Dynamics® AX 2012 Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics

The intended audience is the users typically working for a Microsoft Dynamics partner that is selling, consulting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 - Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics.

At Course Completion

• Explain the process manufacturing features and create the setups at the released products level.
• Explain a formula item and how it differs from a Bill of Material (BOM) item.
• Create a product at the enterprise level.
• Configure setups at the released product level.
• Create and apply a product template.
• Describe production types that are defined for any item, at the released product level.
• Know the difference between a formula item and a planning item.
• Define the formula lines and versions.
• Explain the use of a formula and a route in multisite production scenario.
• Explain the features and structural elements of the formula.
• Define a formula level with an example of a formula at multiple levels.
• Define a formula at multiple sites.
• Define formula line types.
• Describe the formula features in formula lines.
• Describe different access methods to create and maintain a formula.
• Define different version control methods available in formula management.
• Describe how to copy a formula from other formula versions.
• Modify a formula version by changing the yield percentage or formula size.
• Define the steps to edit a formula using the formula designer.
• Create a formula version using scalable and percentage controlled options in the formula lines.
• Describe how to use a plan group to substitute items in formula lines.
• Setup step consumption and its use in batch order processing and in a formula calculation.
• Describe batch order costing.
• Explain the prerequisites for formula calculation.
• Explain the steps to create and activate item prices.
• Calculate a cost price and sales price using a formula calculation.
• Describe the enhancements in a formula calculation relating to the process manufacturing.
• Estimate a cost price and sales price in a batch order and sales order.
• Explain the stages of the batch order life cycle.
• Explain how a batch order can be processed using the Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
• Define the setup and report an unplanned co-product and by-product in a batch order.
• Explain a rework batch order and the steps to process a rework batch order.
• Define the process manufacturing functionalities adhering to master planning.
• Explain multisite planning and its prerequisites.
• Perform Master Planning across the sites within a legal entity.
• Describe intercompany planning and create the required setups.
• Define downstream source plans in master plans.
• Describe key transactions that trigger multi company planning.
• Describe methods to create intercompany sales orders.
• Define co-products and their prerequisites for planning.
• Plan co-products using a planning item.
• Plan co-products with a formula item.
• Explain the purpose and benefits of containerized packaging.
• Create bulk item conversion.
• Create formula for the packed product with reference of bulk item.
• Firm and consolidate the planned orders associated to a bulk item and packed product in the Planned order form.
• Process the bulk and packed order and review the inventory.
• Add and remove the bulk or packed order in the Consolidated batch orders form.
• Define the setup for creating a Catch Weight (CW) item.
• Create an inventory transaction with a partial visibility catch weight item.
• Create an inventory transaction with a full visibility catch weight item.
• Explain the use of catch weight in different transactions.
• Define a batch disposition code and its related setups.
• Define setup to integrate a batch disposition code with quality management.
• Configure a batch disposition code associated to partial or full blocking of inventory.
• Reset a disposition code for inventory batches manually.
• Define shelf life and its related setups.
• Configure the shelf life at the released product level.
• Reserve inventory batches using the shelf life setup.
• Explain the same batch reservation and its need for master planning.
• Explain batch attributes and setups.
• Create a batch attribute for an item.
• Assign product specific and customer specific batch attributes.
• Reserve batches by batch attributes.
• Update inventory batch attribute manually.
• Update inventory batch attribute automatically using quality order
• Explain the batch attribute groups.
• Explain AVL and define its related setups.
• Define item-vendor relationship and its period of validity.
• Inquire and validate an approved vendor list in different forms.
• Explain the necessity for a vendor batch update and its required setup.
• Perform a purchase registration with a vendor batch update.
• Define commodity pricing and its purpose.
• Define the setups required for commodity pricing.
• Setup the pricing calculation for commodity items.
• Create price and margin data for a formula item.
• View the commodity price calculation and update it in the trade agreement.
• Define product compliance and configure its necessary setups in Inventory and warehouse management.
• Associate product compliance setups for a specific item at the released products level.
• Update the product safety data sheet for a specific item at the released product level.
• Validate the product safety compliance data sheet during purchase and sales order processing.
• Explain rebates and their setup.
• Create item rebate groups and customer rebate groups.
• Create a rebate agreements to a customer.
• Process rebates to a customer.
• Define the setup relating to advanced warehouse management for catch weight products.
• Perform pallet transport for an inbound warehouse management process in catch weight unit.
• Describe the setups for reservation in process manufacturing.

Course Requirements:

Students looking to take this course (80309) must already have the following technical knowledge:

• 80300: Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012
• 80305: Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012
• 80306: Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012
• 80339: Bill of Materials in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012
• 80423: Master Planning in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 (available in 2012)
• 80314: Discrete Manufacturing Basics in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012
• 80315: Discrete Manufacturing Advanced in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012