With the introduction of configurable business documents for D365FO, it’s now possible to configure the layout and content of many of the business documents in D365FO. This also includes warehouse documents like pick list, container contents, load list, commercial invoice etc. The configuration is done in excel and word and in some cases in the Electronic reporting framework. In this post I examine if the warehouse pick list layout can be improved without the need for developer assistance. This is the first of three posts on configurable business documents. Click here to open the second post ..read more

A warehouse workspace in Dynamics 365 for operations (D365FO) is a cost-effective tool, that can increase efficiency and productivity in the warehouse. Warehouse workspaces can provide excellent overview on daily operations in the warehouse and alert supervisors when intervention is required. This is the second of two post on warehouse workspaces. In the first post I discussed how to create open work tiles, planned work /date filtered tiles, work exception tiles and more. In this second post I will discuss how you can make your warehouse workspace truly warehouse/user context sensitive. I will ..read more

Dynamics 365 for finance and operations (hereafter D365FO) already supports a number of replenishment variations in the warehouse, including wave, load and min/max replenishment. With version 10.0.2 a new replenishment variation, called Zone replenishment is available for preview and generally available October 2019. Why zone replenishment? Zone replenishment solves a rather common gap related to the existing min/max replenishment process. In Min/max replenishment you typically setup a fixed location for an item and whenever on-hand on that specific location decreases below a minimum threshold ..read more

Are you looking for a cost-effective way to increase efficiency and productivity in your warehouse operations? Warehouse workspaces in Dynamics 365 for operations (D365FO) can provide excellent overview on daily operations in the warehouse and alert supervisors when intervention is required. This is the first of two posts on warehouse workspaces. In these two posts I will discuss how to create tiles and data lists that will provide warehouse staff with a complete overview on daily tasks and exceptions that require their attention. You can find the second post here. I will also provide detailed ..read more

In the past few years Microsoft have invested considerably in WMS functionality in Dynamics 365 SCM. Especially the support for outbound warehouse processes like pick, pack and ship has been expanded. But up until now, D365 SCM has lacked a good tool to provide overview on the progress of picking in the warehouse. So I was pleased to see that the just released 10.0.16 included the new Outbound workload visualization feature. Ressources Official documentation Increased awareness The Outbound workload visualization feature provides basic visualizations of the progress of outbound warehous ..read more

Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) has basic support for Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) in the form of Consignment replenishment orders. From a warehouse perspective, there are however some serious limitations to consignment replenishment orders. In this post I discuss how you can overcome some of these limitations using Powerapps and Electronic Reporting. VMI warehouse limitations The main problem with consignment replenishment orders is that VMI items can only be received in non-warehouse management enabled warehouses. That’s a problem – because it forces you to have all your ..read more

In this post I look into how configurable business documents can be used to fulfill many document requirements, that has previously been considered gaps in D365FO. These gaps can now be eliminated by configuring… the configurable business documents. The obvious use of configurable business documents is to adjust the layout of all the predefined business documents like order confirmation, invoice, picking list, etc. Read more about that here and here. Create new document types But configurable business documents can also be tweaked to create entirely new document types and trigger them from rel ..read more

The Dynamics 365 2019 release wave 2 contains so much new WMS functionality, that you really have to invest considerable time to digest and understand all the new features becoming available in the coming months. In this post I will be looking into shipment consolidation – an area that has been significantly improved with the introduction of shipment consolidation policies in wave 2. What is shipment consolidation? Shipment consolidation is about consolidating several sales orders from the same customer into one shipment. Consolidation of several orders into one shipment is attractive because ..read more

As part of the 10.0.1 release of Dynamics 365 for operations (hereafter D365FO) Microsoft released a small – but very useful feature called Confirm and Transfer. The Confirm and transfer feature is solving a very annoying issue in the current warehouse loading process. This feature is part of a “wave” of new warehouse features originating from the acquisition of Blue Horseshoe’s AWAX product. Loading surprises Imagine warehouse workers have picked 43 pallets to be loaded onto a double deck truck. The pallets have been staged nicely on the dock – ready to be loaded. The truck arrives – but for ..read more