Centralised Production Planning for Manufacturing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Introduction To Manufacturing

In the fast-paced manufacturing industry, operational agility and precise coordination across multiple production facilities are vital to stay ahead of customer expectations and market demands. Our Centralised Production Planning app for Business Central is specifically designed to meet the complex needs of manufacturing organisations operating multiple factories. This powerful solution consolidates your production planning across multiple production companies based on BOM materials availability, enabling a seamless orchestration of manufacturing capacities from a single central sales and order management system. To ensure data consistency and expected output dates, it leverages standard intercompany purchases derived from customer sales demand to generate production demand in one or more selected production facilities.

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Key Features and Capabilities

Here are the key features and capabilities.

Consolidated Sales and Order Management

Easily manage customer orders centrally, providing a complete overview of demand across all your manufacturing sites. Streamlined order intake ensures data consistency and accurate planning.

Multi-Factory Production Planning

Automatically allocate and synchronise manufacturing orders across multiple factories based on resource availability, capacity, location, and lead times. This enhances throughput and reduces idle time.

Real-Time Production Visibility

Monitor live dashboards with key metrics such as order status, production progress, machine utilisation, and capacity bottlenecks. Make swift, data-driven decisions to keep your manufacturing chain agile.

Optimal Resource & Capacity Planning

Align factory workloads with available raw materials, manpower, and machinery, ensuring efficient utilisation of your manufacturing assets at each location.

Flexible, Industry-Ready Customisation

Adapt workflows, routing, and scheduling rules to suit your manufacturing processes—be it discrete, process, or mixed-mode production. Support complex multi-entity manufacturing environments with ease.

Automation & Data Integration

Automate routine scheduling tasks and synchronise data across your supply chain, minimising manual entry errors and accelerating production planning cycles.

Benefits for Manufacturing Organisations

Here are the key benefits of centralised planning for manufacturing in Business Central.

Enhanced Cross-Plant Coordination

Streamline communication and collaboration between your sales, production, and logistical teams across multiple factories for unified operations.

Cost Savings & Resource Optimisation

Reduce waste, idle machine time, and overproduction by intelligently balancing workloads across factories. Achieve significant cost efficiencies.

Scalable Growth Support

Designed to grow with your manufacturing enterprise, supporting additional factories or complex production scenarios as your business expands.

Accelerated Lead Times & On-Time Delivery

Improved scheduling accuracy results in faster order fulfillment, helping you meet strict delivery deadlines and increase customer satisfaction.

Improved Competitive Edge

Deliver high-quality, on-time products consistently, strengthening your market position and boosting customer loyalty.

Summary

Transform your manufacturing operations with the Centralised Production Planning app — the industry-specific solution that simplifies complex multi-site production management and unlocks operational excellence.