Driving Cost Control & Production Efficiency in Forging with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC
A mid-to-large scale forging manufacturing company supplying precision components to automotive, engineering, and heavy machinery industries transformed operations with a complete ERP implementation using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Measurable Outcomes
Reduction in Material Wastage
Improvement in Production Efficiency
Faster Production & Cost Reporting
Better Cost Control & Margin Visibility
Business Challenges
No real-time visibility into production cost per batch
Difficulty tracking raw material consumption and scrap generation
Lack of control over job work and subcontracting processes
Manual production planning and scheduling
Limited traceability from raw material to finished goods
Quality inspection data not linked with production batches
Delayed reporting impacting decision-making
High dependency on Excel for critical operations
Key Capabilities Delivered
A comprehensive digital transformation covering every critical area of operations.
Production Planning & Control
Structured production orders with routing for Heating, Forging, Trimming, and Machining — enabling better scheduling and shop floor control.
Real-Time Costing & Profitability
Tracking of raw material cost, fuel & power consumption, labor and overheads with batch-wise and order-wise cost calculation.
Material & Scrap Management
Monitoring of billet consumption, scrap generation tracking, and yield analysis to minimize material wastage.
Quality Control Integration
Inspection at incoming, in-process, and final stages with full traceability of quality data linked to production batches.
Subcontracting & Job Work Management
End-to-end tracking of outsourced processes with cost and material reconciliation for better control over external operations.
Reporting & Business Intelligence
Real-time dashboards for production, cost, and quality providing faster decision-making with accurate operational data.
Structured Rollout
A phased implementation ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
Production and costing model design, ERP configuration blueprint
Production, inventory, and costing setup
Quality and subcontracting module integration
Shop floor and management team training
Master data and historical data migration
Live monitoring and post-go-live support
Business Process Mapping
Production and costing model design, ERP configuration blueprint
ERP Configuration
Production, inventory, and costing setup
Module Integration
Quality and subcontracting module integration
User Training
Shop floor and management team training
Data Migration
Master data and historical data migration
Go-Live & Stabilization
Live monitoring and post-go-live support
Business Process Mapping
Production and costing model design, ERP configuration blueprint
ERP Configuration
Production, inventory, and costing setup
Module Integration
Quality and subcontracting module integration
User Training
Shop floor and management team training
Data Migration
Master data and historical data migration
Go-Live & Stabilization
Live monitoring and post-go-live support
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