Some of the functions that are categorized as part of Business Central supply chain management (SCM), such as sales and purchasing, are actively used in almost every Business Central implementation. The supply chain applications in Business Central include all or parts of the following applications:
- Sales order processing and pricing, to support the heart of every
business - Purchasing (including requisitions), for planning, entering, pricing, and processing purchase orders
- Inventory management, for managing inventories of goods and materials
- Warehouse management, including receiving and shipping, for managing the receipt, storage, retrieval, and shipment of material and goods in warehouses
As a whole, these functions constitute the base components of a system that's appropriate for distribution operations, including those that operate on an ATO basis.
