The Benefits of Integrating Microsoft NAV into a Business

ERP software and in particular Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision) is becoming increasingly popular in business circles. For the uninitiated ERP is enterprise resource planning; software carrying out roles covering wide ranging aspects of the business operation, integrating stock controland financial resource functions to name but a few. Dynamics NAV is widely known as the [...]

Basic Principles of Buying Stock Control Software

Most regular readers will be aware of the intricacies of stock control software and the benefits that the right system can bring to a business environment. They will also be aware that it is exactly the functions and features of modern stock control software that help to streamline business practises, improve productivity and also profitability [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (7): High-performance stock control

Over the last seven posts, you’ve been able to see how Microsoft Dynamics NAV provides you with powerful inventory management capabilities. From offering you combined accounting and operational stock figures, to helping you make purchasing decisions and take full control over supply chain tracking, Microsoft Dynamics NAV consistently outperforms alternative stock control software. In this [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (6): The Audit Trail

Effective stock control software needs to provide you with a complete and detailed audit trail. The bottom line of stock control is knowing, with absolute certainty, what your stock levels are. The dynamic nature of operations means that your inventory figures are changing on a minute-by-minute basis. With Microsoft Dynamics NAV, stock control changes are [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (5): Stock management inside the warehouse

Microsoft Dynamics NAV really comes into its own if you need <stock control software that streamlines stock management inside the warehouse. With NAV, you can manage goods and space much more effectively. For example, you can define criteria to comply with the most efficient pick patterns and define picking criteria to maximise your warehouse space [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (4): Goods received

One of the weaknesses of some stock control software packages is in the area of goods received. When goods arrive from your suppliers, you want them to be listed immediately in your inventory management software. That way, they become immediately available for distribution and sale. If they are not, you face delays in despatching to [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (3): Supply chain tracking

We have now seen how Microsoft Dynamics NAV can help you with unified accounting and operational stock figures, as well as giving you the tools to make fast and effective purchasing decisions. We’re now going to look at supply chain tracking using stock control software. Customers demand information and you have to be able to [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (2): Purchasing made easier

In the last post we saw how companies that used separate accounting and stock control software wasted valuable management time because they had to reconcile their accounting figures with their operational stock figures. This is time that could better be spent on profit-making activities. Our solution was to use Microsoft Dynamics NAV in place of [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (1): accounting and operational stock figures

One of the greatest obstacles to effective inventory management is stock control software that requires you to reconcile your accounting figures with your operational stock figures. Let’s assume that that you sell furniture in bulk. If you look at your accounting figures you can see – for example – how many sofas, chairs, tables and [...]

Stock control software and Microsoft Dynamics NAV: introducing a new blog series

One of our increasingly popular deployments of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, the ERP software formerly known as Navision, is as a business package that contains stock control software or inventory management software. At Evo-Soft, we have built up a reputation as stock control software specialists with expertise at deploying Microsoft Dynamics NAV for companies that need [...]