Conducting Dynamics AX Manufacturing training for a class in Malaysia, it became clear that the current documentation on Overlap in Dynamics AX was not telling the full story. Therefore, I decided to write this blog. So, what is Transfer batch and...

In an earlier blog post, http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axmfg/archive/2012/12/05/what-s-new-in-microsoft-dynamics-ax-2012-r2-potency-management.aspx#10421522 , we introduced the new capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 that support potency management...

A constraint-based configurator was shipped with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. In this post, we will provide an overview of the data model that is used to persist the values that you can select when you configure a product using the constraint-based configurator...

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 – Developer perspective on the Selection list Extending the Selection list to other list pages In a previous blog titled Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 – Selection List , I described how this simple feature...

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 - Selection List A feature that enables persistent selections on list pages In earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX, the paging, selection methods, and actions that were available on list pages varied across the...

A few times already I’ve been asked to investigate customer cases that went something like this: Create a production order for some item from the standard test data. Schedule the order (job scheduling or operation scheduling, doesn’t...

Many Microsoft Dynamics AX users have asked for a solution that supports kitting. To support a kitting solution, two primary components are needed: Configuration of a kit for the order management An activity that assembles the kit Many...

Some of the new features in Product configurator for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 required that changes were made to the schema for product configuration models. As a result, if you want to import a product configuration model that was exported from...

Understanding why software acts like it does can be an overwhelming task. There can be discrepancies between what we expect a program to do and what it actually does. The more complex a program is the more likely we are to experience these discrepancies...

Many process industries are faced with a need to sequence the production of their products by using multiple levels of complexity. Production is sequenced based on a particular criteria that is assigned the highest priority. Production within that sequence...

Process industries often produce items for which certain characteristics, or attributes, of the ingredients need to be transferred or inherited to the manufactured items. These manufactured items may be finished goods and/or co-products. In many cases...

In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 we introduce the batch balancing and attribute based pricing features that are used with potency management . Batch balancin g feature enables you to modify a production formula by selecting the inventory batches of the...

With this blog entry, I would like you to familiarize you with the concepts that we have introduced in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 to support potency management . Potency management lets users define products as having a concentration of an active...

The ultimate lean goal – the single piece flow with zero inventories – is not an illusion. Many industries have been able to replace build to stock/supermarket by assemble to order scenarios that support single piece flow. Lean manufacturing...

In this blog I’ll explain the concept of table constraints as it is implemented in Constraint-based product configuration in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Definition A table constraint lets you specify the valid combinations of attribute...

Master scheduling has to deal with an increasing number of transactions, especially if a company goes through a lean transformation. The lean transformation leads to shorter lead times and smaller batch-sizes. Having reached the ideal of batch size one...

In previous versions it was not possible to collect data on shop floor for process manufactured products. Many customers use both process and discrete manufacturing capabilities in Dynamics AX in their environments regardless of whether they are generally...

Formula management is a key requirement for process manufacturers. In most cases, process manufacturers process raw materials that are found from natural sources which inherently means they have to deal with a lot more variability than discrete manufacturers...

I am writing this post to expose one of the new capabilities that for various reasons has not received the attention it deserves. This is the new on-hand inventory list page for batches. This is a really cool one stop shop for Karl, materials manager...

Let me provide some context behind the decision to introduce step consumption capability in Process Manufacturing Dynamics AX2012. Discrete manufacturing almost always involves linear consumption of ingredients - four tires are required to put together...

A lot of poeple have asked me what can process manfuacturing do in Dynamics AX2012? This post will hopefully serve the purpose. Process manufacturers deal with resource rich industries on buy side and with aggregators & retailers on sell side,...

Introduction Microsoft Dynamics ® AX 2012 provides an easy & flexible way of creating & releasing new products. Products can be created in a central company and then released to other companies that transact them. For simpler scenarios...

Companies in process industries usually manufacture products that are subject to varying degrees of regulation by regional, national or global organizations to safeguard workers and/or consumers. For instance DDT is banned in most countries but allowed...