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Dynamics NAV for the SMB

Written by Clients First | Wed, Jun 17, 2015

Especially developed for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), Dynamics NAV, formerly known as Navision, delivers specialized functionality for the companies operating in different sectors, from manufacturing and distribution to services. Fast to implement, simple to configure, easy to learn and use, and highly adaptable to different business scenarios, Dynamics NAV is the solution a SMB needs to efficiently manage all business areas, including finance, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and customer service. (Dynamics NAV is on sale now until 6/27/15)

What’s In It for You?

Gathering your business functions into one integrated ERP solution, Dynamics NAV 2015 is “more mobile, more cloud (friendly)" than ever before, making it possible for you to address the following business areas:  

  • Financial Management – At the core of Dynamics NAV, financial management functionality allows you to establish a solid foundation for business development. With the financial management module, you can perform a variety of financial tasks, including setting up and managing bank accounts; creating budgets for different periods (e.g. one day, one month, one year, etc.) departments, and/or projects; monitoring budgets and comparing actual figures with budgeted numbers; forecasting cash flow; recording maintenance and service expenses; exporting documents from Dynamics NAV in different formats and importing taxonomy data from other systems, including email and Internet; and even keeping track of insurance coverage.  
  • Manufacturing and Project Management – The manufacturing module enables users not only to plan and control a wide range of manufacturing processes, from product configuration to delivery, but also to optimize operational efficiency and respond promptly to changing market conditions. With Dynamics NAV, you can create and manage BOMs and production orders; calculate standard costs and net requirements; order materials and equipment according to specific tasks; get information about materials/products along with anticipated costs and delivery times; and change orders at any time during the production cycle. For efficient project management, NAV facilitates price and resource tracking, task scheduling, and resource allocation.  
  • Supply Chain Management – When it comes to managing the supply chain, Dynamics NAV gives complete control over warehouse operations. The system allows users to accurately assess and track inventory, access the history of each item, optimize storage capacity to minimize bottlenecks, manage data directly from the warehouse, identify item substitutions to avoid losing sales, get order status reports in real time, and fine-tune the system according to the level of complexity or simplicity required for each operation.
  • Sales and Marketing – Your customers expect excellent service. Dynamics NAV has been designed to help you fulfill their expectations. With this solution, you can promptly respond to customer inquiries, complaints, and requests, manage campaigns according to prospect/customer groups, access customer history, and plan and organize your resources based on actual sales orders and anticipated customer needs. 

Besides all these, Dynamics NAV 2015 promotes improved integration with Office 365; Power BI that delivers cloud-based business intelligence capabilities and superior upgrade tools; tablet applications from Windows Store, Google Play, and App Store that facilitate access to information from any device; and enhanced document reporting from Excel and Microsoft Word templates.

As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Clients First Business Solutions strives to keep all customers – generally, businesses with annual revenues exceeding $10 million – abreast of what’s new in Dynamics NAV by providing information that matters most to them. To find out more about our product and service offerings, contact our sales team at 800.331.8382 or email sales@clientsfirst-tx.com.