Discrete Manufacturing ERP for New Zealand and Australia
One connected system for BOMs, planning, the shop floor and finance.
For New Zealand and Australian makers of machinery, equipment, electronics, fabricated metal and engineered products, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central brings design, planning, production and finance together. ERP365 implements and supports it locally - and layers advanced planning and shop-floor scanning so your system reflects how you really manufacture.
Where manufacturers lose time and margin
- BOMs and routings living in spreadsheets, out of step with the floor
- Production plans that ignore real machine and labour capacity
- No live visibility of job progress, cost or bottlenecks
- Manual data entry hiding your true cost to make
What Business Central gives your plant
- Multi-level BOMs & routings with subassemblies and engineering changes
- Production orders for make-to-stock, make-to-order and assembly
- MRP & planning that ties demand, supply and production together
- Costing that shows planned vs actual cost to make
- Embedded finance so operations and the ledger stay in sync
Plan to real capacity with APS
Production plans often look great on paper - until real-world capacity, constraints and sequencing expose the gap.
We help you step up from MRP and MPS to advanced planning and scheduling (APS), so the schedule is realistic and achievable.
See the shop floor in real time
With Insight Works shop-floor and mobile scanning, operators record production, material consumption and time as it happens - giving accurate costs and live visibility without paper travellers.
Why manufacturers choose ERP365
- A New Zealand Business Central partner focused on manufacturing, distribution and food
- AI-driven automation applied where it cuts complexity and lifts margin
- End-to-end consulting, implementation and support
- Proven migrations from spreadsheets and legacy systems (NAV, Navision, GP, SL)
Frequently asked questions
Does Business Central handle multi-level BOMs and routings?
Yes.
Business Central manages multi-level bills of materials, routings, work and machine centres, sub-assemblies and production orders - so engineering, planning and the shop floor all work from one connected system.
Can it schedule to real capacity, not just infinite MRP?
It can.
We help manufacturers move beyond basic MRP and MPS to advanced planning and scheduling (APS), so plans reflect actual machine and labour capacity, constraints and sequencing rather than an idealised model.
How do we capture what's happening on the shop floor?
We add Insight Works shop-floor and mobile scanning tools so operators record production, consumption and time from a handheld or terminal - giving you real-time visibility and accurate costs without paper travellers.
We're a mix of make-to-stock and make-to-order — is that a problem?
No.
Business Central supports make-to-stock, make-to-order and assembly, and we configure it around how you actually manufacture rather than forcing one model.
Should I use assembly or manufacturing capabilities?
Area | Use Assembly when... | Use Manufacturing when... |
|---|---|---|
Process complexity | The item is built from components with minimal process routing. | The item goes through defined production stages. |
Planning need | You need simple make-to-order or make-to-stock assembly. | You need production planning and shop floor control. |
Resources | Basic resources are sufficient. | Work centres, machine centres and routings matter. |
Traceability focus | Component-to-finished-item traceability is the main need. | Full production order history and production control are required. |
Ready to modernise your manufacturing system?
Tell us what you make and how, and we'll show you what good looks like on Business Central.
