Chapter 5: Production

The previous chapters introduced the key concepts of Microsoft Dynamics NAV as well as the details of the financial application and CRM. These horizontal modules can be implemented in most industries without big structural changes.

In this chapter, we will discuss three ways of implementing production in Microsoft Dynamics NAV using the standard functionality and customized features.

We'll discuss item tracking and item costing and what procedures and objects are used to get this working correctly in the application. For manufacturing, we will discuss the general concepts and data model rather than going into the details of each and every functional possibility.

We will also discuss kitting, which is only available in a limited number of countries such as North America, France, and Australia, but will most likely be moved to the worldwide version in future versions.

At the end of the chapter, we will look at the five different vertical industries...