As in many other areas, the ERP world is undergoing a digital transformation and every company needs to find out how digitalization can support and optimize its processes and business. Microsoft Dynamics has also paved the way for this development in recent years by providing the corresponding options and functions. Find out more with examples of how digitalization can work in practice.
The consideration of digitization in SMEs begins in the individual specialist areas and the associated modules in Dynamics NAVThe system covers everything from financial accounting, merchandise management, warehouse management, logistics, production, marketing and sales to the processing of data and information in real time.
The benefits are quickly noticeable, as tedious control steps are eliminated by automating them. The simplified processes speed up handling.
The current focus is on the automation of processes and the way in which data is evaluated.
In addition to the networking of physical and virtual objects through information technologies ("IoT - Internet of Things"), the trends also lie in the use of digital platforms or in using or providing applications and processes as a service ("Everything as a Service"). The latter is already widespread in the context of infrastructure or web services and is now being offered as a service, e.g. by "renting/booking" processes.
These approaches, which have already been practiced in the past, are taking on a new significance in the wake of the cloud movement. The use of mobile connections gives this course a further focus.
Especially in connection with the Integration of Microsoft Office 365 "as a Service" in Dynamics NAV and the resulting possible use of data platforms for exchanging Microsoft business applications, apps and services ("Common Data Service"), the integration of Microsoft services with Dynamics NAV applications is clearly recognizable. The advantages lie in the faster retrieval of data and documents and the sharing of these with colleagues and employees. You can find more information on this in our Article.
For example, with Microsoft Flow to exchange and synchronize data. Through the connection with Dynamics NAV 2018 internal workflows can be accelerated. The ability to access apps and services supports the flexible mobile application. Multi-stage processes are automated and recurring tasks can be carried out at an increased speed. A good example of this is the Approval of quotations and invoices directly in Outlook thanks to the integration of Dynamics NAV 2018.
Mobile working with Dynamics NAV via the web client and the smartphone and tablet app is now even more intuitive. The revision of these connections results in better and simpler operation and use.
An example of a flexible solution in conjunction with Dynamics NAV is the performance feedback in the context of service processing in NAV via mobile devices. Employees are able to enter their data via a timesheet or report other accounting data, such as travel expenses, anytime and anywhere. Invoicing to the customer is automated, reducing the workload. Read more in our Article more about this example of process digitization and the faster processing of data.
With the new Update of Dynamics NAV 2018 R2 and the cloud-based solution Dynamics 365 "Tenerife" companies can also choose to use their ERP NAV solution in the cloud.
Cross-system applications and cloud-based & mobile solutions in conjunction with Microsoft services pave the way for using Dynamics NAV more flexibly and efficiently. The focus is on the automated exchange of information and therefore greater transparency and speed thanks to the integration of all common end devices and operating systems.
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