We improve agricultural businesses with our ERP system (Dynamics 365 Business Central). Stay in control with intuitive dashboards, EDI portals for seamless data exchange, mobile apps, and tools for route planning and shipment tracking!
Does your agricultural operation no longer have a clear overview of your data? Your processes are slow, and manual data maintenance leads to frequent errors? It doesn’t have to be that way! We will show you how to keep all processes in view and increase your efficiency in every area.
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We have not committed to specific industries. Nevertheless, we now have a number of agricultural clients and are very familiar with the challenges in this sector. One thing you can be sure of: We provide you with more than just accounting software for agricultural businesses. What is our approach to ERP software for agriculture? In short:
We always align ourselves with the standard ERP solution Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly Dynamics NAV/Navision), which covers various departments, and we incorporate additional technologies such as Microsoft Office 365, the Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, as well as industry-specific add-ons. If necessary, we also program custom modifications for you. This significantly sets us apart from our competitors. Your system remains updatable and you are independent from the partner company. In our blog post “Standard ERP Solutions vs. Industry Solutions,” (German article) you will find a detailed comparison of the options.
Dynamics 365 Business Central supports you in managing sales and purchase processes seamlessly. From customer inquiries to quotation creation, order processing, confirmation, and invoicing, all relevant information is stored in one place, and documents can be automatically sent (e.g., delivery notes). The processes are intuitive and accessible via mobile devices. In the standard system, you can manually enter orders or automatically capture them via Outlook. Additionally, you can always view an overview of all orders, including their status.
The system also facilitates process digitalization, including the integration of webshops. We collaborate with platforms like Shopify to enable this functionality.
Here are some popular customizations:
For professional document management, we offer an interface to third-party software (e.g., D3) or the fully integrated solution Document Capture. Manage documents anytime, anywhere.
With the Continia Document Output add-on, you gain a software solution for managing digital file outputs from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The add-on saves you time and reduces your complex manual processes, helping you keep track of all sent and created documents.
With Anvaigo EDI (formerly Anveo EDI), you can easily exchange data:
We can develop an interface to integrate shipment tracking with a system of your choice (e.g., DPD).
To enable online sales for wholesale companies, we develop an interface to integrate with a webshop platform of your choice (e.g., shopware, XT-Commerce, Intershop). This integration streamlines your processes.
Note: Integration with Shopify is already included in the standard system.
In agriculture, various products are produced, among other activities.
In Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can plan your production, manage work schedules, capacities, and resources. Additionally, you can map standard production processes and track your consumption.
While we may not cover all industry-specific aspects (e.g., connecting biogas plants to feed silos or tank management), we offer the following popular customization:
Efficiently managing storage and transportation is crucial for minimizing costs and optimizing operations. Dynamics 365 Business Central seamlessly integrates all departments, offering comprehensive process management. This enables transparent inventory management, allowing you to easily monitor and control warehouse activities from purchasing and receipt of goods to inventory and shipment, even on mobile devices.
You can accurately represent your warehouse structure by creating multiple warehouses and different locations within each warehouse. The system supports various inventory methods, including chaotic storage and consignment inventory.
Here are some popular customizations and enhancements:
We can develop an interface to integrate with your preferred pick-by-voice solution, enabling paperless picking systems.
To optimize efficiency and reduce travel time and costs, we can customize the system to consolidate multiple order pickings into a single picking task. This involves grouping items from the same or nearby locations in the warehouse. Warehouse staff can use mobile devices to receive instructions on the most efficient picking routes and item placements.
While Dynamics 365 Business Central resolves assembly orders during picking, we can customize the system to perform assembly steps before the picking process, streamlining operations.
If necessary, we can develop a customization to track pallet movements, including owed pallets, delivered pallets to customers, owed pallets from customers, and received pallets from customers.
For businesses shipping goods on pallets via freight carriers, effective pallet management is essential. We can develop a customization to help you organize and manage pallets efficiently. This includes determining pallet dimensions and weight, generating pallet loading lists, and creating bill of materials for pallet construction.
Instead of periodic inventory counts that disrupt operations, we offer a solution for continuous inventory management. This allows inventory staff to conduct counts while performing daily tasks. Data collected through scanners can be seamlessly integrated back into Dynamics 365 Business Central.
In Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can effortlessly manage customer and member data, enabling successful customer acquisition and retention. Whether dealing with prospects or existing customers, you can effectively nurture relationships and track the entire customer journey from lead generation to order fulfillment.
All data is stored in one system, allowing easy access to contact details, payment information, orders, emails, and sales statistics.
Here are some popular customizations and enhancements:
With Anvaigo EDI, you can easily exchange data:
For sales staff, having access to a customer’s current order history is advantageous. We can customize a solution allowing you to view your customers’ order history directly and create new orders from it.
For example, while on a call with a customer, you can input the necessary details for the new order, eliminating the need to switch between order history and order creation within the system.
