Logistics on Microsoft Axapta ®
Microsoft Axapta® Logistics connects production, purchasing and sales
to help you reduce costs through optimized purchasing and inventory
management.
Key Benefits:
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Optimize inventory levels by better matching supply with customer demand.
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Improve your inventory management with detailed insight into your inventory and item tracking.
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Improve your materials requirements planning with flexible options for managing bills of material.
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Create bills of material quickly and easily using the graphical BOM designer.
Key Features |
Description |
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Forecasting |
§ Create sales and purchase forecasts § Use item and period allocation keys to allocate forecasts to individual items and time periods § Consolidate sales and purchase forecasts into one inventory forecast |
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item dimensions |
§ Characterize single item by using up to three item dimensions: configuration, size and color § Rename the size and color dimensions to suit your purpose § Maintain valid combinations of item dimensions - can be allocated manually or automatically § Specify the number of item dimensions used per group of items § Set up specific prices and discounts per item dimension combination |
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storage dimensions |
§ Describe storage by using warehouse, pallets and locations § Track items using the serial and batch number dimensions |
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Advanced on-hand tracking |
§ Get overview of current on-hand inventory per warehouse § Drill down to current on-hand situation by any item or storage dimension or combination of these § Tools for tracking batch and serial numbers throughout the system |
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Quarantine management |
§ Set aside items in quarantine using quarantine orders, either manually or automatically when receiving items § Look up quarantine inventory at any stage in the quality control process |
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ABC analysis |
§ Calculate ABC analysis using user defined limits § Calculate the ABC analysis based on: revenue, cost value, margin, and carrying costs |
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Barcode support |
§ Maintain multiple barcodes per item § Read and write the following four different types of bar codes: EAN128/UCC128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 128. |
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Bills of material (BOM) Management |
§ Multi level BOMs § Version and Date control of multiple BOMs § Approval routing § Formulas for calculation of variable or constant consumption § Supports phantom BOMs § Variance configurator § Allowances for scrap can be made in the consumption calculation § Where used feature § BOM explosion for materials planning and pricing calculation on all BOM levels |
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Graphical bom designer |
§ Graphical suite for designing BOMs and gaining insight into existing BOMs § Based on Microsoft® drag-and-drop technology § All levels and sub levels of the BOM are visible in a graphical tree structure § Drag and drop items from the inventory table to the BOM § Drag and drop items from the BOM to the route operations § Circulation check to control which functions can be performed on certain BOMs § System alerts notify when a BOM is active and should not be modified |