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About Olof Simren

I am a Microsoft Dynamics NAV and 365 Business Central Expert, I started implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV in 2002, back then it was called Navision Attain. Throughout the years there has been many exciting implementations in different parts of the world, all of them with different challenges but with one common theme; manufacturing. As a consultant, I bring over 20 years of experience in implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV and 365 Business Central within manufacturing and distribution companies. The services I offer includes project management, consultation, development and training. Feel free to contact me if you need help with anything related to Microsoft Dynamics NAV or 365 Business Central. I work through my company Naviona where I team up with other skilled Microsoft Dynamics NAV and 365 Business Central Experts.

Posting of Actual and Expected Production Time

Aug 25, 2015

When implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV in a manufacturing environment this question is always discussed; should the time posted against production orders be according to the expected values (e.g. the setup and run times in the routings, sometimes also referred to as nominal values) or should it be according to the actual time (entered by a user)? In my mind the answer to this should be driven by business requirements and should not be determined by the functionality available in a software (just like many other things when it comes to implementing an ERP system). My experience is that 3 out...

Assembly Order Posting to General Ledger

Jul 20, 2015

I have previously described how production orders are posting into the general ledger which I have received a lot of positive feedback on. This time I will described how assembly orders are posting into the general ledger in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (which is a lot simpler). The assembly orders in Microsoft Dynamics NAV was introduced in the 2013 version and they are a great compliment to the production orders, you can read one of my previous blog posts about assembly vs. production orders to get a feeling about what to use when. The only thing on assembly orders that creates entries...

Alternative Production BOMs and Routings

Jun 14, 2015

Using alternative production BOMs or routings is quite common in a manufacturing environment. It could for example be that larger orders are run in higher capacity machines, versions of products are produced with slight variations in components (like different colors), or you might produce the same item in two different locations and therefor need two different routings. These are just some examples, there are many more scenarios like that where you might need to change the production BOM or routing based on different factors. Microsoft Dynamics NAV allows you to manually change both the routing and production BOM used on...

Assemble to Order with Inventory Picks and Movements

May 20, 2015

One of the nicer things about the assembly functionality in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the option to assemble to order. What this means is that you can stock the components and not assemble them until it is time to ship the order (very useful if you sell kits of products for example). In this blog post I will describe how this works together with the inventory picks and movements. This is in my mind a setup that works well and supports scenarios where the personnel that are picking the products also assembling/bundling them at the same time. I have previously...

Batch Creation of Warehouse Shipments

May 10, 2015

In one of my previous blog posts about processing shipments I mentioned a batch job I developed many years ago to automatically create warehouse shipments. I have since that post received many requests and questions about this batch job, so here it is! The objects themselves are available in the downloads section and the details about the functionality is described below. I hope you will find this useful. (more…)

Consignment Inventory

Apr 26, 2015

Being able to handle consignment inventory in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a common requirement. There are four scenarios of consignment inventory that I frequently bump into; 1. Inventory at a Customer 2. Inventory at a Vendor 3. Customer Owned Inventory 4. Vendor Owned Inventory Some may argue that case 2 and 3 is not consignment, and they might be right, but nevertheless they are cases that needs to be handled and to me the overall concept is closely related to consignment inventory and therefor I included them here. Case 2 and 3 are typically found in relation to subcontracting or...

Autofill Variable Name in NAV 2015

Apr 16, 2015

By accident I discovered something quite interesting last week and I thought it was worth sharing it through a blog post. When you create an object type variable in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 and you leave out the name then NAV will automatically suggest the name based on the subtype. So, when creating variables that are forms, records, reports, xmlports, etc. then there is no need to enter a variable name anymore. Nice! 🙂 Here is how it works; (more…)

Maintenance Production Orders

Mar 24, 2015

A way to handle maintenance on machines in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is to create production orders with operations that represent the maintenance. The beauty of this is that you can then include the maintenance when scheduling the production orders, you also maintain history about when the maintenance was done and you have the option to capture the labor cost related to maintenance. Below is an example of how it can be done. (more…)

Processing of Shipments

Mar 9, 2015

There are four ways to process shipments of inventory in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Which way to choose depends on the business requirements and what processes that are most suitable. I typically discuss the different options early in the analysis phase of an implementation to establish the preferred method as soon as possible (if it is not obvious which one to apply that is). It is important to get it right early since the procedures, work instructions, potentially modifications and printouts all will depend on the method chosen (and you don’t want to change your mind half way through the project)....

Block Postings

Feb 17, 2015

This might be ‘the oldest trick in the book’ but it is still a frequently asked question and therefor I thought it was worth a small blog post. The question is how do you block/prevent users from posting something in Microsoft Dynamics NAV? (more…)

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About Olof Simren

Posting of Actual and Expected Production Time

Assembly Order Posting to General Ledger

Alternative Production BOMs and Routings

Assemble to Order with Inventory Picks and Movements

Batch Creation of Warehouse Shipments

Consignment Inventory

Autofill Variable Name in NAV 2015

Maintenance Production Orders

Processing of Shipments

Block Postings

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