Get production, inventory, finance, and supply chain running in one connected Microsoft Dynamics 365 system. Folio3 Dynamics configures it to how your factory actually works, then stays with you well past go-live.
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Chief Marketing Officer, Healthy Life
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VP Information Technology, Growers Express
The Folio3 team consistently exceeded our expectations. It felt as if we were working with an onshore team. Their ability to understand our needs and keep us engaged throughout resulted in an exceptional product.
Product Manager, Truetrac
Real business outcomes from Dynamics 365, recognised as one of the best ERP systems for manufacturing, delivered by Folio3 across agriculture, food processing, and multi-entity operations.
A US agribusiness consolidating eight legal entities cut their intercompany financial consolidation from weeks to 1.5 hours after moving to Dynamics 365.
The same manufacturer moved internal data confidence from 3 out of 10 to 8 out of 10 after consolidating fragmented systems into a single ERP source of truth. That is a 167% improvement.
A US agricultural subsidiary went live on Business Central at one-fifth the cost of the next closest alternative, avoiding an estimated $200,000 or more in unnecessary platform spend.
Automating invoicing for over 200 growers eliminated an estimated one full week of manual admin per season for the same client's sales team.
Most manufacturers outgrow their ERP before they realise it. Disconnected data, manual workarounds, and missed production windows are symptoms. Not root causes.
Production managers are working off spreadsheets or day-old reports. By the time a bottleneck shows up, the schedule is already behind.
Finance doesn't talk to inventory. Your MRP lives in one tool, your BOM in another. Decisions end up being made on gut instinct, not numbers anyone actually trusts.
Your current ERP was sold as a fit for manufacturing. Instead you got an under-configured system with customisations that break on every update.
Adding a new product line, facility, or market exposes every gap in your current stack. What worked when you were smaller becomes a real liability as you grow.
Lot tracking, quality holds, regulatory reporting , manual processes leave you exposed. One audit or recall without a clean paper trail is a problem you cannot afford.
When a supplier slips or demand spikes, you need your ERP to re-plan instantly. A rigid system turns a small supplier slip into a missed customer delivery.
Folio3 Dynamics delivers end-to-end ERP solutions for manufacturing businesses of every scale — from production planning and shop floor control to supply chain, quality management, and Microsoft Copilot AI across every workflow. We cover the full ERP lifecycle: implementation, migration, customisation, integration, and ongoing support.
Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft's all-in-one ERP for growing manufacturers. A single system connecting production, inventory, purchasing, finance, and sales with native manufacturing modules including production orders, multi-level bill of materials, material requirements planning, capacity scheduling, and shop floor routing. Folio3 configures it specifically for your operation, adding the workflows, integrations, and reporting that out-of-the-box setup alone does not provide.
Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management
Microsoft's enterprise Dynamics 365 manufacturing platform for complex, multi-site, multi-entity operations. Covers advanced MES integration, global supply chain planning, sophisticated financial consolidation, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions. Supports discrete, process, and mixed-mode manufacturing with native Azure AI and Microsoft Copilot for real-time operational intelligence at scale. Formerly Finance and Operations (F&O).
The right ERP configuration depends on how your factory actually works , whether you run production orders or batch recipes, make-to-stock or configure-to-order.
The leading discrete manufacturing ERP for operations assembling finished goods from distinct components. Production orders, routing, work centres, and BOM versioning are at the core.
A purpose-built process manufacturing ERP for formula and recipe-driven operations. Lot traceability, yield management, and catch-weight handling are non-negotiable.
Food manufacturing ERP configured for recipe management, shelf-life tracking, allergen compliance, and FSMA readiness. Handle catch weights, batch recalls, and multi-site production with confidence.
JIT delivery schedules, Tier 1/2 supplier EDI, IATF compliance, and complex BOM structures. Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management handles automotive complexity at scale.
Hazmat compliance, formulation management, and batch traceability. Full REACH and GHS documentation with native regulatory reporting workflows.
Multi-level BOM, ECO change management, serialised inventory, and warranty tracking for electronics OEMs and contract manufacturers.
Comprehensive functionality designed to connect planning, production, inventory, quality, and financial management in one unified ERP solution for process, discrete, and mixed manufacturing.
From production order release to shop floor execution , plan, schedule, and track every production run in real time.
Multi-level BOM with version control, substitution rules, and scrap factor calculations linked directly to production orders.
Material requirements planning factoring in lead times, safety stock, and machine capacity — updated automatically as demand changes.
Real-time production order tracking, labour and machine time recording, and work centre scheduling with Gantt visibility.
Define and optimise operation sequences, standard run times, and work centre assignments across single and multi-site environments.
Manage outsourced operations with purchase orders tied directly to production order routing steps, with automatic cost roll-up.
Standard, actual, or FIFO costing with full variance analysis between expected and actual production costs per order.
Accurate inventory across every location, bin, and movement — from raw material to finished goods dispatch.
Real-time inventory management across warehouses, storage locations, and bins — with live availability and committed quantities by site.
Full lot and serial number traceability from goods receipt through production and customer shipment — critical for recall and compliance.
Directed put-away, picking strategies, cycle counts, and mobile device integration for warehouse execution without a separate WMS.
AI-assisted demand forecasting that projects reorder points, safety stock requirements, and seasonal adjustments automatically.
Build a connected, responsive supply chain with integrated production planning that adapts to disruption rather than breaking under it.
Approved vendor lists, lead time matrices, and performance scorecards integrated into purchasing workflows.