The Anvaigo Mobile App (formerly Anveo Mobile App) allows your employees to easily access Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly NAV/Navision) on the go, regardless of network coverage and even offline. This module is ideal for field sales personnel and service technicians.
Dynamics 365 Business Central offers extensive features in the areas of invoicing, financial accounting, cost accounting, and reports to expedite financial closures as part of its standard system. Additionally, the system automatically provides recommendations, such as maximizing discounts or avoiding late fees.
Here are some popular customizations and enhancements:
With konfipay by windata, you can automate payment orders and retrieve bank statements as well as PayPal transactions.
We implement an interface for Elster exports on your behalf.
Companies often outsource the collection of payments. We can easily implement an interface to a debt collection agency for you.
With the Infoniqa Payroll 365 Add-On, companies can structure and automate the entire payroll process.
With BELWARE XRECHNUNG, you can easily send invoices as XRechnungen XML, ensuring compatibility with government requirements.
With the OPplus 365 Add-On by Continia, you can optimize your payment transactions (import and export) with manufacturers, wholesalers, or your end customers. Automate your processes (reconciliation, pre-accounting, etc.) and gain more transparency over your payments.
It is our top priority to implement your requirements as closely as possible to the standard. Your system should be updatable and you should remain independent.
Scalability
With Dynamics 365 Business Central, you are always flexible and free. Whether it’s storage, users, or Add-Ons from AppSource – the system scales with you.
Deployment
You can currently run Dynamics 365 Business Central on servers in your own company (On-Premises), online (from the Cloud), or in a hybrid environment.
Transparency
By using interconnected data, you can easily create reports and analyses in real time, identify trends and forecasts, and make well-informed decisions. Stay one step ahead of the competition!
Microsoft Tools
You can seamlessly integrate the ERP system with Microsoft tools (e.g., Microsoft 365, Power Platform) and experience the unified Microsoft look and feel. What are you waiting for?
Expertise
We bring over 20 years of experience as a Microsoft-certified ERP partner in the mid-sized sector! We understand the challenges of agriculture and optimize, for example, the design of efficient warehousing processes with Dynamics 365 Business Central.
We understand the central role of change management in the ERP project and have seamlessly integrated it into our project methodology. Our clients can rely on us to collaboratively implement a future-proof ERP project.
Why anaptis? Discover the advantages that will make your heart beat faster:
We prefer a standard-based software approach and first assess if a requirement can be solved with the standard. This is how we ensure that you remain independent and
The costs of an ERP introduction are highly individual and vary from company to company because they depend on many factors (e.g., deployment method, requirements, number of users, current data quality, internal effort). For a cloud ERP solution, the subscription is decisive, and you pay monthly or annually per user. For a local installation/On-Premises version, there are one-time license costs (per user), an annual maintenance contract, as well as internal infrastructure and possibly personnel costs.
In our blog article “Purchase of ERP Software: How to Define Your Budget” (German article), we discuss how you can roughly estimate the budget for an ERP introduction.
Alternatively, if desired, there is the option to lease your ERP project with us. For example, you can work with our leasing partner MMV and pay off your investment amount through an attractive monthly rate.
The duration of an ERP introduction varies from company to company. Different factors come into play, such as size and the proportion of individual requirements. Additionally, a distinction can be made between Cloud and On-Premises solutions (German article).
The deployment of the online solution takes only a few minutes. The setup duration of your On-Premises solution is longer due solely to the setup of the On-Premises (local) components, as the necessary server systems (database, application, etc.) need to be provisioned.
Furthermore, the following points are relevant:
There are different methods of ERP introduction. Generally, a distinction is made between the waterfall model or an agile approach. We have developed our own agile methodology, which is a combination of both: Initially, we conduct high-level planning within 3-4 days (all necessary functionalities, project start, framework conditions). Detailed specifications and requirements documents are not needed.
Then, we proceed with the introduction in 4-week iterative phases or sprints. In each phase, we plan the sprint, conceptualize the tasks and budget, and execute them. At the end of each phase, the client must test the implementations and assess the quality. Only then does the next implementation phase begin. Any unfinished tasks are transferred to the next implementation phase. This process repeats in each of the implementation phases.
At the end, the implementations are compiled together. Subsequently, we train your team and allow them to thoroughly test the system before going live.
Yes, we do. In our download area you’ll find both a checklist for ERP selection and a whitepaper on ERP introduction from A to Z (only available in German).
Why anaptis? Why should you choose us as your partner company for ERP introduction from the vast Microsoft network? We’ll give you an overview of what makes us unique.
If requirements cannot already be covered by the system standard, the system can easily be expanded or customized using apps.
You can find more information in our overview of extensions for Business Central. In our success stories, we also describe a number of individual customizations.
There are several risks that can lead to the failure of an ERP project. These include, among others, underestimating the complexity, having an inadequate project team, lack of change management, or selecting an unsuitable system. You can find all the information in our blog:
We are looking forward to your inquiry!
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