Dynamics GP Barcoding, Warehouse Management Partner in Michigan

In this publication we are describing Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly known as Great Plains Dynamics) Barcoding add-ons and technologies, in order to give you sort of orientation session. If you already have your Corporate ERP system implemented on Dynamics GP platform or if you in ERP and MRP system selection phase – this should be good initial info for deciding what is the next in your homework:
1. Dynamics GP and Supply Chain Management.  In Great Plains you have Distributions set of modules: Inventory Control, Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Bill of Materials plus Manufacturing suite (which is good fit for generic discrete manufacturing).  SCM functionality is technically in the Distributions modules, however if you need SCM routines to be performed on the warehouse floor with barcoding – you do need either integrated External standalone WMS or various SCM system integrated with Dynamics GP Distributions modules, or the second option would be implementing Dynamics GP WMS, SCM extensions
2. External WMS or SCM versus Extensions.  External Warehouse Management Systems are typically more established and they have integration packages or connectors to major ERP applications, including such popular ones as Microsoft Dynamics GP, AX, NAV.  However external WMS might be a bit too complex and you would potentially need to pay for the same Supply Chain Management functionality, which you already have (and paid for) in Dynamics GP Distributions modules, for example.  External WMS also might be geared toward large Wholesalers, Retailers and Warehouse managing companies, as its integration may require pilot testing phase and further customization.  We are favoring WMS and SCM extensions versus recommending External Warehouse Management Systems 
3. WMS extensions technology.  Barcode scanner is tiny device, which runs its own operating system, where WMS client application should be running.  This is one of the reasons to deploy very simple and conservative programming tools (pre .Net), such as Visual Basic.  WMS client talks to WMS Server – typically Windows Server or Workstation, which is in its turn connected to your office Ethernet (or Optical if you expect high level of Barcode scanning, or Wireless – if you are smaller operations) and communicates scanned records to Dynamics GP Server via ODBC connection and direct SQL feeding (we have special technology layer – Order Connector)
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