Microsoft Axapta: Design Factors Shape System Usage
Part Two: Distribution Environments
Dr. Scott Hamilton - February 11, 2005

System Usage in Distribution Environments

The standardized functionality in an ERP system shapes its usage. Efforts to use the system should be guided by (rather than run counter to) its fundamental underlying design. This section* reviews the major design factors affecting system usage in a distribution environment; the next section covers factors affecting usage in manufacturing environments. A distribution environment typically involves the purchase and sale of stocked material items. Major factors shaping system usage include item definition, variations in sales and purchasing, coordination of supply chain activities, warehousing and multisite operations...