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Distribution and
Retail Solutions

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Distribution and Retail

In the Distribution and Retail sectors, success is defined by two key metrics: inventory flow and customer experience. Profitability hinges on having the right stock, in the right quantity, at the right location (whether a warehouse or a store shelf) at the precise moment of customer demand. The core challenges involve accurate demand forecasting, managing omnichannel sales, and controlling a massive, fast-moving inventory.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) provides the flexible, robust, and scalable financial and inventory core required for modern distribution and retail operations. However, to truly excel in a fast-paced market, specialized functionality is needed beyond standard ERP.
At MSC Consulting (S) Pte Ltd, we don’t just implement the core ERP; we deploy proprietary Vertical Solutions built upon Dynamics 365 BC that are specifically tailored to the complex demands of Distribution and Retail, focusing on optimizing inventory levels, streamlining the omnichannel experience, and driving faster fulfillment.

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MSC Consulting’s Retail Solution built on the trusted Microsoft Dynamic ERP technology is designed to help retailers integrate their Point-of sales (POS) systems to the back-end ERP systems, encompassing all key success factors of the business from customer relationship management (CRM) to inventory management, purchasing and merchandising, logistics and supply chain, as well as cash-flow and financial management across individual stores and headquarters.
You will be able to deliver superb service at the point of sale, analyse and identify customer trends and opportunities, maintain accurate, agile control of inventory and purchasing requirements, and expand sales and marketing channels to extend your customer reach.

The Core Advantage: Business Central for Supply Chain and Sales

Business Central’s standard features lay a powerful foundation for distributors and retailers by unifying essential business functions.

Advanced Inventory and Warehouse Management

The native system provides the granular control necessary to manage diverse product catalogs and complex warehousing:
1. Location and Bin Management: Precisely manage inventory across multiple physical locations (central warehouse, satellite depots, retail stores) and track stock down to the bin level for accurate picking.
2. Inventory Costing Methods: Supports various costing methods (FIFO, LIFO, Average) essential for accurate financial reporting and margin analysis on purchased goods.
3. Cycle Counting and Stock Audits: Streamlines inventory verification processes, minimizing stock discrepancies and ensuring data accuracy without requiring full operational shutdowns.

Sales and Purchase Order Processing

Efficiently managing the inflow and outflow of goods is critical to meeting customer expectations:
1. Demand Planning and Forecasting: Utilizes historical data to generate intelligent sales forecasts, enabling buyers to place optimal purchase orders and avoid costly stock-outs or overstock situations.
2. Drop Shipping and Special Orders: Easily handles scenarios where goods are shipped directly from the vendor to the customer, minimizing handling and storage costs for non-stocked items.
3. Returns Management: Provides a structured workflow for handling customer returns, including return reasons, inspection, restocking, or disposal—ensuring inventory accuracy and improved customer satisfaction.

Financial and Pricing Control

Meticulous pricing, discounting, and financial allocation are vital for maintaining retail and distribution margins:
1. Flexible Pricing and Discounting: Manage complex, multi-level pricing structures, including customer-specific price lists, quantity-based discounts, and time-sensitive promotional campaigns across all sales channels.
2. Margin and Profitability Analysis: Track sales and costs down to the item and channel level, allowing management to instantly identify the most profitable products, suppliers, and sales outlets.
3. Integrated General Ledger: All sales transactions (retail and distribution) are immediately reflected in the financial ledger, eliminating the need for reconciliation and accelerating month-end closing processes.

