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Microsoft Dynamics process manufacturing solutions make it easier for your business to meet customer needs with the right balance of flexibility, efficiency, and control. With powerful tools to create, test, and produce formulas within a strong compliance framework, Microsoft Dynamics empowers process manufacturers to streamline operations and ensure quality. Delivered and customized by Rand Group, this ERP solution transforms day-to-day operations, enhances visibility, and provides deeper insights to drive smarter business decisions.
Do more with a single solution to manage your process manufacturing operations
Process manufacturers that partner with Rand Group for business solutions have increased production throughput, cut production delays, eliminated costly inefficiencies, and boosted the performance of their machinery and industrial assets. Our industry and ERP experts combined with the power of Microsoft technologies deliver connected systems with automated process and data flows throughout your operation and supply chain relationships.
Rand Group is your long-term partner to help you address industry challenges such as batch order balancing, lot characteristics inheritance, scheduling, formula management, managing purchase prices based on potency, and more. We have been serving clients in the chemicals and food & beverage manufacturing industries since 2003, and are a certified Microsoft gold partner.
Formula management
Easily manage complex formulas by volume or weight while maintaining quality, plus keep track of co-products and by-products.
Batch order sequencing
Track lot requirements, and leverage production statistics reporting, and specification management tools to gain the control and predictability with production.
Manage commodity pricing
A manufacturing-tailored ERP can automatically adjust product prices based on daily, weekly, and monthly fluctuating commodity prices.
Proven results
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improvement in schedule compliance
We were not able to keep up with our business processes, and our ERP system was slowing us down. Now, with Business Central, we have better control of inventory, a clear idea of our costs, and a system that supports our growth.
Configure formulas and manage co-products and by-products
Managing formulas is a cornerstone task for process manufacturers. In an ever-changing business landscape, you need the ability to easily maintain multiple formula versions based on each customer, maintain quality control and compliance, and manage co-products and by-products.
Essential formula management tasks made possible with Dynamics 365 include:
- View real-time costs when formulas are updated
- Manage the complete cost of formulas to include labor, overhead, and planned cost increases of raw materials
- Identify standard quality-control tests and values for individual formulas
- View historical quality-control values by formula production
Manage batch attributes, commodity pricing, and compliance
Microsoft Dynamics 365 gives process manufacturers the flexibility and control needed to manage complex production variables and regulatory demands. Whether adjusting to fluctuating commodity prices or ensuring product consistency across batches, Dynamics 365 connects every aspect of your operation to improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Define, assign, and reserve batch attributes such as viscosity, potency, or fat content to meet specific customer or product requirements.
- Manage products with active ingredients and set ingredient types for precise formula control.
- Automatically adjust sales prices based on real-time commodity market fluctuations to protect profit margins.
- Maintain compliance by regulating shipments and managing region-specific restrictions for chemicals, food, or pharmaceutical products.
Transform process manufacturing with Microsoft AI solutions
AI is revolutionizing how process manufacturers plan, produce, and perform. Embedded within Microsoft Dynamics 365, tools like Copilot and advanced AI analytics empower manufacturers to optimize operations, improve product quality, and make smarter, faster decisions. Rand Group helps process manufacturers harness the full potential of Microsoft AI.
- Smarter forecasting: Predict demand fluctuations with accuracy, enabling better production planning and raw material management.
- Formula and batch optimization: Use AI insights to streamline formula adjustments, batch sequencing, and quality control for consistent results.
- Dynamic pricing intelligence: Automatically respond to commodity price changes to maintain profitability and competitiveness.
- Conversational assistance: Simplify reporting and daily tasks with Dynamics 365 Copilot, accelerating productivity across departments.
- Predictive maintenance: Monitor equipment performance to detect issues early and prevent costly downtime.
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Rand Group’s industry-tailored solutions for process manufacturing
Rand Group offers a variety of manufacturing-tailored solutions built by Microsoft to transform the way you run your operations. Our team will help you evaluate and select the best solution for your process manufacturing business, then implement and customize it based on your specific processes.
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management for Manufacturing
Dynamics 365 for Manufacturing is a collection of end-to-end manufacturing cloud solutions that help securely connect people, assets, workflow, and business processes for midsize to large organizations with complex manufacturing processes.
Dynamics 365 Business Central Manufacturing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an all-in-one ERP solution designed to help manufacturers streamline operations through connected production planning, real-time inventory management, and integrated financial control, enabling greater efficiency and visibility across the entire business.
Why partner with Rand Group?
Microsoft expertise for process manufacturing
As a certified Microsoft Solutions Partner, Rand Group delivers tailored Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM systems built specifically for process manufacturers. Our Microsoft solutions streamline formula and batch management, automate compliance and quality control, and enhance supply chain visibility, helping you improve efficiency, reduce waste, and maintain consistency across every stage of production.
Proven Microsoft partner
With a 90% client retention rate, Rand Group is a trusted Microsoft Solutions Partner committed to helping process manufacturers achieve long-term success with Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM. Our partnership goes far beyond implementation, we provide continuous system optimization, proactive support, and strategic guidance to help your business adapt to change and stay competitive. We ensure you systems deliver value as your operations grow.
Microsoft solutions across North America
Rand Group is a leading Microsoft consulting partner in North America, delivering Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM solutions designed for process manufacturing. With U.S. and Canada-based teams providing fully in-house services, we ensure seamless collaboration, accountability, and tailored implementations that address the unique complexities of formula-based and batch production environments.
Decades of Microsoft experience
With decades of experience, Rand Group helps process manufacturers implement and optimize Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM solutions that meet the industry’s most complex demands. From formula and batch management to commodity pricing, compliance, and supply chain visibility, we design intelligent systems that streamline operations, enhance accuracy, and drive long-term performance.
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