Business Central Implementations for Manufacturers, Distributors, and Wholesalers
End-to-end BC implementations that go live on time, on budget, and reflect how your business actually runs. 15 years of NAV/BC experience — direct from the engineer who’ll do the work.
Who I Work With
SMB manufacturers
You run a discrete or process manufacturing business with 5-200 BC users. You need ERP that reflects your shop floor — not generic accounting software with a manufacturing module bolted on.
Distributors and wholesalers
Multi-warehouse inventory, complex pricing, customer-specific catalogues, EDI integrations. You need BC configured for the realities of distribution — not the textbook examples.
Failed-implementation rescues
A previous BC project went sideways. The vendor disappeared, the design doesn't fit, or critical features were skipped. I take over from where things stand — no judgement, no restart needed.
What's Included
A full BC implementation, end to end. No phase-2 surprises.
01 — Discovery & design
2-3 weeks of workshops. I document your processes, gaps, and customisation needs. Output: a written design spec you can approve before any code is written.
02 — BC configuration
Number series, dimensions, posting groups, item categories, manufacturing setup. All configured to match your design — not BC defaults.
03 — Data migration
Items, customers, vendors, BOMs, routings, open transactions, historical data. Validated against your source system.
04 — AL customisations
Production-grade extensions for anything BC doesn't do natively. Source-controlled. AppSource-ready code quality.
05 — User training
Role-based training sessions (operations, procurement, finance). Recorded for new starter onboarding.
06 — Go-live & hypercare
On-site or remote go-live support. 30 days of dedicated hypercare after launch.
The Implementation Process
Step 1 — Discovery (Weeks 1-3)
Process workshops, gap analysis, customisation specification. You sign off on the design before any build starts.
Step 2 — Build (Weeks 4-12)
Configuration, AL development, integrations, reports. Weekly demos so you see progress and catch problems early.
Step 3 — UAT & training (Weeks 13-16)
User acceptance testing, training sessions, parallel run if your data demands it.
Step 4 — Go-live & hypercare (Week 17+)
Cutover weekend support. 30 days of dedicated hypercare. Then transition to standard support or retainer.
Pricing
Implementations are quoted fixed-scope after the discovery phase. You see the full design and a fixed price before committing to the build — no open-ended bills. Pricing depends on customisation depth, data complexity, and integration count.
Got an implementation question? Let’s talk.
30-minute discovery call. No commitment. Honest advice.