Solution components

The high-tech industry solution for electronics producers combines the advantages of a standard software with the custom-fit of a special solution.
Based on the experience of numerous high-tech projects, we have created a solution that with its scope of functions is optimally tuned to your company type and forms the foundation for time- and cost-optimised implementation.

Material management and demand planning

Constant changes in the demand situation for manufactured products and the equally frequently changing procurement situation require a permanent new net demand calculation as well as the updating of order proposals and production planning. Whenever replacement times from suppliers are longer that the delivery times to customers, planning data and historical consumption data can improve the results of purchasing and production planning. The higher the complexity of the product and parts list, the more important a comprehensive, automatic MRP planning course is.

Your advantages at a glance

Technical characteristics as tangible attributes in material management depending on the product or assembly type can be evaluated in all modules
Variations and versions of products and parts lists
Item installation assistant for the efficient installation of assemblies and products
Productive MRP planning configurations while incorporating order data, purchase and sales planning and stochastic procedures
Traceability

Purchasing

As early as the Purchasing stage, the decision is made with regard to the total demand from production, prototype construction and replacement part demand and how the capacity utilisation, date of delivery fidelity and also capital tie-up will develop in future.
Besides delivery times, minimum order quantities, lot sizes, purchase prices and current inventories also have to be taken into account during procurement planning. With Dynamics AX you can also respond to a permanent change to the demand situation through postponements and the modification of quantity frameworks.

Your advantages at a glance

Purchase planning on the basis of planned and historical consumption quantities
Framework orders, supplier queries, bonus management
Purchase agreements with suppliers about price, quantity and delivery time to the optimal selection of suppliers
Incorrect part management and shortfall information with activity messages to avoid delivery delays
Supplier linking via the Enterprise portal or other customary industry standards

Production

In production you manage not only the order-based products, but must also supervise assembly production under the premise of optimal production lots. This process involves the conflicting areas of delivery deadline, availability of assemblies, production capacity and capacity of third-party producers (make or buy). The constant changes in framework conditions may require that previous planning results may have to be discarded and be revised at extremely short notice. Dynamics AX will support you here with activity messages, which postponements resulting from the new schedule and respective actions where necessary.

Your advantages at a glance

Graphic production view for resources and production orders
Integrated planning of material capacity as well as production priorities for the management of rush orders
Third-party production with provision of materials
Comprehensive production papers with barcode, label handling for batches and serial numbers
Integration of time recording, BDE and MDE
Depiction of QA and QM processes

CRM/Sales and Logistics

Your customers expect precise offers with defined delivery dates, also when requesting new variations. Besides the delivery of new products, the delivery of replacement parts, prototypes and loaned devices is also a part of daily business. In parallel to this, service orders, complaints and replacement part deliveries also have to be completed. Dynamics AX will support you through the quick configuration of item variations directly from the order. A calculation of manufacturing costs and of a sales price is also quickly completed via various calculation approaches. Various individual order types make the processing and control of different business processes easier in collaboration with your customer.

Your advantages at a glance

Process variations made-to-order (MTO), made-to-stock (MTS) and others (BTO, ATP ...) configurable
Variation and product configurator for the development of customer-specific products (via the Enterprise portal also on the internet)
Management and winding up of loaned and rental devices
Shipping and delivery date simulation directly from the order
Comprehensive price agreements, quantity units, consignment stocks, bonus settlement

Projects

The research and development division is the basis for the success of many medium-sized high-tech companies. R+D can be part of the added value chain as a core process in the form of order developments or as the basis of innovation for its own products. Efficient management of the factors of quality, time and budget during the R+D processes frequently decides the future success of a company. Different project types and the integration of customers and suppliers into the processes requires a flexible system for the administration of project activities along with how they are controlled. Both internal and customer order projects can be managed and monitored with the project module.

Your advantages at a glance

Integration of the materials management, purchasing, sales and production modules
Recording and settlement of performances, times and costs
Administering project documents
Project collaboration via the collaboration module for managing project activities
Monitoring of budgets, milestones and task progress

Service

Service is an important part of the added value chain for companies in the high-tech segment. From the receipt of devices to the diagnosis, internal or external repairs to delivery and calculation, the entire process has to be efficiently processed. Upon receipt of the device it has to be determined whether it involves guarantee, a device with a maintenance contract or a repair for charge. Even the simple processing of contracts with recurring settlement is a basic prerequisite for the efficient winding up of service processes.

Your advantages at a glance

Creation of service agreements as a contractual basis for service orders
Automatic generation of scheduled service orders within the context of maintenance contracts
Integration into the project module for clearing and documenting support procedures with ticket management via the Enterprise portal
Device identity card

Financial accounting

Financial management forms the core of Dynamics AX. Complete integration into the other application areas enables the recording and evaluation of financial data in real time. Posts can be traced back to their origin and reviewed at any time. The solution fulfils the respective local financial requirements for 36 countries through its extensive country- and region-specific functions. Dynamics AX is also available in the respective country language for the countries supported.

Your advantages at a glance

Financial accounting, financial planning and cash flow management on the basis of client accounting code, cost centre, costing unit and up to seven other dimensions
Automatic allocation of revenues and expenses to applicable accounting period for consignment stocks, bonus agreements as well as for delivered but not yet invoiced goods in Purchasing and Sales
Automatic "work in process" (WIP) ascertainment in productions and projects
Cost and performance accounting integrated into production, project, time recording and business data capture/automated data capture
Inventory valuation according to coverages and the principle of marketability

Document Management System (DMS)

The document management system ELO professional forms the central knowledge platform in which all information, both paper-bound and digital, run together and are available to employees as needed in a split-second.

The transfer of documents and information to the electronic ELO professional archive makes it possible for information to be centrally available fast. The most varying of documents, contracts, e-mails, invoices, etc. can be easily merged in ELO professional into one electronic file.

E-mail archiving makes sure that your e-mails including attachments are linked with the existing business processes and are preserved in accordance with the legal requirements.

Electronic workflows control company processes across departments and provide for the timely and secure processing of business transactions. The change history of individual documents is documented and managed in ELO. This ensures security and transparency above all in the team work.

ELO professional can be flexibly integrated into Microsoft Dynamics AX and into Microsoft Office products: in this way you receive a central information platform.