Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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Bridging the gap between user manuals and real-life implementation, this is a must-read for anyone implementing Navision in manufacturing or distribution. --Grant Barkman, Consulting Manager, CSB Systems

Fast-track learning was critical for our ERP team, and Dr. Hamilton's clear and succinct explanations reflecta rare skill in presenting complex subjects clearly. --Myles Halsband, President, The Abacore Group

Our Navision implementation team -- particularly myself -- really benefited from finally grasping the overall picture, and the suggested changes that improved system usage. --Terry Cook, CFO, Delkor Systems

Product Description

Maximizing Your Supply Chain provides a simple yet comprehensive explanation of how to use Microsoft Navision in small-to-midsize firms involved in manufacturing and distribution. Describing usage in a wide variety of environments and illustrated with numerous case studies, it covers how the entire system fits together to coordinate supply chain activities within the company and with business partners. It explains the integration with E-commerce capabilities and with relationship management, service management, and accounting applications. Written for those individuals that are considering or currently using Microsoft Navision, it enables readers to focus on distribution or manufacturing environments (or both) and on single-site or multi-site operations. For those involved in system selection, Maximizing Your Supply Chain provides a vision of an integrated system and helps evaluate system fit and needed customizations. For those involved in system implementation, it can help accelerate and broaden the learning process, suggest changes to improve system usage, reduce resistance to change, and reduce implementation costs and time.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071435247
• ISBN-13: 978-0071435246
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,487 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Indispensable Learning Tool, January 14, 2004

By	Myles B. Halsband (Sudbury, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is indispensable for all Navision manufacturing consultants and sales people...
I've bought copies for our clients and have told them that if they read this book thoroughly they too could become Navision manufacturing consultants.

For the prospective Navision buyer it will help them understand just how effective the product will be for their company. A few hours invested by salespeople in reading this book could increase their bookings significantly.

The case studies (never present in manuals) allow the concepts to come alive and stimulate us to understand how we can apply them to our own supply chain workplace. The concepts themselves are first placed in the book's framework and then explained in straightforward language free of sophomoric jargon.

It offers a holistic view of the interrelationship of manufacturing, E-commerce, relationship management, service management and accounting. Manufacturing is seen not as an island unto itself but as just one of the many determinants of the entire DNA structure of the supply chain. We understand that what happens even in one part of the process will reverberate throughout the entire structure.

Does a better job in explaining the Navision in several hundred pages than the lengthier manuals...Even manufacturing neophytes will come away with competency.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful but scarce. Nice quality-price ratio, February 8, 2007

By	anair da lio "PGO" - See all my reviews

Maybe I was expecting something else. Examples are useful to get a big idea of possibilities. Explanations are short and clear, somewhat poor. Fair as a reference book. Good for consultants and sellers of MS Navision. Not as good for supply chain manager of one specific company implementing Navision. Very good price for what it is offered. Highly recommended to get first contact with the way MS Nav helps to manage the supply chain. Good appendix: useful to handle MS Nav terminology.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Was very helpful, July 10, 2007

By	Joshua Sanders (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We recently started implementation of Navision, and I searched high and low for a basic book on the operations of Navision. Dr. Hamilton's book provided that overview that I was looking for. There are multiple typical and unique company examples within. I highly recommend this book.