Lecture Notes: Warehouse Management in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations

Introduction to the Series

• Objective: To cover topics in standard warehousing, advanced warehouse management, mobile app configuration, and related concepts in Dynamics 365.
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Episode 1: Introduction to Warehouse Management

• Agenda:
  • Understanding warehouse management for beginners.
  • High-level overview of warehouse management processes.
  • Differences between standard and advanced warehouse management.

Understanding Warehouse Management

• Definition:
  • Management of receiving, storing, tracking, moving, picking, packaging, and shipping inventory.
  • Key for manufacturing, retail, and distribution organizations.
• Integration with Business Processes:
  • Integrates with procurement, production control, quality control, inventory transfers, sales, and transportation processes.

Warehouse Management Processes

• Importance of Processes:
  • Essential for inventory control.
• Key Operations:
  • Inbound Operations: Product receiving, putaway process.
  • Warehouse Operations: Material movement, inspections, stock adjustments.
  • Outbound Operations: Picking, packing, shipping.
• Pillars of Operations:
  • Receiving and storing.
  • Tracking and moving.
  • Picking and packaging.

Capabilities of WMS in Dynamics 365

• Functionalities:
  • Integration with sales, return orders, transfer orders.
  • Inventory optimization and control via inventory status and license plate.
  • Advanced capabilities like cluster picking, advanced counting, label routing.
  • Manual and automatic inventory movement facilitation.

Standard vs Advanced Warehouse Management

• Factors for Choosing:
  • Implementation Cycle: Quick cycles favor standard.
  • Ease of Use: Standard is easier to understand.
  • Automation: Advanced allows more automation.
  • Efficiency and Control: Advanced offers better control and scalability.
  • Budget and Cost: Advanced is costlier.
  • Mobile Device Control: Available only in advanced.

Conclusion and Next Steps

• Upcoming Topics:
  • Episode 2: Key terminologies in warehouse management.
  • Episode 3: Basic configurations for warehouse management.
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End of Episode 1 Notes