| When we are talking about assembly (or simple | | | | manufacturing on order with unique customer |
| manufacturing, production) in relation to such | | | | order, or in other words project, where you have |
| mid-market Corporate MRP/ERP application as | | | | to record revenue, expenses (such as installation |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains, we do not | | | | labor, warranty repair, customer support calls |
| expect complex implementation and user training, | | | | billable time) and spare parts cost (typically |
| often associated with full featured Manufacturing | | | | non-billable under warranty contract or billable |
| suite of modules. Assembly could be | | | | when warranty is already expired). Obviously Bill |
| implemented in Distribution Bill of Materials, or in | | | | of Materials module is not geared to serve these |
| Project Accounting. This publication should give | | | | kinds of business processes and you should be |
| you initial information, and we expect you to do | | | | looking at Great Plains Project Accounting module. |
| the rest of your homework in Corporate ERP | | | | In PA you can also track budgets towards |
| selection or Great Plains modules extension and | | | | project category and phase. Some excurse into |
| assembly planning and implementation: | | | | Dynamics GP PA module history. PA was |
| 1. What is Distribution Bill of Materials (BOM) | | | | originally developed by Philippines based Match |
| module? This module was historically originally | | | | Data Great Plains ISV Partner. We would guess |
| developed by Great Plains Software as extension | | | | that in time it was a dilemma for Doug Burgum, |
| to GP Inventory Control module. In BOM you | | | | Great Plains Software founder and CEO to pick |
| have Bill of Material master record (where you | | | | the module to be adopted by GP between |
| have the option to have phantom BOM and use | | | | Intellisol Project Accounting (in my personal opinion |
| as many phantom layers as you may need). | | | | this would be excellent choice, Andrew Karasev, |
| BOM naturally supports such features as Serial | | | | Great Plains Certified Master, Intellisol Project |
| and Lot Numbers, it tracks all the history of | | | | Accounting and Advanced Purchase Order |
| assemble units (you can have inquiry or report on | | | | Processing Certified Consultant). When acquisition |
| the serial or lot number of the components, this | | | | went through, Match Data was transformed into |
| might be important for the businesses in | | | | Great Plains subsidiary in Philippines, which was |
| healthcare, import/export, sea shipping, | | | | alive till the end of 2003. Now back to the focus |
| international trade, where regulation is | | | | 3. Dynamics GP Assembly implementation on the |
| compulsory). Please, not that Dynamics GP Bill of | | | | international market. Microsoft Dynamics GP is |
| Materials module is designed to fit to discrete | | | | localized in USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, |
| manufacturing module only (if you are thinking | | | | Australia, New Zealand, Spanish version is available |
| about Process Manufacturing, such as in food, | | | | for Latin America (excluding Brazil, as they speak |
| meat, poultry, mining related business, please | | | | Brazilian Portuguese), plus to some extent in |
| consider Microsoft Dynamics AX Axapta or third | | | | Arabic World, South East Asia where English |
| party Dynamics GP ISV process manufacturing | | | | Language is used in business |
| add-ons) | | | | 4. How to contact us. Feel free to give us a call: |
| 2. Dynamics GP Project Accounting. Sometimes | | | | 1-866-528-0577, Local service in Illinois, Michigan, |
| mid-market companies associate assembly or | | | | California, Texas. |