Crowe Metals Accelerator for Microsoft Dynamics 365

Production Control

Dynamics 365 and CMA Production Control offer a comprehensive suite of enhancements that streamline both internal and external production processes. Here is a breakdown of how CMA enhances the Dynamics 365 Production Control capabilities:

• Material Optimization: CMA provides a unique enhancement to the material planning portion of the production process with multiple optimization tools. These include melt, slitting, cut to length, and plate nesting, which are crucial for optimizing material usage and reducing waste.
• Visibility: CMA provides greater visibility to the quantities and costs associated with production inputs and outputs, allowing for more informed decision-making and cost management.
• User Interface: The user interface for production reporting has been enhanced, making it more intuitive and user-friendly. This can lead to increased productivity and accuracy in reporting.
• Scrap and Loss Processing: Better options for handling scrap and processing loss are available, reducing waste and improving the production process’s overall efficiency.
• Scheduling and Sequencing: Job-based scheduling, sequencing, and job expeditions are offered to assist in the production scheduling process and ensure that production runs smoothly and efficiently.

These enhancements are designed to optimize production processes, reduce costs, and improve production control’s overall efficiency and effectiveness.

Master Planning

Master planning in Dynamics 365 is critical for streamlining production planning and ensuring that demand requirements are met efficiently. Here is how it works:

• Real-time production planning: Master planning enhances real-time decision-making by providing suggestions for production orders based on current demand, with the ability to run master planning on an ad-hoc basis for immediate requirements to reflect changes in demand or resource capacity.
• Resource capacity and material availability: Master planning considers both resource capacity and material availability to ensure that production can proceed without delays.
• Updates to outbound orders: Master planning allows for updates to outbound orders based on production dates and any potential delays, ensuring that the delivery schedules are accurate and current.

Outside Processor Portal

The Outside Processor Portal provides a centralized platform that allows outside processing vendors to manage inbound transfers, production orders, and outbound shipments directly within Dynamics 365.

• The ability to move material in real-time: The portal offers real-time shipping and receipt of transfer orders.
• Consume, receive, and report production: Consume material, post product receipts, and report finished goods in a single step, leveraging existing outside processing workbench functionality.
• Direct access: Direct access for the subcontracting vendors to manage their own orders based on security alliance.