, tracking, and multiple planning options enable you to quickly make exceptions and last-minute changes to meet customer needs.
Exceptions handling
Plan from the sales order, production order, or purchase requisition, or use traditional master production schedule (MPS) or material requirements planning (MRP) methods. Facilitate materials flow through the supply chain with multi-location planning capabilities. Update and change all materials, costs, and operations simultaneously.
Supply planning
Analyze sales patterns from multiple perspectives. Compare forecasted demand with actual sales and consolidate and distribute demand plans with multiple stakeholders to increase collaborative planning.
Demand forecasting

An alternative to printed production schedules for smaller businesses, the Manual Planning tool eliminates the complexity of a full MRP system with a simple supply planning tool that enables your production manager to make planning decisions on an order-by-order basis.
Manual Planning
Implement realistic plans according to all incoming resource capacity demands. Redefine order modifiers and reorder policies as needed. Accommodate changing shop floor workloads and simplify planning with calendars and machine center allocation tools.
Capacity requirements planning
Allocate work and machine centers as capacities to streamline planning. Apply finite loading calculations to capacity-constrained resources to optimize machine centers and increase planning accuracy.
Machine center allocation
Tightly integrate manufacturing and warehousing functionality to help you optimize warehouse layout and space utilization and maintain up-to-date inventory information.
Warehouse and inventory management
Understand item costs throughout the production process—including inventory, WIP, and cost of goods sold (COGS)—to help efficiently manage sales and purchase prices with customers and vendors.
Manufacturing costing
Collect and use accurate inventory data in real time and increase the visibility of accurate inventory data throughout your business to improve warehouse efficiency
Automated Data Collection System

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Key Benefits for the Manufacturing Industry

Improve business performance from the shop floor to your bottom line.

Provide customers with information they can count on.

Respond quickly to changing customer demands with agile manufacturing.

Open your business to trading partners around the clock.

Why use Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Manufacturing?

Looking to streamline your manufacturing business?

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