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Barcoding Extensions for Microsoft Dynamics GP: RMS, WMS, Supply Chain Management
Dynamics GP, or how it was known several years ago – Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, is popular Corporate ERP and MRP platform for mid-size businesses with robust integration set of tools and ISV add-ons. If your organization has wholesale warehouses, or retail stores and you deploy such applications as Microsoft RMS, Counterpoint, and you are looking forward to pick Warehouse Management System with advanced Supply Chain elements, such as consignment, B2B or B2C eCommerce, see this small publication as the orientation session:
1. Barcode Scanning as background technology layer. We favor direct Barcoding WMS extension for such Dynamics GP modules as Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Inventory Control, Bill of Materials, and in some cases Manufacturing modules. This method has WMS barcode scanning client and server application to create transactions and master records directly in GP tables and provides apparent real time integration. The opposite approach suggests external WMS with various connectors to GP or another Corporate ERP application. Classical WMS features are Order Fulfillment on the warehouse floor by picking and packing (SOP Order manual line allocation in GP Sales Order by barcode scanning), Merchandize replenishment (POP Purchase Receipt in GP) and Inventory transactions (Adjustments, Transfers from one warehouse to another, Physical count in GP)
2. Retail and POS (Point Of Sale) integrations to Dynamics GP. One of the most popular scenarios is Microsoft RMS integration to Great Plains, where you can deploy our approach on the Headquarters level or just in Store Operation Manager. Technically HQ and SOM have similar DB structure, where HQ has Store ID, as it consolidates all the Stores into HQ database at the end of the sales day. We move POS transactions directly to Dynamics GP Sales Order Processing Invoice for Walk-In (typical retail store scenario) or On Account customer (clubs, memberships, ecommerce stores, etc.). Often we see the requirements to control Inventory Purchases directly in Great Plains as well as print Barcode Labels from your ERP system (and not from RMS or another POS or retail application). We enable merchandize barcode label printing at the point of POP Purchase Receipt in Great Plains POP module – the most popular Barcode label printing tool is Crystal Reports, however the same job could be done in Great Plains Report Writer, SSRS (Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services) and even in Excel or Microsoft Access, if you connect them to GP database tables via ODBC
3. eCommerce POS. Yes, we consider ecommerce B2B or B2C shopping cart, such as Magento to be similar in its integration requirements to generic POS transaction and we are reshaping our Microsoft RMS to GP and eCommerce integration wizards to walk you through similar integration setup steps
4. SCM or going beyond typical Warehouse Management System features. Good scenario could be Food delivery on the consignment contract to Vending machine centers, Deli stores and Restaurants. We have various Consignment algorithms to offer and would like to hear your story to make recommendations
5. Expanding Internationally. Dynamics GP is localized for most of the English speaking countries, plus it is available in French Canadian in Quebec/Montreal, in Spanish in Latin America and Caribbean region, in Arabic in the Middle East. Great Plains Dynamics GP is very popular across all the regions of Africa. Also it is possible to enable Dynamics GP for just language support (without being formally complaint to local Tax code) in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch – and more languages are coming, please check with us
6. How to request further help? Please call us 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, email us at [email protected] or skype us at albaspectrum
7. Bonus Topic – SAP Business One in the international environment as the alternative to Microsoft Dynamics GP. Corporate ERP localization respect and awareness are important, especially when you have to deal with your overseas subsidiaries in large countries, such as Brazil, China, Russia, Japan, Korea, India. Dynamics GP has limitations, incorporated in its Great Plains Dexterity platform – it doesn't support Unicode or hieroglyph based alphabets. You can try to resolve this problem by such facilitators as NJ Star. But in our opinion the easiest and probably cost minimizing approach would be to pick small business ERP software localized for your targeted country – very good candidate is SAP Business One
About the Author
Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com [email protected] 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving GP customers USA and Canada Nationwide: California, Minnesota, New York, Quebec, Ontario, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Virginia, Florida, new Mexico, Iowa, Indiana, Alaska, Hawaii. Local service is available in Houston/Dallas: Richmond, Rosenberg, Katy, Galveston, Sugar Land; in Chicago: Naperville, Aurora, Plainfield, Romeoville, Batavia, Downers Grove, Schaumburg, Rockford, Elgin, Crystal Lake, Joliet, Hinsdale, Lisle, Montgomery, Oswego
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3. In the Measurement Units list box, select Inches.
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That should do it.
