Upgrade ERP to streamline operations and reduce cost
Middle East based Department Store Chain with 4 stores and third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse was looking to upgrade current Dynamics AX environment as its unable to support the growing business requirements. They wanted to:
Provide a single view of information to take control of the daily operations and track sales across the organization
Streamline management reporting with real time data
Fully integrated and automated solution, where possible with minimal customizations and reduce or eliminate all manual controls
Real-time data and visibility of operations
Outdated retail and POS systems resulting in substandard customer experience
Current system lacks functionalities and need customizations for new business requirements
High IT operating cost due to legacy system infrastructure and upgrades
Solutions
Implemented Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management along with Commerce and POS solution
The approach was to identify process gaps and new functionalities that would help improve operational effectiveness
Involved users and stakeholders from the beginning of the project to ensure alignment and seamless change to the new system
Result
The new functionalities and significantly enhanced user interface helped improve productivity D365 brought in increased visibility and transparency, which helped reduced the risk of store losses
Moving to cloud helped the client become leaner while improving performance monitoring, load management, security, and scalability
With Dynamics 365, promotions can be pushed rapidly and are instantly available on scanning products at the POS. The artificial intelligence engine proposes product combinations for up-sell/cross-sell as well as the best discounts applicable for the items purchased