Microsoft Dynamics GP: Great Plains Recycling Business Automation

Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains could be considered a generic ERP platform that is tailored to the specific industry and market niche. Being a mature MRP system and therefore having many third party modules, Great Plains could accommodate unique industry requirements by combining these third parties and custom coding. New Release: Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains 9.0 will have more options for C#/VB.Net developers, including more exposure to .Net XML and Visual Studio web services. However, the GP workstation client code is a written application of Microsoft Dexterity and we will focus on customizing Great Plains Dexterity.

o Industry specifications. Recycling bins are rented to customers, and depending on the balance, customers can become vendors: we send the customer or vendor invoice and receive or send payments. Customers usually pay for the rental of the container, and at the same time, we pay the customer for the recycled materials collected.

o Service Module. We can use the GP Service Advantage Suite or the WennSoft Service module to account for the dispatch of service equipment to the site.

or Fixed Assets. We could also implement the Great Plains Fixed Assets module to account for and depreciate leased and insured equipment. Fixed Assets serves as an asset depreciation tool, so it might not be enough to track assets by project

o Invoice/Credit note. Based on the net results for the month, we need to issue an invoice or credit note to the customer and the challenge is that everything needs to originate from one screen to automate the user interface. The best way is: Dexterity screen where you get the invoice/service order from WennSoft or Service Advantage Suite (in some cases you have to send it to Great Plains SOP first). On this screen, you should be able to enter positive and negative amounts and offset them against the invoice or credit memo.

o Client/Supplier Consolidation. In Great Plains, to pay the customer back, you must use customer/vendor consolidation and transfer credit memos to vendor invoices. Please note that the Customer/Supplier consolidation module is available for Great Plains Professional (not available for Great Plains Standard)

o Payroll and Contractor Expenses. The Great Plains Business Portal has employee self-service and you can have your contractors and employees enter their expenses, such as driver tolls and mileage. Another way is to use the Great Plains Integration Manager to enter expenses in the Payroll or Accounts Payable module.

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