Consumer Packaged Goods Challenges Shifts in customer demand

Consumer Packaged Goods: Challenges • • Shifts in customer demand Retailer mandates Globalization Inventory control issues Meeting sales goals and growth objectives Rising operational costs Labor and operations agility Managing vendor relationships

Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV Can Help • • • Fuel productivity with streamlined operations Respond quickly to new opportunities Build and strengthen relationships with new and existing retailers and suppliers • Expand your offering of products and services

Fuel Productivity • • • Store data in a centralized database Easily drill down to find detailed information Capture detailed transaction information Access real-time information simultaneously Work with familiar analytic tools Use familiar Microsoft® software

Respond Quickly to Opportunities • • • Simplify information access and reporting Analyze the data you want, the way you want Transform raw data into intelligence – Attribute characteristics to the information you work with – Set up dimension value hierarchies and defaults – Gain analytical flexibility with SIFT • Analyze individual or consolidated data on your business contacts • Plan effective marketing campaigns

Strengthen Relationships • • • Personalize customer relationships Speak your customers’ and suppliers’ languages Respond quickly to customer queries Pinpoint service needs quickly Make satisfactory item substitutions for out-ofstock inventory • Work proactively with customers and suppliers

Expand Product and Service Offerings • Increase warehouse efficiency – Improve accuracy with item tracking and automated data capture system (ADCS) • Maintain tight control over your distribution system – Rely on user-specific alerts and notifications – Track and monitor mission-critical events, potential item shortages, production processes, and cash flow issues – Direct put-away and picking processes for fast handling of goods

Partner to Build Success • Team up with a strong IT partner that has industry expertise • Implement a tailored solution • Enjoy tools and support to build success Customer need Microsoft Certified Business Solutions Partner Customization tools Vertical solution