Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Why Dynamics 365 Business Central

Business Central combines finance, sales and operations in one application, and works with the Microsoft tools your teams already use: Outlook, Excel, Teams and Power BI.

• In the cloud. Hosted by Microsoft and updated twice a year, with no server to maintain.
• From any device. In the browser, or with the apps for Windows, iOS and Android.
• The same security everywhere. Access rights, sign-in and data protection are managed in one place, whatever the device.

An ERP that grows with you

Start with what you need today, finance and sales for example, and add purchasing, warehousing or manufacturing when the company is ready. Users, companies and features are added without changing system or migrating again.

Finance

• General ledger, chart of accounts and dimensions for analysis by department, project or site
• Receivables and payables, payment reminders and bank reconciliation
• Budgets, cash-flow forecasts and fixed assets
• Multi-company and multi-currency accounting, with consolidation
• Financial reports from live data, in Business Central or in Excel

Sales

• Quotes, orders, shipments and invoices in one flow
• Price lists, discounts and customer-specific conditions
• Credit limits and order approvals
• Sales and margin analysis by customer, item or salesperson

Purchasing and inventory

• Purchase requests, orders and approval workflows
• Vendor price lists and delivery follow-up
• Stock across several locations, with lot and serial number tracking
• Replenishment suggestions based on sales, minimum levels and lead times

Logistics and manufacturing

• Warehouse operations: receipts, put-aways, picks and shipments
• Bills of materials and assembly orders
• Production orders, routings and capacity planning
• Production costing: materials, labour and overheads

Manufacturing features are included in the Business Central Premium licence.

CRM and marketing

• Contacts and companies, with the history of interactions linked to sales documents
• Opportunities and sales pipeline
• Segments and campaigns
• Integration with Outlook, and with Dynamics 365 Sales for more advanced needs

Copilot in Business Central

Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant, is built into Business Central. It drafts item descriptions, helps match bank transactions, suggests sales lines and summarises records. We help you decide where it is useful, and set it up accordingly.

Full product details are available on Microsoft’s Business Central page.