Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Manufacturing
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Helping Manufacturers Run Leaner, More Connected Operations
Manufacturers are under constant pressure to keep production moving, control costs, and give customers accurate answers about inventory and delivery, all while the systems underneath them get older and harder to support.
Dexpro Dynamics helps manufacturers move to and get more out of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, giving production, inventory, purchasing, and finance teams one connected platform instead of a patchwork of systems and spreadsheets.
Addressing Key Manufacturing Challenges
Inventory Accuracy & Production Visibility
Disconnected systems and manual tracking often leave manufacturers guessing at true inventory levels and production status, which slows down decisions and creates costly surprises on the shop floor.
Our Approach:
We configure Business Central to give real-time visibility into inventory, work orders, and production status, so planning and purchasing decisions are based on what is actually happening, not what a spreadsheet said yesterday.
Outcome:
Fewer stockouts, less excess inventory, and a clearer picture of what is happening on the floor at any given moment.
Legacy Systems & Outgrown Platforms
Many manufacturers are still running Dynamics GP or an older ERP that was never built for today's volume, customer expectations, or reporting demands, which limits growth and adds risk as support for older platforms winds down
Our Approach:
We guide manufacturers through a structured, well-planned move from Dynamics GP or another legacy system to Business Central, protecting data integrity and keeping the business running throughout the transition.
Outcome:
A modern ERP platform built to scale with the business, without the disruption manufacturers fear from a system change.
Manual Processes & Disconnected Departments
When production, purchasing, sales, and finance all work from different systems or spreadsheets, small errors turn into missed orders, late shipments, and frustrated customers.
Our Approach:
We streamline and connect processes across production, inventory, purchasing, and finance inside a single system, cutting down on manual entry and the errors that come with it.
Outcome:
Departments working from the same numbers in real time, with less rework and fewer dropped handoffs between teams.
Inefficient Processes & Manual Workflows
Outdated systems such as Dynamics GP or QuickBooks often limit scalability and modernization efforts.
Our Approach:
We guide organizations through a structured transition to Business Central, ensuring continuity, data integrity, and user adoption.
Outcome:
A modern ERP platform that evolves with your organization.
Technology With A Human Touch
What does it mean to be a Dynamics 365 Partner?
To our team here at Dexpro Dynamics, it means:
- Really listening to what you're trying to accomplish
- Always acting in your best interest
- Being friendly and responsive at all times
- Plus of course, being an expert in what we do
Why Choose Dexpro Dynamics as your Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC Partner?
Dynamics 365 Business Central is implemented and supported by partners across the country. However, not all partners are created equal.
Dexpro Dynamics has Dynamics offices and consultants conveniently located across the country. Primary locations include:
- Chicago IL
- New York NY
- Los Angeles CA
- San Francisco CA
- Seattle, WA
- Baltimore, MD
- Phoenix AZ
If you have questions whether we serve your area, please reach out!
Why Choose Dynamics 365 BC?
Dynamics 365 Business Central is a comprehensive, cloud-based business management solution that connects teams across finance, sales, service, and operations within a single easy to use application. Confidently move to the cloud and unlock the insights needed to adapt faster, work smarter, and perform better.
Extend Your Capabilities with a Modern Ecosystem and AI
Business Central offers a robust ecosystem of third party solutions built for the realities of manufacturing, including production scheduling, inventory management, and shop floor reporting.
With the addition of Microsoft Copilot (AI), manufacturers can:
- Automate repetitive administrative tasks
- Generate insights from production and financial data
- Improve decision making with natural language interaction
Case Study
Manufacturer Simplifies Business Central and Regains Control of Its ERP
Client Overview
Hely & Weber develops and manufactures orthopedic bracing products, including knee braces, back braces, ankle braces, wrist braces, and other support products for a wide range of patient needs. After years running Microsoft Dynamics GP with SalesPad, the company moved to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics 365 Sales, working with a different Microsoft Dynamics partner.
Challenges
- A Split System Built for Complexity, Not Simplicity
The prior partner split the business across two systems. Manufacturing and shipping ran in Business Central, while order entry, commissions, royalties, tracings, and customer management ran in Dynamics 365 Sales. - A Custom Integration That Never Stopped Breaking
The integration connecting the two systems caused ongoing problems from the day the company went live, leaving the IT team fighting fires instead of supporting the rest of the business. - Complex Pricing and Order Entry Requirements
Hely & Weber managed more than 400 contracts with special pricing terms, and their customer service team relied on a familiar grid style order entry screen from their old SalesPad system that Business Central did not offer out of the box. - A Growing Infrastructure Bill
The company was maintaining around a dozen on premises servers to support remote users, databases, and shipping, an expensive and increasingly impractical setup for a company of their size.
Solution
Dexpro Dynamics stepped in as a second Dynamics partner and proposed a simpler path forward, moving all sales processes into Business Central to eliminate the integration bottleneck entirely.
Key Components of the Implementation
- Consolidation of order entry, commissions, royalties, tracings, and customer management into Business Central
- Enhanced sales pricing configuration to manage more than 400 special pricing contracts
- A custom grid style order entry screen that gave staff the familiar interface they were used to from SalesPad
- A native shipping tool integration to streamline order fulfillment
- A fixed price project scope, delivered on time and on budget
Dexpro’s approach
- Thorough upfront design and specification work with the client before implementation began
- Direct access to the consultants and architects doing the actual work, without a sales team in the way
- A recommendation to move fully into Business Central, even though Dexpro also works with Dynamics 365 Sales and had less to gain financially from that direction
Results
- One Connected System Instead of Two
Hely & Weber eliminated the integration bottleneck by moving every sales process into Business Central, giving the company a single system that finally worked the way it was supposed to. - More Than 90 Percent Lower Future Infrastructure Costs
Moving to the cloud shrunk the company's server footprint from roughly a dozen machines down to two, dropping the projected cost of their next hardware refresh from $120,000 to $150,000 down to $10,000 to $11,000. - No Loss of Familiar Functionality
The custom order entry grid gave customer service reps the same experience they had in SalesPad, while enhanced pricing tools handled the complexity of more than 400 special contracts. - Delivered On Time and On Budget
The project was completed within its fixed price scope and original timeline, a result the client's IT manager called a rarity in the industry.
Why Dexpro
Dexpro delivered this project with senior level consultants who worked directly with the client from initial design through go live and ongoing support.
- Deep expertise in both Dynamics GP and Business Central
- Willingness to recommend the option that was right for the client, even when it meant less license revenue for Dexpro
- Direct, responsive communication with no sales team or gatekeeper in the way
Key Takeaway
By consolidating a fragmented system into one connected Business Central environment, Hely & Weber gained a simpler, more reliable ERP platform and a partner willing to recommend what was right for their business, not what was most profitable for the vendor. Read the full Hely & Weber case study.
