A critical need for SMEs

In this information age where markets have become truly global, enterprises are under tremendous pressure to reduce product costs and also, bring about radical improvement in customer care. As the number of players and products increases, customers (who have become more knowledgeable of the various choices in the market) have come to expect better quality, faster delivery and highly customized products. Moreover, product lifecycles are shrinking and the fast-increasing number of players in every industry vertical market is eroding margins.

In these difficult circumstances, organizations, especially which are in the SME space, need an effective strategy backed by the right technology, for achieving and maintaining a healthy lifeline.

Seeking the right technology option

These global challenges can be addressed with the help of integrated ERP solutions, through which organizations can cost-effectively streamline their entire range of business processes, starting from sourcing raw materials from suppliers to offering after-sales support to customers.

But to maintain a competitive edge, the solution should also be time-tested, comprehensive, highly effective and integrated, which ensures quantifiable returns by given timeframes. It should also provide scope for meeting the future business process needs of the enterprise.

Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV

Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV helps you overcome your short- and long term business challenges with an affordable business management solution that matches your business needs as well as your budget. It also offers powerful systems-level integration capabilities that help ensure smooth business growth, reduced ownership costs, and a higher return on IT investments. The fully customizable business solution is easy to customize and simple to use and maintain. With its open development environment and feature-rich application areas, Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV makes it easy for you to speed up your decision making, so you can respond more rapidly to new competitive challenges and seize new market opportunities.

Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV is designed specifically for medium-sized companies seeking one solution to help increase productivity without disrupting everyday business operations. It delivers integrated functionality to support solutions for:

• Financial Management (FM)
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• E-Business (e-Biz)
• Analytics (Business Intelligence)

Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV lets your employees quickly and easily click their way to details on everything from production schedules and inventory levels to sales orders and marketing campaigns, all in one single secure database. Information entered into the database in one application area is simultaneously available for use in other application areas, so you can optimize your business processes and leverage your corporate knowledge.

Integration that drives Return On Investment

Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV integrates tightly with other Microsoft products and technologies to help you share data and connect people and processes more easily. A key differentiator for Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV over other systems is that the solution inter-operates smoothly with other Microsoft products and technologies, including server, database, and portal technologies as well as Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and the Microsoft Office System 2007. This means you can maximize your existing IT investments and plan confidently for the future. In addition, it offers a familiar user experience that works like and with the Microsoft Office System, minimizing training and enhancing personal productivity upfront.