| Major ERP/MRP vendors, such as Oracle. SAP, | | | | with Microsoft CRM (please be aware that Navision |
| Microsoft Business Solutions are present on Brazilian | | | | also has its own CRM module), where Microsoft |
| market, in this small article we would like to highlight | | | | Sharepoint should play the role of workflows, |
| MBS Navision, especially in Rio de Janeiro and Sao | | | | approval cycles, etc. All these facts make cargo |
| Paulo, plus the economy situation in Rio and its ERP | | | | tracking and delivery control automation naturally |
| MRP market | | | | implemented on the Navision and CRM platforms |
| - Economy. Rio's harbor is deep enough for the | | | | - Brazilian Localization. Navision is translated into |
| largest vessels to come alongside the wharves, which | | | | Portuguese and adjusted for the compliance to |
| lie near the city center. Through the port flows the | | | | Brazilian tax code. From the localization standpoint, if |
| major portion of Brazil's imports and exports (iron | | | | you represent multinational corporation and set up |
| ore, manganese, coffee, cotton, meat, and hides). | | | | manufacturing facility in Brazil, you should know that |
| Rio is also a distribution center for the coastal trade. | | | | other vendors have localized solutions: SAP - SAP |
| The city's manufactures include textiles, foodstuffs, | | | | Business One and Oracle: Oracle E-Business Suite |
| household appliances, cigarettes, chemicals, leather | | | | - Customization. Navision has its own proprietary |
| goods, metal products, and printed material. There | | | | language C/Side and currently Microsoft recommends |
| are two major airports. | | | | MS SQL Server as the database platform. Plus the |
| - Manufacturing. Navision traditionally is considered as | | | | future customization directions will be focused on |
| strong MRP & production automation platform. | | | | XML web services and developers will be deploying |
| Considering high number of manufacturing facilities in | | | | Microsoft Visual Studio.Net |
| Rio de Janeiro - manufacturing module implementation | | | | - Integration. Considering MS SQL Server platform - |
| is critical. | | | | software programmers have all the spectrum of |
| - Distribution. Microsoft Navision, together with | | | | integration technologies: ODBC, JDBC, Microsoft will |
| Microsoft Great Plains, Axapta, Solomon are currently | | | | be moving more functionality to business portal - |
| under evolution - so-called Project Green should result | | | | where Navision logic will be called through the sets of |
| in these ERPs interconnection and probably interface | | | | stored procedures and be exposed through SDK. |
| unification. Recently Microsoft renamed its products | | | | Open MS SQL Server technologies gives you SQL |
| and Navision is now Microsoft Dynamics NAV (more | | | | based reporting, you can deploy such industry |
| likely NAV will be dropped when Project Green is | | | | standard tools as Crystal Reports, MS SQL Server |
| realized). From the Distribution needs perspective - | | | | Reporting services, etc. |
| Microsoft Navision is now and will be even more | | | | Please give as a call São Paulo 55-11-3826-3449, |
| exposed through web portal, plus it will be integrated | | | | USA 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918! |