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Microsoft Dynamics GP Barcoding Modules: WMS, SCM, Consignment
Former Great Plains Dynamics is now part of Microsoft Dynamics family of Corporate ERP applications: GP, AX, NAV, SL. While core Great Plains Financials modules are straight forward in their implementation, data conversion and reporting (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation) – Distributions set of modules often requires Dynamics GP Partner dedication to such technologies as Supply Chain Management, Barcoding, Warehouse Management, Logistics, Manufacturing, and even be very comfortable with GP customization tools and programming options: Microsoft Dexterity, eConnect, SQL scripting, Barcode scanner programming. Plus – industry expertise is often a big plus, including discrete manufacturing, consignment, picking and packing with regulation compliance:
1. WMS module overview and positioning. If you are implementing Great Plains and now looking at Warehouse Management extension for GP, you are likely to be mid-size manufacturing, regional distributor or retailer. This system is typically Barcode scanning based and its Software licenses cost and implementation could be comparable or even exceed core GP modules. Business processes for Supply Chain Management might be difficult in their formalization, this is why you may expect some modifications to be required on the first or the second phase of WMS implementation. There are two approaches in WMS module selection – pick External Warehouse Management Application or WMS extension, which work directly with GP modules and doesn't require additional integration (as you would need in the case of External WMS). Considering high WMS implementation cost, we recommend you to secure special commitment from your key personnel, and we do recommend you to assign or hire professional project manager in staff in additional to picking Dynamics GP WMS Partner and ISV. From the technology standpoint Warehouse Management System is typically build upon SOP, POP and Inventory Control modules, sometimes extending also Bill of Materials or Manufacturing suite of modules. ERP software industry also has some specifics, such as annual software support contracts (where you have automatic access to new version, when it is released, plus you have discounted price per support case) – please, incorporate this cost into your WMS and ERP implementation and support budget
2. Consignment and other elements of Supply Chain Management. If you have contracts with your business partners, such as small retail stores, restaurants, vending machines to deliver merchandize on consignment with delivery route and dates optimization – this is available extension to the WMS module. Consignment, besides being accounted on your books, is often very creative and may require customization in its implementation. We often see Consignment needs in Food and Textile industries for Great Plains
3. WMS and Production functionality. Besides the needs to open Manufacturing modules screens for Barcode integration, you may also need to implement Manufacturing Order integration and processing automation. We recommend you to consider Workflow and Posting Server, where you can automate multiple steps (where no GP user intervention is required) with dialogs, where you would like to provide optional decision making
4. How to request WMS support and demo? Please, call us 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 or email us [email protected] You can enjoy local support in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, San Diego, plus we serve you USA, Canada , Mexico nationwide and internationally. SCM industry requires dedication and it is common for WMS consultants to travel internationally for initial implementation and then provide ongoing support remotely
5. Related topic #1 – WMS Sales, Implementation and Support internationally. If you are in US or Canada – there is no problem to pick and invite Barcoding and ERP consultants. However, if you are located internationally, WMS people could be not ready to travel to your place due to various reasons, including not being familiar with your country language, business legislation and traditions. In our case, we are dedicated to international Corporate ERP and MRP market and our consultants speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Filipino, Russian. Dynamics GP is only localized (local language support and legislation compliance) in English speaking countries (US, Canada – including Quebec in French, Australia, UK, New Zealand, South Africa, Oceania) , plus in Spanish for Latin America and Caribbean islands and in Arabic for Middle East. There are Dynamics GP add-ons allowing you to have GP interface in Chinese, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Italian, again, please be sure that you do understand the difference between ERP being localized and supporting local language only (not being necessary compliant to local country tax code)
6. Related Topic #2 – Dynamics GP Programming and Software Development. We are just back from Convergence 2010 in Atlanta, where we visited seminar on Dynamics GP customization tools. David Musgrave, one of the Microsoft Dexterity gurus, indicated that Great Plains Dexterity is still current and robust and you can still rely on and trust to proven traditional Great Plains Software technologies. In Alba Spectrum we traditionally develop our modules in Dexterity and we are Dynamics GP Source Code Partner (who has access Dexterity Source Code). We invite existing or new Great Plains customers or resellers to view our Great Plains Dexterity Software Development Factory presentation
About the Author
Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com [email protected] 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving GP customers USA and Canada Nationwide: California, Minnesota, New York, Quebec, Ontario, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Virginia, Florida, new Mexico, Iowa, Indiana, Alaska, Hawaii. Local service is available in Houston/Dallas: Richmond, Rosenberg, Katy, Galveston, Sugar Land; in Chicago: Naperville, Aurora, Plainfield, Romeoville, Batavia, Downers Grove, Schaumburg, Rockford, Elgin, Crystal Lake, Joliet, Hinsdale, Lisle, Montgomery, Oswego
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