Introduction
Manufactured products are part of everyone's lives. From the car that you drive, the mobile phone that you use, to the milk that you drank for breakfast.
Companies that create these products must manage their manufacturing processes. They need to make sure that enough components are in place and that sufficient capacity of people and machines are available to produce new products within the required lead time.
With modern business software, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, companies can manage these manufacturing processes. They can set up bills of materials for the products to manufacture, specify capacity of labor and machines, calculate production plans, and release production orders to the shop floor to start the manufacturing process.
The following units explain the basics of manufacturing in Business Central. You'll also discover the differences between manufacturing and assembly in Business Central and how to set up a demo company with manufacturing data.