Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a modern, state of the art ERP and Accounting solution designed specifically for small to medium-sized businesses. Previously known as Microsoft Dynamics NAV (or NAVISION), it has a long-established pedigree whilst still being a modern, up to date cloud ERP solution. It features everything a small to medium-sized organisation needs to manage their back-end business processes and is designed to be moulded for every industry.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the number one Cloud ERP solution. Flexible in its very nature, it’s perfect for organisations who don’t want to own any infrastructure but still want the option of full customisation of their ERP solution or those who want a local installation. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud is also available with two different hosting options: the public Azure cloud or in your own private cloud. We can help you choose the best solution for your specific business needs. The choice is yours.
We understand that selecting the correct ERP solution can seem daunting, especially when every solution provider tells you that their system can do everything you want it to and more.
That’s why we have created a resource to help you in selecting the right ERP system for your business. Selecting an ERP solution for your business is an important task, and it will affect your business in a multitude of different ways for years to come. An ERP solution should be a helpful addition to your business and unify processes across all departments, but selecting the wrong ERP solution can have the opposite effect. That’s why we suggest all companies read our whitepaper on “The Low-Risk Way To Buy ERP & Finance Systems.”
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a full-featured and scalable solution platform that has enabled a rich and diverse technical community to develop. Azzure has identified the best of these providers and, along with our own solution enhancements, we’ve created our own tech-hub of select partners to make sure that your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft Dynamics NAV solution does everything you need it to do.
The Essentials Edition is the core solution, and includes all of your Finances, Sales and Purchase Order Processing, Inventory and Supply Chain Management, Project Management and more.
The Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium license includes all of the essential features along with Service Management and Manufacturing capabilities.
See the table below for a full breakdown of features.
| Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Features | Essentials Edition | Premium Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Management Includes the following features and more: basic general ledger, budgets, fixed assets, cash flow forecast, multiple currencies, bank reconciliation, allocations, account schedules, check writing, cost accounting, inter-company postings. |  | |
| Project Management Basic resources, job quotes, capacity management, project management jobs, timesheet, multiple costs. | | |
| Artificial Intelligence Cash flow forecast, inventory forecast, sales forecast, image recognition, late payment prediction. | | |
| Assembly Management To support companies that supply products to their customers by combining components in simple processes without the need of manufacturing functionality. (Business Central includes features to assemble items that integrate with existing features, such as sales, planning, reservations, and warehousing). | | |
| Customer Relationship Management Contact management and classification, opportunity management, relationship management, task management, business inbox for Outlook, email logging, interaction/document management, campaign management, and pricing. | | |
| Warehouse and Inventory Management Automated data capture system, bin set-up, internal picks and put aways, pick, warehouse management systems, warehouse receipt, warehouse shipment. | | |
| E-Services Document exchange service, document capture and management, bank feeds (U.S., Canada, and U.K.), Microsoft Pay, and more. | | |
| Other functionality Analysis reports, change log, job queue, user tasks, notifications (on-premises), embedded Power BI, reason codes, Word and document reporting, workflow, unlimited companies, extended text, user management, Intrastat. | | |
| Service Management Dispatching Assign and dispatch service personnel and field technicians, and filter on availability and skills. Planning Assign service personnel to work orders and log details about handling and status of work orders. Service Contract Management Manage contract with details on service levels, response times, and discount levels. Record the service history of contracts, including used service items and parts and service hours. Service Item Management Keep track of your service items, including contract data, component management, and bill-of-material and warranties. Service Orders Manage after-sales issues, service requests, services due, service orders and repair requests. Service Price Management Maintain your prices for service offerings. | | |
| Manufacturing Agile Manufacturing You may have an agile approach to planning with rush hours, exceptions, last-minute changes to processes with multiple planning options. Demand Forecasting Create production and purchase orders, based on the demand forecast together with the level of available inventory and data of requirement planning. Capacity Planning Add capacities to the manufacturing process. Set up routings on production orders and in material requirements planning. Finite Loading Calculate with capacity constraints to make sure work is not assigned to a work centre exceeding its expected capacity of execution during a given time period. Machine Centres You can manage capacity in detail for machine centres and on a consolidated level for work centres. Production Orders Create production orders and post consumption and output to the production orders. Supply Planning Calculate material requirements based on demand. The solution supports master production scheduling and materials requirements planning. Version Management Create versions of the manufacturing bill of materials and routings. | |
Find out exactly how D365 Business Central can benefit your business by downloading the full Azzure IT brochure.