MRP-driven PO suggestions, three-way matching, and blanket order management with automatic receipt against production schedules.
Statistical forecasting models combined with customer order data to generate accurate production and procurement plans.
Real-time dashboards showing inbound shipment status, open purchase orders, and supply risk flags across all suppliers.
Embed quality management at every stage of production — not as an afterthought, but as a native part of your manufacturing workflow.
Trigger inspection orders automatically at goods receipt, production milestones, or customer shipment with configurable test criteria per item.
Log, investigate, and resolve quality failures with corrective action workflows, cost tracking, and supplier charge-back documentation.
Generate and distribute CoA documents automatically based on actual test results recorded against batch or lot during production.
Built-in support for FDA, FSMA, ISO, REACH, and GHS documentation with audit trail reporting and electronic signature workflows.
Close the gap between the plant floor and the finance team — with costing, variance analysis, and reporting that speaks both languages.
Run standard cost or actual cost models. Capture material, labour, overhead, and subcontract costs at the production order level.
Automatic calculation of material usage variance, labour efficiency variance, and overhead absorption — exportable to Power BI dashboards.
Manage finances across multiple legal entities, currencies, and reporting periods within a single Dynamics 365 environment.
Pre-built manufacturing KPI dashboards for OEE, yield rates, cost per unit, on-time delivery, and inventory turnover — live from Dynamics data.
Copilot is embedded in Dynamics 365 — not a roadmap item. Use AI to automate workflows, surface insights, and reduce manual data entry across your manufacturing operation.
Natural-language summaries of production order status, capacity exceptions, and supply shortages — without building a report or running a query.
Machine learning models trained on your sales history, seasonal patterns, and external signals to generate statistically accurate demand plans.
Integrate IoT sensor data from production equipment to surface maintenance predictions before unplanned downtime occurs.
AI-powered extraction from supplier invoices, BOLs, and quality certificates — reducing manual entry and processing time significantly.
Implementation is one part of what we do. Folio3 Dynamics covers the full ERP lifecycle , from first deployment through years of ongoing optimisation.
A repeatable, low-risk methodology developed across 500 or more projects that gets you live faster without cutting corners.
We map your production workflows, data, and integrations before touching a single configuration setting.
A documented design blueprint covering every manufacturing module, integration point, and custom requirement , approved before build begins.
Iterative sprints with working software reviews against your own data , not PowerPoint slides.
User acceptance testing, integration testing, and role-based training for your production, warehouse, and finance teams. All before go-live.
Hands-on hypercare support in the first 30 days after launch, followed by a managed services or support plan that keeps things running smoothly.
Get started
Book a free discovery call scoped to your manufacturing type. Our specialists will walk you through Dynamics 365 configured for operations like yours, whether you run discrete, process, or mixed-mode production.
Gold Microsoft Dynamics partner with manufacturing customers across discrete, process, food, and industrial sectors.
The things that matter most to manufacturing operations leaders — answered directly, without the sales spin.
Yes — this is one of our most common engagements. Our Troubled Implementation rescue service begins with a structured assessment of your current configuration, data quality, and module gaps. We identify what is salvageable and what needs to be rebuilt, then produce a remediation plan with a realistic timeline and cost before any work begins. You keep your Dynamics 365 licence and we fix everything else.
A Dynamics GP or NAV to Dynamics 365 migration typically runs in three phases: data assessment and mapping, parallel-run configuration, and cutover and hypercare. Manufacturing-specific complexity like multi-level BOMs, production history, and lot traceability records is where Folio3's manufacturing experience makes the biggest difference. We have done this migration path dozens of times and have a documented playbook for it.
Business Central is a full-featured manufacturing ERP — not a lite version. It includes production orders, BOM management, MRP, capacity scheduling, routing, and finished goods costing natively. For manufacturers with a single or small number of sites who do not need multi-entity consolidation or complex global compliance, Business Central delivers everything they need. Finance & Supply Chain Management is the right choice for enterprise-grade planning, multi-country operations, or deeply complex manufacturing modes. Not simply because you are 'a serious manufacturer.'
The single biggest driver of timeline is data readiness — specifically item master data, BOM structures, and open inventory records. Organisations that arrive with clean, structured data in these areas reach go-live significantly faster than those that need to cleanse records mid-project. Scope complexity matters too: a single-site manufacturer with one production mode will move considerably faster than a multi-site, multi-entity operation with mixed-mode manufacturing and third-party integrations. We run a project scoping assessment at the start of every engagement so you have a realistic timeline in writing before any work starts.
Yes. Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management supports mixed-mode manufacturing natively — discrete production orders alongside batch process orders in the same environment, sharing inventory, costing, and supply chain modules. Business Central also supports combined manufacturing modes, though Finance & Supply Chain Management is typically the better fit for complex mixed-mode environments above a certain scale. We will recommend the right product for you during the scoping phase based on your exact production mix.
Folio3 provides ongoing support directly — you are not handed to Microsoft for day-to-day issues. We offer tiered support plans ranging from break-fix coverage to fully managed services including system administration, upgrade management, user training, and ongoing configuration work. Most clients stay with us for years after go-live rather than looking for a new partner.
Copilot in Dynamics 365 is embedded directly in the workflows manufacturing teams use daily. Practical applications include: natural-language summaries of production order exceptions without running a report, AI-generated draft purchase order suggestions based on MRP output, variance explanations when production costs deviate from standard, and automated data entry from supplier invoices and quality documents. The time savings are most visible in roles that currently spend significant time on manual data aggregation — production schedulers, purchasing agents, and finance analysts.
