Microsoft Dynamics® AX is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software package with more than 10 year-history released in 1998. With its variety of country specific solutions and road map until 2018, it is highly evaluated in the world. According to the report about ERP package for SMB written by Gartner, Dynamics AX is regarded as a product which can be a leader in the market.
Microsoft Dynamics AX is most suitable for middle to large businesses with 5 to 100 billion Yen in annual sales per year. Companies with over 3,000 users are using Dynamics AX and now more and more large enterprises are introducing the solution. It has more than 13,000 implementations in 130 countries in the world.
In PBC, highly experienced Microsoft certified consultants are taking responsiblities for consultation, development and support of Dynamics AX. PBC localized it prior to Microsoft in 2004 and implemented it for the first customer in Japan.

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Features of Microsoft Dynamics AX

Microsoft Dynamics AX is equipped with a wide range of functionalities; core modules including Financial Management, Supply Chain Management (Sales, Purchase and Inventory), Manufacturing, Project Management, Human Resources Management and Business Intelligence, vertical solutions for retail industry and process manufacturing industry, and industry specific solutions provided by partners. It can be integrated with other Microsoft systems with its state of the art technology.

User friendly interface

You can start to use Microsoft Dynamics AX without any special training. User interface of Dynamics AX is quite similar to that of Microsoft Office products. You can access to ERP data via Excel or Word so system penetration becomes higher. With the flexible and customizable licensing structure, you can minimize your investment.

Flexibility to cope with changes

In Microsoft Dynamics AX, you can configure its interfaces according to the users preference.
Customizations are controlled in each layer so they can be easily taken over at the time of version up. With its multi-language and multi-currency features, add-on rollout among multiple sites is also very simple.

Role tailored business intelligence

With Microsoft Dynamics AX, you can create any reports as you like without supports from IT department, including general report, multidimensional analysis report and ad-hoc report. OLAP cubes and role tailored business intelligence help you collect necessary information in order to address critical business issues.

Customizable workflow

By using Workflow Engine, you can standardize and streamline your organization’s business processes, and stay agile at the same time. You can create workflows to address current risk and compliance scenarios and to help ensure that employees are following your organization’s best practices.

Integrated platform

Because Microsoft Dynamics AX is deployed on the integrated platform, it can easily collaborate with SQL server and Microsoft Office. Cost for maintenance and operation is reduced as the knowledge about platform is unified.

Microsoft Dynamics AX Localizations

Microsoft Dynamics AX is well known as a global ERP software.
Here we would like to introduce some of localized functions for Japan, China, Thailand and India which are especially demanded for subsidiaries of Japanese enterprises.

Japan

Japanese Bankers Association bank format, Collective invoices, Consumption tax reports, T-Account journal, Japanese Era, Import Zip/Postal code and others.

China

Local functionality to meet the legal requirements including Account tree structure, Chinese voucher system, Journal approval and Bank reconciliation and so on.

Thailand

Functions to control Withholding Tax which must be reported to government tax authority and Unrealized Value Added Tax.

India

Functions to support taxation system such as India sales tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), Excise, Service tax, Customs, Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) and Depreciation as per Companies Act.

Microsoft Dynamics AX Functions List

Functions	Overview
Financial Management	Wholly supports Financial Management procedures including General Ledger, Receivables/Payables Management, Fixed Assets and Account settlement. It also supports IFRS.
Supply Chain Management	Adds values to companies with Sales/Purchase and Warehouse management functionalities.
Manufacturing	Supports Japanese manufacturing industry by offering fundamental functions from BOM management to process management.
Human Resource Management	Comprehensively manages organizations, employees, personal information about background, skills and training. Contributes to the strategic corporate systematization.
Service Management	Functionalities of planning, monitoring and management for service process maximize productivity of Service related employees.
Sales and Marketing	Reinforces relationship with customers and aids to increase your sales as a strong sales and marketing tool.
Expense Management	Simplifies your expense management process and gives you the solution to reduce your expenditures.
Project Management	Provides tools to streamline project management and complete projects within targeted period and budget.
Business Intelligence	Offers portal screen (Role Center) based on Windows® SharePoint® Services. Users can easily access to the necessary function and information at any time, which improves business engine.
Workflow	Equipped with scalable workflow to automate business processes. By using the design tool for developer, you can build up workflows in accordance with the corporate policy and unique business flows.

Client Operating System	Windows 7 Professional Edition ,Ultimate Edition or Windows Vista Business Edition, Ultimate Edition , Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional Edition, Service Pack 2
Server platform	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Standard Edition, Web Edition, Enterprise Edition,　Datacenter Edition or Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Web Edition, Datacenter Edition or Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Web Edition, Datacenter Edition
Database	Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Standard, Enterprise editions or Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Standard , Enterprise editions, Service Pack 2 or later or Oracle Database 10g R2, Enterprise and Standard
Browser	Internet Explorer 6.0, Service Pack 2 or Internet Explorer 7.0 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Role Center and Enterprise Portal	Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Service Pack 1 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office	Microsoft Office 2003, Service Pack 3 or 2007 Microsoft Office release, Service Pack 1
Hardware	The minimum hardware required to install and run Microsoft Dynamics AX includes: Intel Pentium/Celeron family or compatible Pentium III Xeon or higher processor minimum; 1.1 GHz or higher recommended ・512 MB RAM or more recommended ・1 GB or more hard disk space ・Super VGA (1024x768) or higher-resolution monitox ・DVD drive (required for installation from DVD)

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