Waris Khan

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 New Features - Master planning Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 New Features - Master planning In previous article we have covered the several features that are added or changed in  Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 . In this article we will cover the detail of the features that are added or changed in module  Master planning . Master planning is used to perform the following business processes: Forecast scheduling to calculate gross requirements for forecasted demand. Master scheduling to calculate net requirements for items to fulfill actual demand. Process the action messages and futures messages that are generated during master scheduling. This information can be used to modify planned orders. Process planned orders and  kanbans  (The  kanban  framework for lean manufacturing in Microsoft Dynamics AX is based on  kanban  rules. A  kanban  rule is a supply policy that defines when  kanbans  are generated and how they are replenished). Following

A master planning setup checklist for Dynamics AX 2012 A few days ago I brushed off my Dynamics AX 2009 documentation and put together  a master planning setup checklist for AX 2009.  This post is the Dynamics AX 2012 version. A few things changed from AX 2009 to AX 2012 – well quite a lot changed really – but if you’re going to setup Master planning in AX 2012 you’re still going to be working in lots of different forms, accessed through lots of different menu paths. Incidentally, as I was reviewing the earlier post, I realised that I’d ignored Intercompany master planning – that was because the company I was working with at the time hadn’t purchased the Intercompany module – they only had one operating company, and therefore had no requirement for Intercompany sales orders and intercompany purchase orders. Of course with the new ‘named user’ licencing model in Dynamics AX 2012 all modules are activated all of the time, so I’ve included intercompany master planning in the setup

Hands-On Lab: Standard Costing Objectives The objectives are: ·          Describe how cost groups are used in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. ·          Create and use cost groups with products, resources, and routes. ·          Create cost categories and assign them to resources. ·          Create a costing version for planned costs and standard costs. ·          Describe the difference between planned costs and standard costs. ·          Describe what the costing sheet is used for. ·          Set up a costing sheet. ·          Define indirect costs in the costing sheet. Introduction The objective of this Hand-on Lab (HOL) is to explore, at your own pace, the principles and set up required for standard costing in Microsoft Dynamics ® AX 2012. This HOL highlights the following topics. ·          Setting up and working with cost groups ·          Setting up and working with cost categories ·          Working with costing versions to set up standard costs