How to Implement Microsoft Navision on the Emerging ERP Market - Rio de Janeiro

Major ERP/MRP vendors, such as Oracle. SAP,with Microsoft CRM (please be aware that Navision
Microsoft Business Solutions are present on Brazilianalso has its own CRM module), where Microsoft
market, in this small article we would like to highlightSharepoint should play the role of workflows,
MBS Navision, especially in Rio de Janeiro and Saoapproval cycles, etc. All these facts make cargo
Paulo, plus the economy situation in Rio and its ERPtracking and delivery control automation naturally
MRP marketimplemented 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, whichPortuguese and adjusted for the compliance to
lie near the city center. Through the port flows theBrazilian tax code. From the localization standpoint, if
major portion of Brazil's imports and exports (ironyou 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. Therelanguage C/Side and currently Microsoft recommends
are two major airports.MS SQL Server as the database platform. Plus the
- Manufacturing. Navision traditionally is considered asfuture 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 inMicrosoft 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 withintegration technologies: ODBC, JDBC, Microsoft will
Microsoft Great Plains, Axapta, Solomon are currentlybe moving more functionality to business portal -
under evolution - so-called Project Green should resultwhere Navision logic will be called through the sets of
in these ERPs interconnection and probably interfacestored procedures and be exposed through SDK.
unification. Recently Microsoft renamed its productsOpen MS SQL Server technologies gives you SQL
and Navision is now Microsoft Dynamics NAV (morebased reporting, you can deploy such industry
likely NAV will be dropped when Project Green isstandard tools as Crystal Reports, MS SQL Server
realized). From the Distribution needs perspective -Reporting services, etc.
Microsoft Navision is now and will be even morePlease give as a call São Paulo 55-11-3826-3449,
exposed through web portal, plus it will be integratedUSA 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918!