How Good Planners Plan Using Dynamics 365 F&O (AX) Master Planning and Production Controls

Master Planning is the foundation of matching customer demand reliably and at least cost. How do individual contributors – from planners to buyers to schedulers – support a company’s daily operations in their specific area of responsibility and collectively? How should each role best leverage Dynamics 365 (and earlier AX releases)? To be the best, how would one use Dynamics Master Planning and Production Scheduling?

• Relying on Master Planning for order launch
• Time investment and how far forward one should look for Plan Exceptions
• Relying on order-by-order expediting closer to time of need
• Focusing on more critical action messages
• Implications for distributors
• Outsourcing/subcontracting impact