Building Within the Budget: Why We Need Great Project Planning with Microsoft Dynamics ERP

For project-based manufacturing and construction, the right tools are not just on site or in the plant, they are also in your company's software.  The right Microsoft Dynamics ERP solution for project teams should manage risk, reduce errors, increase visibility, and enable managers and executives to use their expertise to make the right decisions at the right time.  As projects grow in complexity, reliable access to accurate project data will maximize both the performance and quality of project teams and external vendors. And capitalizing on currency and commodity fluctuations will shift from an unforeseeable threat to a manageable risk.

The results of a recent executive survey of industrial manufacturers by the Economist Intelligence Unit (Industrial Manufacturing: Managing for Success, May, 2010) underscore the need to provide an ERP solution that enable key competencies in the project-based industries of Civil Engineering and Construction (CE&C) and Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (IEM).  As we will see from the EIU survey results, the study's conclusions provide ample opportunity for Microsoft Dynamics implementers, with the help of key ISV solutions, to turn theory into practice. 

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