Migrating from Dynamics GP to Business Central: Is Your Business Ready for the Leap?
Still running on Microsoft Dynamics GP You’re not alone—but you might be holding your business back. As technology evolves, staying competitive means more than just “keeping up.” It means transforming—and migrating to Dynamics 365 Business Central is your first step in that direction. This isn’t just an upgrade. It’s a shift from maintenance mode to momentum mode. […]
Beyond Go-Live: Empowering Teams to Unlock D365’s Full Value
You’ve invested in Microsoft Dynamics 365. You’ve gone live. Your teams use it daily. But here’s the real question—are they using it to its full potential? Imagine moving into a beautiful, modern home. It has everything: space, structure, smart technology, great lighting. But from day one, you only know how to use the front door. […]
7 Steps to Unlocking Millions in Gross Profit
The 2025 Action Plan: Eliminate Recurring Problems Companies lose gross margin when inefficiencies in planning, execution, and cross-functional workflows create blind spots that result in problems that no one understands how they start or how to eliminate them. Companies that identify and resolve the root causes of recurring operational challenges see significant gross margin improvement. […]
Consignment Inventory or Vendor-owned Inventory
Consignment inventory is an element of supply chain management in which the vendor inventory is held at the customer warehouse. The customer doesn’t pay for the goods until the goods are consumed, and in most cases, pays only the amount consumed. When receiving the inventory, the physical receipts and on-hand inventory transactions are posted in […]
Net customer and vendor balances
Customer and vendor balance netting is when the balances for a vendor and a customer are netted against each other, because the vendor and customer are the same party. This approach minimizes the exchange of money between an organization and the customer or vendor party. It can also help a company avoid making unnecessary payments […]
Power Platform: The Toolbox That Maximizes Your D365 Investment
Microsoft Power Platform isn’t just an add-on to Dynamics 365—it’s the toolbox that enables your business teams to continuously expand the return on investment of D365. While D365 provides the structure, automation, and data integrity needed for enterprise operations, Power Platform equips your people with the ability to extend, refine, and optimize processes over time. […]
What is ABC Analysis?
ABC analysis is the process of classifying the inventory into A, B and C classes based on their relative significance to business, either by their monetary value, utilization, carrying cost or any other factor. This allows leaders to allocate the company’s resources to maximize the efficiency.| https://www.ascent365.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bf463f6f-eb9f-4259-bf9e-f80048d3_3400.mp4 Class A: Very important for an organization. […]
Procurement Goals: We Don’t Need Any Toner
A former coworker and good buddy of mine is a Purchasing Manager for a mid-size manufacturing company. He always had a lot on his plate and more often than not, he would greet fellow colleagues to his office with “I can’t take it no mo’!”, “Please. Leave. Now.” or “I don’t want your ____”. I […]
D365 Supply Chain Management: Because Guesswork is Not a Strategy
Goodbye spreadsheets, hello real-time visibility Supply chain management is a delicate balancing act. Too much inventory? You’re stuck with pallets of unsold product gathering dust. Not enough? Customers are left empty-handed, and suddenly you’re in crisis mode, scrambling to make up for lost sales. If you’ve ever had to explain to an executive why a […]
What is Safety Stock?
Safety stock or buffer stock is the additional quantity of an item above the desired quantity that is held in the on-hand inventory. Such extra inventory is held with the sole purpose of avoiding the risk of running out of stock. Safety stock serves as an insurance or a cushion for manufacturers and retailers against […]