ERP for Manufacturing & Production
Manufacturers need an ERP that brings materials management, production planning and post-calculation together. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central provides these functions as standard — the craft lies in adapting them to your actual production logic without losing upgrade capability.
ERP for Manufacturing & Production at a glance
Bills of materials, routings and production orders form the backbone of any production control system. Business Central covers them as standard, including multi-level BOMs, capacity planning across work and machine centres and shop-floor feedback. What matters is that the structure fits your reality: high-variance manufacturing needs different item and BOM logic than series production.
A common weak point is the gap between planning and the shop floor. When feedback runs on paper and is only entered days later, any post-calculation is worthless. We create the digital return channel here — from simple terminal and barcode solutions to direct connection of machines and inspection systems via interfaces.
Only on this data foundation does business intelligence become meaningful: utilisation, scrap rates, lead times and contribution margins per order can be analysed in Power BI instead of being assembled from spreadsheets each month. Where recurring, document-heavy processes appear — incoming goods inspection or supplier invoices, for instance — we add targeted automation.
Relevant services
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Implementation, customisation and support of the ERP backbone for your business.
Interfaces & APIs for NAV and Business Central
Clean, documented connections to shop, CRM, bank and logistics that can be monitored.
Business Intelligence & Reporting
Power BI dashboards that management actually uses, because they answer the right questions.
Custom Software
Inventory management, CRM, internal tools and dashboards, tailored to your processes.
ERP for Manufacturing & Production: frequently asked questions
Does Business Central cover production planning as standard?
The Premium licence includes manufacturing and service management, with bills of materials, routings, production orders and capacity planning. For special requirements — industry-specific batch logic or inspection processes, for example — we add targeted extensions.
Can machines or shop-floor data capture be connected?
Yes, provided the systems offer an interface or data export. We implement such connections via REST, OData or file-based methods, including error handling and monitoring, so faults surface before they distort planning.
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