Success in the manufacturing industry requires producing the right products, in the right quantities, at the right time, with good quality, and at a price the customer is willing to pay. The flexibility to respond to compliance standards and the ever-changing needs of customers, such as providing real-time visibility into global operations, is also imperative to your success. Now, with Microsoft Dynamics, you can meet these demands head on, and have the ability to make quick decisions using on real-time, up to the minute data.
Integrate collaboration and communication
- Deliver a single, real-time view of data from multiple facilities and departments
- Synchronize communication between engineering, manufacturing, and subcontractors
- Optimize planning to minimize inventory while meeting customer requirements
- Share information within your systems through the Web
Efficiently manage projects
- Provide an accurate overview of project status
- Track activities and resources at many levels of detail
- Leverage knowledge and content from existing or prior projects
Deliver superior customer service
- Gain a comprehensive view of customer information
- Eliminate isolated silos of information
- Create customer self-service opportunities
- Coordinate multichannel communications with customers
- Collaborate with customers on new product designs
Estimate and quote accurately
- Provide accurate quotations based on a real-time view into operations
- Align customer requirements with your capabilities
- Record customer requirements accurately
Provide flexible production planning
- Use data from the entire supply chain to respond effectively to changes and problems
- Access data through familiar desktop tools
- Support various manufacturing modes, such as engineer-to-order, make-to-order, make-to-stock, and mixed/hybrid
