Business Central for Manufacturing

Small and mid-sized manufacturers often run production on spreadsheets, a separate MRP tool and an accounting package that don’t talk to each other. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central brings production, inventory, purchasing, sales and finance into one system. Akkomplish is a US-based Business Central partner headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, and we set it up around the way your shop floor actually works.

Common problems we solve for manufacturers

Nobody knows the real cost of a product. Material, labor and machine time are tracked in different places.
Material shortages stop production, or too much cash sits in stock.
Production status lives on paper or in someone’s head.
Quality checks are recorded separately and can’t be traced back to the batch or lot.
Month-end means exporting to Excel and fixing numbers by hand.

What Business Central does for manufacturing

Production BOMs and routings define the components and operations for each product.
Work centers and machine centers model your capacity and costs.
Production orders track material use, operation time and finished output from start to finish.
Supply planning suggests what to buy and what to make, based on demand, stock and lead times.
Assembly orders handle simple kits and make-to-order items.
Lot and serial number tracking covers raw materials through to the shipment.
Costing shows the actual cost of each production order.
Power BI dashboards show production, inventory and margins.

Manufacturing features need the Business Central Premium license. We help you decide which users need Premium and which can use Essentials or Team Member licenses. See our Business Central licensing guide.

Built by Akkomplish for manufacturers

Quality assurance inside Business Central. For a manufacturer in Europe, we built quality assurance processes directly into Business Central as an extension. Read the case study.
AkkOn WMS for the shop floor. Our mobile app runs on ordinary Android phones. Your team scans production orders, records consumption and output, captures machine time, counts inventory, and inspects incoming goods and finished output. See AkkOn WMS.

How we implement Business Central for manufacturers

Process review. We walk through your shop floor, products and current systems.
Design. We set up BOMs, routings, costing method, planning parameters and reports.
Data migration. Items, BOMs, open orders and balances move from your current system (for example QuickBooks, Dynamics GP or NAV).
Training and testing with your own products and orders.
Go-live and support through your first production cycles and month-end close.

Frequently asked questions

Is Business Central suitable for small manufacturers?

Yes. It’s designed for small and mid-sized companies. You can start with assembly and inventory, and turn on full manufacturing when you need it.

Which license do we need for manufacturing?

Users who work with production orders, routings and planning need a Premium license. Others can use Essentials or Team Member licenses.

Can our warehouse and shop floor use phones instead of scanners?

Yes. AkkOn WMS runs on standard Android phones and uses the camera to scan barcodes and QR codes.

Why US companies choose Akkomplish

Microsoft Partner

Microsoft partner focused on Dynamics 365 Business Central: implementation, migration, integration and support.
US headquarters in Rockville, Maryland (Akkomplish USA LLC), and a member of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce.
200+ businesses guided through ERP, cloud and AI projects.
Real Business Central projects: see our NAV 2009 to Business Central migration and our quality assurance add-on for Business Central.

Talk to a Business Central partner for manufacturing

Call +1 980 347 3323, contact us, or book a free Business Central demo built around your products.