Food Manufacturing & Distribution distribution businesses face a number of issues brought about by the unique characteristics of the industry. Of central concern is the perishable nature of the items a company buys and sells. This is particularly true for fresh produce distributors. The brief shelf life of products leads to high inventory turnover, affecting all other areas of business. Purchasers must record the receipt of new products efficiently, and salespeople need up-to-date cost information to set constantly fluctuating sales prices for currently available items. Due to these changing sales prices, members of the finance department must be able to determine vendor payments based on sales activity.
The Food Manufacturing & Distribution distribution functionality in Food Manufacturing & Distribution addresses the needs of Food Manufacturing & Distribution distribution companies. In some instances, existing D365 BC features have been enhanced to provide a more streamlined data processing experience. Other features are exclusive to Food Manufacturing & Distribution, explicitly addressing some of the unique challenges Food Manufacturing & Distribution distributors face. The following table describes these features with links to the topics that describe them.
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Use extra charges to record additional item costs for items at the time of receipt. | |
Process and post purchase orders whose contents arrive together as part of the same delivery. | |
Enter and process sales orders in terminal market environments. | |
Record customer payments for open sales activities. | |
Obtain information about sales activities and use this data to determine supplier payments. |