One of the biggest advantages is that the entire stock and inventory are synchronized and match perfectly. This means that everything physically present in the warehouse is accounted for in Dynamics.
Mark Jacobs, European Program Manager
Processing thousands of transactions every day
Because inventory management was transferred from Roland Japan Corporation to Roland Europe Group, the company sought a system that would allow it to capture all transactions taking place in its own warehouse and integrate them back into the financial accounting system.
With the help of the GMI Group (now part of Alistar), Microsoft Dynamics NAV (now Dynamics 365 Business Central) was implemented to support invoicing to the European sales departments. The biggest challenge was integrating the Warehouse Management System (WMS) with the financial accounting module in Dynamics. Thanks to the implementation of the system, thousands of transactions can now be processed daily in Dynamics.
As a Pipol Alliance Partner, Alistar was also able to carry out the implementation on a global scale.
One of the biggest advantages is that the entire stock and inventory are synchronized and match perfectly. This means that everything physically present in the warehouse is accounted for in Dynamics. Another benefit is that an action taken by a warehouse worker results in a sales invoice being automatically sent to our European sales departments.
The tax representation of Roland Europe Group in Belgium posed an additional challenge. Since all purchases and sales of goods are subject to Belgian VAT, the finance department in the UK had to file Belgian tax reports.
Thanks to our Pipol alliance of highly experienced partners, we were able to successfully deliver this project globally—within the specified timeline and budget.
Flemming Klausen, Director of Operations, Pipol
Within budget, scope, and timeline
Thanks to the excellent communication between Roland’s internal staff and Alistar’s consultants, the entire project was completed in three months.
In short, this is a perfect example of how Alistar can carry out international projects in collaboration with Pipol.
