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