BenefitsFeatures
Connect Your BusinessIntegrated Point of Sales Technology
Improve MerchandisingFlexible Pricing Management
Efficient Ordering and ReplenishmentMulti-channel Management
Excellence Customer ServiceStore-Level Integration with Headquarters
Expand Customer ReachCentralized Store Management
Increase Margins and ProfitabilityE-commerce
Market Products and ServicesInventory Management
Optimises Accounting ProcessComprehensive Business Intelligence
Optimize Labor CostsPowerful Merchandising
Complete Business View
Visualize Sales
Low Total Cost of Ownership
Performance Comparison by Stores
Real-time Decisions
Benefits Features
  • Connect Your Business
  • Improve Merchandising
  • Efficient Ordering and Replenishment
  • Excellence Customer Service
  • Expand Customer Reach
  • Increase Margins and Profitability
  • Market Products and Services
  • Optimize Labor Costs
  • Complete Business View
  • Visualize Sales
  • Low Total Cost of Ownership
  • Performance Comparison by Stores
  • Real-time Decisions
  • Integrated Point of Sales Technology
  • Flexible Pricing Management
  • Multi-channel Management
  • Store-Level Integration with Headquarters
  • Centralized Store Management
  • E-commerce
  • Inventory Management
  • Comprehensive Business Intelligence
  • Powerful Merchandising

Benefits & Features Overview

A quick look at how our solution improves performance with smart features.
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Benefits
Features
Connect Your Business
Integrated Point of Sales Technology
Improve Merchandising
Flexible Pricing Management
Efficient Ordering and Replenishment
Multi-channel Management
Excellence Customer Service
Store-Level Integration with Headquarters
Expand Customer Reach
Centralized Store Management
Increase Margins and Profitability
E-commerce
Market Products and Services
Inventory Management
Optimises Accounting Process
Comprehensive Business Intelligence
Optimize Labor Costs
Powerful Merchandising
Complete Business View
 
Visualize Sales
 
Low Total Cost of Ownership
 
Performance Comparison by Stores
 
Real-time Decisions
 

Fast Moving Consumer Good Workflow

Digital Transformation for Distribution & Retail
1. Customer Ordering (Self-Order App or Field Sales App): Customer or sales rep places order with live stock & pricing.
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2. ERP (Business Central): Order syncs instantly → triggers allocation & warehouse picking.
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3. Warehouse(WMS App): Pick, pack, scan, verify stock.
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5. ERP Auto-Update Inventory + invoice + AR updated automatically.
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4. Delivery & Logistics App Driver performs delivery with POD.
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Digital Transformation for Distribution and Retails

1. Customer Ordering (Self-Order App or Field Sales App):

Customer or sales rep places order with live stock & pricing.

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2. ERP (Business Central):

Order syncs instantly → triggers allocation & warehouse picking.

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3. Warehouse(WMS App):

Pick, pack, scan, verify stock.

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6. ERP Auto-Update:

Delivery status & POD sync → invoice released automatically → finance updated.

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5. ERP Auto-Update:

Inventory + invoice + AR updated automatically.

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4. Delivery & Logistics App:

Driver performs delivery with POD.

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1. Customer Ordering (Self-Order App or Field Sales App):

Customer or sales rep places order with live stock & pricing.

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2. ERP (Business Central):

Order syncs instantly → triggers allocation & warehouse picking.

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3. Warehouse(WMS App):

Pick, pack, scan, verify stock.

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6. ERP Auto-Update:

Delivery status & POD sync → invoice released automatically → finance updated.

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4. Delivery & Logistics App:

Driver performs delivery with POD.

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5. ERP Auto-Update:

Inventory + invoice + AR updated automatically.

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Digital Solutions Utilized

Field Sales App / Van Sales App

Customer Self-Order App

Warehouse Management App (WMS)

Project & Job Costing

Sales & Customer Management

Finance & Accounting

CRM Sales Application

CRM Event Management

CRM Delivery Management

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Partner with MSC: Your Distribution and Retail Experts

The successful deployment of an ERP solution in the Distribution and Retail sector is not a matter of simply installing software; it’s about connecting the back-end financial engine to the front-end customer experience.

MSC Consulting (S) Pte Ltd brings extensive domain expertise in these fast-moving sectors. We have successfully leveraged Microsoft Dynamics ERP technology to deliver solutions that:

By choosing MSC Consulting, you gain a partner who understands that every moment a product is stuck in the wrong warehouse or priced incorrectly, profit is lost, ensuring your investment is perfectly aligned with the unique complexities of your market.

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