Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 introduced in Finnish children's clothing manufacturer Reima

The manufacturer of functional children's clothing of the premium class Reima manages global logistics processes, finances (, IFRS RAS) Microsoft Dynamics NAV in and receives expanded management analytics in, the Power BI company said on April 20, 2018. Awara IT Solutions

Prerequisites

The outdated version of the ERP system did not satisfy the scope of Reima tasks and the efficiency of solving them. Integration with logistics provider systems on the one hand and distributors and own retail outlets on the other hand required an effective commodity management system. Also, one of the main difficulties was the long and labor-intensive process of preparing corporate reporting. It was necessary to implement the registration of goods, taking into account export VAT and internal VAT at different rates. The development of electronic sales channels also required a system upgrade. Integration with existing systems in the head office of the Finnish office was required, primarily with corporate Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Choice of solution

According to the customer, the Microsoft Dynamics NAV system performed well at the Reima headquarters. Therefore, for the office in Russia, it was decided to dwell on the current version of the system, simultaneously with the transition to it in the head office. This made it possible to preserve the existing functionality at headquarters and automate the business processes of sales, logistics, finance, warehouse.

Flexible integration with Russian and foreign software also helped to make a choice in favor of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016.

Project progress

The Awara IT team offered a solution both in terms of automation of key Reima business processes and in terms of finance.

The problem of reporting was solved: accounting and tax accounting were delivered, the preparation and delivery of tax and accounting reports directly from the Microsoft Dynamics NAV system was automated, corporate reports under IFRS were automated.

During the project implementation, for the convenience of sales and senior management, an additional tool based on Microsoft Power BI was proposed, which subsequently simplified the analytics and preparation of visual reports.

Project results

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Implementation
• Trimit Add-on Deployed: Additional Development for Garment Industry, Advanced Inventory Matrix Maintenance
• Automated inventory accounting, sales, purchasing, financial accounting
• Integration with systems: ERP in the head office, 1C: Payroll and personnel, WMS-system of the warehouse operator Itella, 1C: Retail, Custom Broker, OTTO 1C, OTTO Bitrix, Tax Office
• Automatic loading of data on VAT rates of export goods
• Integration with warehouses implemented
• Integration with online stores implemented
• Configured to generate and upload XML accounting and tax reporting
• Transformation of RAS and preparation of reports on IFRS technologies Power BI

The Direct Sourcing project was implemented:

• Logistics processes rebuilt, procurement reoriented from one procurement channel Finland to direct supply of products to warehouses China and Sri Lanka
• Integration of the product matrix between subdivisions is implemented
• Automated data loading and selection of packaged goods (accounting for containers and parsels).
• Cross-department Document Transfer Integration
• Operational interfaces are implemented for the sales and logistics department with specific functions, for different process users.

According to the customer's feedback, the process of preparing and submitting reports has accelerated. This process took 1-2 weeks before upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics NAV2016. After implementation - 2-3 days. Manual processing has been minimized.

Plans

According to Awara IT, further refinement of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 is planned for deeper integration with external platforms. Further development of data exchange with subdivisions is ahead. At the same time, it is planned to develop the Microsoft Power BI platform for data collection, analysis and visualization.