Dynamics GP End of Life: Guide for Manufacturers
Dynamics GP End of Life: What Manufacturers Should Do Before 2026 Ends Microsoft will end Dynamics GP product enhancements, regulatory and tax updates, and technical support on December 31, 2029. Limited security updates or patches, if needed, may remain available until April 30, 2031. For manufacturers still running Dynamics GP, however, neither date should be […]
UPS WorldShip and Dynamics 365 Don’t Connect Automatically. We Fixed That.
Across every Dynamics 365 implementation we have done, our consultants kept reporting the same problem. The shipping floor was still manual. No matter how well the ERP was configured, the shipping team was re-entering data into UPS WorldShip or FedEx ShipManager by hand after every order. The information was already in D365. It just was […]
AI Shipment365 Setup Guide: What Happens After You Purchase on Microsoft Marketplace
AI Shipment365 is available on Microsoft Marketplace today! Setup is fast. We designed it to deploy in hours, not weeks. But getting every customer account structure, service type preference, and delivery flag configured correctly from day one is where the detail matters. That’s where Ascent’s experience changes the outcome. We built AI Shipment365. We’ve implemented […]
The Operational Gap Between Dynamics 365 and Your Shipping Floor: Why Manual Entry Is Holding Your Operation Back and How to Fix It
We work with mid-market manufacturers every day. Steel buildings, contract bedding, food production, chemicals, pharma. Different industries, different operations, different challenges. But one problem shows up almost everywhere. Dynamics 365 is live. Inventory is tracked. Production is visible. Finance is closing on time. And then we walk to the shipping floor and someone is typing […]
Why Shipping Is Still Manual After Your Dynamics 365 Go-Live
If you’re using Dynamics 365 and still manually entering shipping data into UPS WorldShip or FedEx ShipManager every day, this is for you. Most manufacturers go live on D365 and assume shipping will get easier. It doesn’t. The order is in the system. The customer data is in the system. But when it’s time to […]
Why Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Fails to Deliver ROI | Ascent Innovations
Why Is Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Not Delivering ROI… And What to Do About It Most mid-market manufacturers go live on Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and never realize the full ROI. Here is why Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations underdelivers after go-live, what it costs your operation, and how Ascent Innovations helps manufacturers fix it. […]
Still relying on spreadsheets? How it’s hitting profitability in contract manufacturing | Chicago Design-2-Part Show
Attending the Greater Chicago Design-2-Part Show in Schaumburg? If you’re at the conference looking to improve your contract manufacturing operations, this is a common challenge across the industry. Paper, whiteboards, and spreadsheets. It works… until it doesn’t. Then growth happens More orders. More customers. More complexity. The team steps up. For a while, it still […]
Dynamics 365 Manufacturing Implementation: What It Takes to Unify a Multi-Facility Operation
“Let’s get into what happens when acquisitions outpace operational integration.” A manufacturing business acquires new facilities. Each one comes with its own ERP, its own workflows, its own costing methods, its own chart of accounts. Leadership focuses on integrating the revenue and the customer relationships, and the systems get pushed to “later.” Later turns into […]
D365 Is Live. Why Is Your Team Still Planning in Spreadsheets? The Operational Risk.
For operations leaders managing supply chain, production, and planning on Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. Spreadsheets are not a problem, but they are a signal the value an organization is benefitting from Dynamics 365 is far short of the potential. Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementations, and ERP projects, are delivered as MVPs. They establish core functionality, but many […]
Level Up Faster: The Secret of “Deliberate Exposure”
Most people think career growth is a straight line: grind hard, collect promotions, repeat. But there’s a faster, smarter way to level up — and hardly anyone talks about it. It’s called deliberate exposure. This isn’t just networking or “finding a mentor.” It’s about deliberately stepping into environments, projects, and conversations where the bar is higher than your […]