For those of you in the business of manufacturing medical devices, I don’t need to remind you that you face special challenges when it comes to managing the information and complex processes. When you combine the normal issues of running a manufacturing company while staying compliant with FDA regulations, you have your hands full. When you add to the mix managing your business through your accounting and business management software, it is tempting to imagine there’s got to be a better way. Here are two ways Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 can help.
There is an ERP application that will make your lives easier, your processes more effective and compliance more straightforward. If you have not yet evaluated the ERP application Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Medical Device Manufacturers, there are two key benefits highlighted below that will likely encourage you to learn more.
Dynamics AX 2012 has robust features and capabilities that add real value to the medical device industry. Although there are several areas in the application that deliver tremendous value to the medical device community, I would like to focus on just two of them for now. Let’s take a look at how Lot Tracking and Bill of Material (BOM) revision control are improved with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Medical Device Manufacturers.
Lot Tracking
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Medical Device Manufacturers enables users to manage inventory using a wide variety of approaches; one of these is lot and/or serial control. For lot or serial controlled items, Dynamics AX 2012 tracks every transaction from purchase to production consumption to sales. At any time, a user can ask the system for the history of a given lot or serial number and very quickly know its exact history. Now you will quickly know where the item was purchased, used, and sold.
Not only does Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Medical Device Manufacturers functionality provide the lot/serial history needed to help you stay compliant, it also speeds up the process for recalling product should the need arise.
BOM Revisions
The BOM revision control capability in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Medical Device Manufacturers enables users to control approved versions and effective dates. This applies not only for the BOMs themselves, but also for their components and subassemblies. Many ERP packages lack the ability to track multi-level BOM. Built-in security and audit trails ensure that only authorized users can makes changes and that these changes are always tracked to the user who made them.
BOM revisions can also be tied to pre-defined workflows so that the system can automatically route new BOM versions to the appropriate people for approvals. This automation of workflow dramatically eliminates the possibility of human error and oversight in this critical business process.
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