| Formerly this Corporate ERP application was also | | | | think about pricing for Software licenses – External |
| known as Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise. | | | | WMS often duplicates in its functionality something that |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP has so-called Distribution set | | | | you already have in your Corporate ERP software |
| of modules: Inventory Control, Purchase Order | | | | licenses. WMS extensions to your ERP application do |
| Processing, Sales Order Processing, Bill of Materials. | | | | not require integration tuning, as they work by their |
| Technically all or most of the classic Warehouse | | | | nature directly from your Corporate ERP databases, |
| Management System business logic is already | | | | but they might be too dependent on you ERP |
| available in GP Distribution set. For real ERP and even | | | | application installation base (number of ERP installations |
| MRP implementation situation – there is often puzzle | | | | in USA and Internationally), trying to catch up with |
| how to open Dynamics GP screens and forms for | | | | Software Quality Assurance and bugs fixing. We are |
| barcode scanning. We will try to give you highlights on | | | | here to help you implement WMS extensions for |
| how to pick appropriate Warehouse Management | | | | Dynamics GP or provide second opinion on Great |
| solution for your business, assuming that you are | | | | Plains Implementation recovery with Barcoding |
| deploying Dynamics GP as ERP and Accounting | | | | 2. Light Manufacturing on the Warehouse Floor and its |
| platform: | | | | automation in Dynamics GP. If you plan to do light |
| 1. External WMS or GP WMS Extensions. Both | | | | assembly (consider first Dynamics GP Bill of Materials) |
| approaches have pluses and minuses. Standalone | | | | or simple discrete manufacturing, where you are |
| WMS is often very reliable as it is implemented in | | | | deploying Dynamics GP Manufacturing suite of |
| higher volume (and most of the bugs are fixed, service | | | | modules – you may discover the fact that entering |
| packs are released on regular base and you may | | | | manufacturing transaction in Great Plains is not a |
| expect more business logic supported internally and | | | | simple procedure. Automation means workflow, where |
| more diverse variety of devises, such as Barcode | | | | you can deploy Dexterity scripts, DLL, or generic |
| scanners are supported). External Warehouse | | | | macros to handle automatic Bill of Material transaction |
| Management System by its business niche needs to | | | | with automatically detected exception, when user |
| be compatible with multiple ERP platforms via all sorts | | | | interaction is required |
| of connectors and integrations (either scheduled or in | | | | 3. How to request additional info? Please, skype us at |
| real time). We had heard the complains from WMS | | | | albaspectrum, or call us 1-866-528-0577, |
| customers, that Standalone WMS system integration | | | | 1-630-961-5918 or email us Alba Spectrum Corporation |
| requires separate and sometimes unexpected | | | | by its nature is ready for USA, Canada, Mexico |
| consulting budget for it to be implemented (with | | | | nationwide support via web sessions and short visits |
| business processes tuning, modification and other | | | | onsite, when required. |
| unexpected components). The second minus, if you | | | | |