Microsoft Dynamics NAV allows chemical manufacturers to effectively manage formulas, quality, government regulations, production, and financial reporting. This integrated, easy-to-use system helps your people improve productivity, lower cost of compliance, improve customer service, and increase revenues.

Formula management
• Manage formulas and recipes centrally to ensure all departments have the latest versions
• Handle alternate formulas and recipes
• Quickly develop new formulas for formulate-to-order production or based on raw materials characteristics
• Track and compare yields
• Take advantage of integrated management of by-products and co-products
• Optimize profitability 

Formula tracking
• Identify lower-yield or higher-cost formulas over time
• Determine the effectiveness of formulas
• Understand discrepancies between forecasted and actual production 

Planning and scheduling
• Plan and schedule production using make-to-stock, make-to-order, or formulate-to-order modes
• Define routings to include cure time
• Quickly adjust plans or product mix to respond to changes based on real-time updates about inventory, orders, quality testing, and production capacity
• Identify material shortages before a batch is sent to the floor
• Avoid waste and delays 

Compliance documentation and processes
• Streamline dissemination of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), Certificates of Analysis (COAs), and other critical product and ingredient information to customers partners, or regulatory agencies
• Manage lot traceability and enable adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems 

Consolidate financial information
• Speed the preparation of month-end-close reports
• Link back to source data to see costs for specific batches and raw materials 

Customizable item and inventory characteristics
• Define different inventory attributes and dimensions
• Easily add multiple fields for item or lot characteristics
• Track expirations and shelf life
• Specify materials using catch weights or alternate item units of measure
• Ensure cradle-to-grave traceability
• Understand the dynamics of stocking, replenishment, and lot management 

Production cost allocation and analysis
• Understand, track, and analyze material and production costs relative to various formulas, manufacturing processes, and packaging options
• Ensure full allocation of costs to product pricing
• Maximize operational efficiency
• Focus on the most profitable products and markets 

Quality control
• Streamline quality control monitoring
• Track quality information about any given item, including test status, quarantines, or product downgrading
• Automate communication of quality information to customers or raw material suppliers 

Business intelligence
• Quickly analyze and share real-time business information using familiar desktop tools such as Microsoft® Office Excel®
• Set up key performance indicators and track trends for fast response to changing conditions