Connect Your Entire Operation to Streamline Your Supply Chain
Boost operational performance, gain agility, and outpace the competition.
Increasing competition, a disrupted global supply chain, manual processes, and the inability to meet demand are ongoing challenges that today’s leading suppliers and distributors have overcome with the help of modern technology solutions.
Optimize Operations with AI and Modern Business Applications
Increase Resiliency and Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies with Microsoft Cloud Solutions
Boost performance, anticipate demand, predict issues, and reduce risk in your supply chain by modernizing and connecting your business applications. Gain visibility into sales orders in process so you can plan and schedule inventory throughout the entire order lifecycle – from intake to delivery. With one solution you can automate and optimize fulfillment with rule-based processes, real time global inventory, and AI. With data at the center, you’ll have real-time insights to make actionable decisions.
Unleash Your Potential
Streamline Demand Planning
Understand demand based on master planning, project requirements, and customer orders. React to demand changes in near-real time with faster replenishment cycles and shorter delivery lead times.
Optimize Inventory Management
Eliminate stockouts with access dynamic stock buffers and DDMRP to refine fulfillment.
Improved vendor management and procurement
Optimize sourcing decisions by assessing the impact of order changes and automating approvals. Enhance your sourcing experience with punch outs to external vendor catalogs.
Create a connected warehouse
Expedite deliveries by automating warehousing operations and increasing throughput. Improve efficiency with an intuitive and customizable mobile app.
Fulfill Faster
Use information such as on-hand inventory and future availability to determine fulfillment locations for sustainable deliveries.
Optimize Pick, Pack, and Ship Process
Use guided pick, pack and sort capabilities to maximize OTIF rates.
Benefits of Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
90%
ROI with Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management over three years
$1.5M
Improved operational efficiency from reduced unplanned machine downtime
With over a decade of experience, Paul works with business across the country helping to align technology solutions to meet the needs of today’s distributors. With a specialized focus on warehouse management and supply chain management, Paul leads the distribution practice at Velosio. He is certified in Dynamics 365, Supply Chain Management, T&L, and Advanced WMS.
Sreepathy Nagarajan
Practice Director, Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management
Sree has worked with countless project-based and professional services businesses to help them streamline their processes and become more efficient with technology. He is an expert in Dynamics 365 for the enterprise.
Kim Vanderjagt
Senior Supply Chain Management Consultant
With over 10 years of experience in Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management, Kim is passionate about using technology solutions to better manage the warehouse, supply chain, and trade and logistics. She is certified in Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, and T&L.
“We now have better access to inventory availability, which we have utilized to ensure orders are delivered on time. Our on-time delivery has improved from 30% to 95%”
Nate Heintzelman, Director of Operations – Werk Brau
Nawaz Shaik
“We have far more visibility now. We have tools to show what’s happening with our supply chain in real time, including the people who work in the stores in their warehouses. They have to do the physical work on site, but from a corporate shared services perspective, they are able to work remotely, and they are able to take advantage of the cloud-based system. They just need a laptop and an Internet connection to do their job. The finance folks can work anywhere without losing any functionality. There is no reduction from what they would do at the office.”
Nawaz Shaik, CIO – Verseris
Nate Heintzelman
“Our engineering team has 10 people who were spending 85% of their time managing bill of materials and item management – they now spend less than 10% of their time on that, which is a massive improvement.”
Nate Heintzelman, Director of Operations – Werk Brau
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Do Distribution Companies Use Dynamics 365?
Dynamics 365 offers integrated solutions for supply chain management, streamlining inventory and warehouse operations to optimize product flow and reduce costs. It provides advanced analytics and reporting tools to improve demand forecasting, customer service, and strategic decision-making. Additionally, Dynamics 365 facilitates seamless integration with sales, purchasing, and logistics, enhancing efficiency across the entire distribution network.
Which Dynamics 365 applications does the typical distributor need?
Dynamics 365 is a suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) applications developed by Microsoft, designed to provide businesses with comprehensive tools to manage operations, customer interactions, and financials. Choosing the right business applications depends on the size and complexity of your business.
Small to Mid-Size Operations without much complexity:
Dynamics 365 Business Central is a comprehensive system that streamlines supply chain operations, improves inventory management, and enhances business operations spanning from finance to sales and service. For small to medium sized operations,
Mid-Size to Larger Operations, or those with complex requirements:
Depending on your needs, you can add or remove business applications to your overall solution. Some of the most common applications for an enterprise distributor are:
Dynamics 365 Finance: Offers robust financial management capabilities, including accounting, budgeting, project management, and financial reporting. This helps distributors manage their finances efficiently, comply with regulatory requirements, and make informed decisions.
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Provides tools for inventory management, warehousing, and logistics. Distributors can optimize inventory levels, improve order fulfillment processes, and enhance supply chain visibility. It also includes manufacturing capabilities for those involved in light assembly or product customization.
Dynamics 365 Sales: Helps manage customer relationships, sales processes, and performance tracking. Distributors can use it to improve sales effectiveness, customer service, and marketing efforts.
Dynamics 365 Customer Service: Enables distributors to offer exceptional customer service through various channels, manage service requests efficiently, and improve customer satisfaction. It includes features for case management, knowledge management, and service level agreements.
Dynamics 365 Field Service: Ideal for distributors that provide installation, maintenance, or repair services. It offers scheduling, dispatch, and remote asset monitoring to improve service delivery and customer satisfaction.
How do I choose the best ERP software for my distribution organization?
When evaluating the best ERP solution for your business, you should assess your business needs and core processes. Reach out to a leading Microsoft partner like Velosio. Industry and technology experts will showcase the different options available to meet your specific needs.
Does the Dynamics 365 support integration with other systems and tools?
One of the key benefits of using Dynamics 365 is the native integration across the Microsoft platform, including tools like Excel, Word, and Teams within Microsoft 365. Additionally, you’ll have out of the box integration to the applications that are part of the Power Platform, including Power BI. Copilot’s AI capabilities are supported throughout M365 and D365.
Outside of the Microsoft platform, Dynamics 365 integrates with countless applications through Open API.
What type of training and support does Velosio offer?
Velosio is here for you long after implementation to ensure that your business software continues to deliver the benefits you signed up for. We even offer Microsoft support services on many older systems that are more challenging to find tech support for than modern technology.
How much does Dynamics 365 cost?
Calculating the cost for an ERP solution depends on your specific needs and what different applications you plan on implementing. To calculate the cost, you’ll need to consider your software licensing and implementation services for each business application.
