Manufacturing
Microsoft Dynamics ERP, CRM & Cloud for Manufacturing
Business Applications that Scale and Adapt with Your Growth
Manufacturers need flexible, scalable ERP solutions capable of supporting everything from discrete manufacturing and engineer-to-order environments to batch and process manufacturing operations. Whether producing automotive components, aerospace and defense parts, industrial machinery, medical devices, fabricated products, or consumer goods, organizations require real-time visibility into inventory, production, procurement, quality control, and financial performance. Demand Planning video.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Manufacturing is designed to help manufacturers unify finance, supply chain management, production planning, inventory control, procurement, warehousing, and business operations within a single platform. With support for bills of material (BOMs), routings, manufacturing orders, demand planning, capacity planning, shop floor reporting, quality processes, and lot/serial traceability, Business Central enables manufacturers to improve operational efficiency while maintaining control over costs and compliance requirements.
Endeavor4 has a significant number of small and mid-size manufacturing clients who are using Business Central, Dynamics NAV or Dynamics GP, while other larger clients are also using the very strong and robust Advanced Manufacturing modules including the powerful manufacturing and supply chain capabilities in Dynamics NAV, new Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium Cloud-ERP, or enterprise Finance & Supply Chain ERP. Such larger Dynamics ERP manufacturing implementations entail more complex Advisory Services and Staff Augmentation for manufacturing management and planning such as advanced demand planning, planning quantities and the use of MO (Manufacturing Order) to reflect the routing within each manufacturing process: from raw goods, through their incubation period, to the finished product.
Endeavor4 has also helped clients successfully integrate multiple systems and processes between their warehouse management system (WMS), their Microsoft ERP, and their MRP with Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP) practices. More and more manufacturing companies are expanding their technology investments to include CRM (Customer Relationship Management) to manage their sales reps and selling activities, as well as, their post-sales customer service including: the management of after-sale maintenance, warranties, support contracts, product recalls, service bulletins and contract renewals.
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BI and KPIs for Manufacturing Companies
Beyond the Sales, Accounting & Finance KPI dashboards, Endeavor4 recommends looking at:- % Rework & Returns
- % Downtime Due to Maintenance
Power BI Manufacturing and Shipping Analysis Business Central
- WIP - Work in Progress
- Manufacturing Equipment Utilization
- Safety and Security
- % Re-use Grey Water
- Days Without Lost Time for Accidents
- Production Throughput per Hour
- Waste Diversion, Recycling & Re-Use
- Bill Collection
- Inventory Replenishment Rate
- Days Finished Inventory
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Business Central Manufacturing Device SL (Subscription License) for shared terminals
Manufacturing Shop Floor Device Subscription - Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Clock-in and clock-out
- Starting and finishing production jobs (including project activities carried out on the shop floor)
- Reporting progress
- Materials consumption and completion
- Viewing documents and instructions related to production jobs
- Viewing worker holiday balances
- Advanced manufacturing support - BOM, WO, Kits, Licens place
- Receiving
- Putting-away
- Doing internal stock transfers
- Picking, packing, shipping / carrier integration
- Capturing product attributes
- Shipping goods plus performing inventory count checks in the context of a warehouse management system
- Posting output and materials consumption against production orders when captured as transfers of raw materials and finished goods between a warehouse and a production line (all other types of transactions are excluded)
Business Central Manufacturing Suite of Apps
Advanced Loan and Leasing Management extension for Microsoft Business Central
Highly Regulated Manufacturing
Highly regulated manufacturers operate in environments where quality, compliance, and traceability are critical at every stage from production to delivery. Industries such as pharmaceutical, medical device, and aerospace & defense face strict regulatory requirements, complex supply chains, and constant audit readiness demands.
At Endeavor4, we help these organizations modernize their operations through Incremental Digital Transformation, leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 to scale without increasing risk.
Explore how we support specialized needs across:
- Pharmaceutical: Process-driven manufacturing with strict quality and validation requirements.
- Medical Device & Technology: Product-centric environments requiring precision, traceability, and regulatory alignment.
- Aerospace & Defense: Complex, audit-heavy operations driven by compliance and supply chain control.
Here's why you should consider working with us
Endeavor4 is a Microsoft Partner for ERP, CRM, and Cloud applications focusing on consulting, development, implementation, upgrades, support, and training for Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Cloud-ERP), Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision), Dynamics 365 Sales (CRM), and Azure Cloud.
We are one of the top Microsoft Dynamics partners and repeat winner of Microsoft's President's Club, with specialties in industries like Finance & Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Medical Device, Pharmaceuticals, and more.
2026 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and CRM for Manufacturing
• Automate Manufacturing Bill of Materials and vendor inventory planning
• Create standard inventory management and replenishment processes
• Streamline and transition from monthly planning to weekly demand planning
• Set schedules, process manufacturing orders and ‘manufacturing order processing’
• Consolidate multiple POs by vendor in GP with multiple lines per PO
• Reduce reporting administrative costs
• Provide quick and easy access to monthly financial reporting
• Support custom workflows for Batch Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing and Quality Assurance
• Integrate with your portals, e-commerce, Demand driven MRP, and sales team for efficient transaction processing
• EDI and XML for supply chain order processing, inventory updates and ASN’s
• Configured to support your Inventory and Order Processing systems
• Centralize your estimates, forecasts and job costing
• Calculate your precise WIP (Work in Process) at any given time
• Integrate with a wide variety of legacy, shop floor and other best of breed systems
• With 3rd party ISV tools such as Insight Works for Business Central / NAV, or the Smoothie demand planning Connector for GP by DemandWorks for complex demand planning
• With advanced barcode scanning and data capture tools for Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Use CRM and Field Service to support product warranties, post sales service and recalls
