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Dynamics NAV to Dynamics 365 upgrade
A manufacturing business
Upgrading a heavily customised Dynamics NAV system to Dynamics 365 Business Central, with Power Automate approvals and Power BI reporting.
Industries · Manufacturing
Connected systems for manufacturers, from the shop floor to finance.
Manufacturers often run on a patchwork of an ageing ERP, spreadsheets on the shop floor and reports assembled by hand. We help connect those pieces: modern ERP on Microsoft Dynamics 365, practical apps for production and quality teams, reliable integrations and reporting that shows what is happening now, not last month.
Common challenges
What we often see in manufacturing.
- 01
Planning drifts from reality
Production plans live in spreadsheets that drift away from what the ERP and the shop floor actually show.
- 02
Ageing ERP and custom code
Older Dynamics NAV or AX systems with heavy customisation are hard to upgrade and risky to change.
- 03
Paper quality records
Inspections and non-conformances recorded on paper are slow to analyse and hard to trace back.
- 04
Late, manual reporting
Margin, scrap and capacity figures arrive weeks after the period ends, assembled by hand from several systems.
How we help
How our services address them.
Each approach links to the service or technology page with the full detail.
Modern ERP on Dynamics 365
Business Central or Finance and Operations implementations and NAV/AX upgrades, with customisations rebuilt as upgrade-safe extensions.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 SolutionsShop-floor and quality apps
Power Apps for inspections, downtime logging and stock counts on tablets, writing straight to Dataverse and the ERP.
Power Platform & Power BIIntegrations that end re-keying
Connections between ERP, engineering data exports, supplier portals and logistics providers, built on Azure.
Cloud Solutions on Microsoft AzureOperational reporting
Power BI and Fabric dashboards for output, scrap, downtime and margin by product and line.
Data Engineering & Analytics
Example solution areas
What we could build together.
Examples of the kinds of solutions that fit this industry. AI examples describe possibilities, not results we promise.
Production and inventory visibility
One view of stock, work in progress and open orders across sites.
Digital quality management
Inspection checklists with photos, non-conformance tracking and supplier quality reporting.
Dealer and customer portals
Self-service order status, documents and spare-parts ordering for customers and distributors.
- AI possibility
Demand forecasting for planning
Forecasts by product family that could feed material and capacity planning, shown with ranges planners can judge.
- AI possibility
Supplier document automation
Delivery notes, certificates and invoices read automatically and matched to purchase orders for review.
Representative projects
Work in manufacturing
Representative engagements. Client names and some details are withheld or illustrative.
FAQ
Manufacturing: common questions.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Ask us directly. We’re happy to talk it through.
Yes. We assess your current customisations, decide what to keep, replace with standard features or rebuild as extensions, and migrate data in rehearsed stages. Our Dynamics 365 page describes the full approach.
We integrate with systems that expose data through APIs, databases or files, such as MES or machine-monitoring platforms. Direct machine and PLC integration is specialist work, and we’ll tell you honestly when something is outside our scope.
Yes. Power Apps and web apps work on tablets and phones, can be designed with large controls for quick use, and can work offline where connectivity is patchy.
Business Central is designed for small and mid-size businesses and is often a good fit; Finance and Operations suits larger, more complex operations. We’ll recommend the right one, or tell you if your current system is still fine.
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Working in manufacturing?
Tell us about the systems and processes that slow your team down. We’ll suggest a practical first step.