Enterprise ERP Modernization with Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management

Executive Summary

A large North American manufacturing organization partnered with atQor to modernize a 25-year-old legacy ERP system that supported its liquid products manufacturing operations across multiple plants.

The legacy platform limited data visibility, slowed decision-making, and prevented standardization across plants. atQor delivered a full-scale Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management (D365 F&SCM) implementation, enabling unified financials, standardized manufacturing processes, and real-time operational visibility across all facilities.

The transformation established a single, modern ERP backbone that improved supply chain visibility, quality control, and cross-functional collaboration—while positioning the organization for future analytics and AI-driven optimization.

The customer is a North American food and consumer goods manufacturer operating multiple production plants and a centralized back-office function.

Key characteristics:

Legacy ERP in place for over two decades
Multiple plants running semi-independent systems
High dependency on accurate production, quality, and inventory data
Need for regulatory compliance, traceability, and operational efficiency

The organization’s vision was to migrate all plants onto a single, modern ERP platform with shared data, standardized processes, and enterprise-wide reporting.

Industry Food & Consumer Goods/Manufacturing
Region Canada

Business Challenges

The organization faced several critical challenges:

Aging Legacy ERP
A 25-year-old system that was costly to maintain and difficult to enhance.
Fragmented Operations Across Plants
Inconsistent processes and limited cross-plant visibility.
Limited Supply Chain & Quality Visibility
Difficulty tracking raw materials, finished goods testing, and quality metrics in real time.
Manual and Siloed Reporting
Aggregated operational and financial reporting required manual effort.
Lack of Standardization
Variations in finance, manufacturing, and warehouse processes across facilities.

atQor’s Solution & Approach

atQor delivered a comprehensive D365 Finance & Supply Chain Management implementation, designed to unify operations, standardize processes, and provide a scalable ERP foundation.

Core Design Principles

Single ERP instance across all plants
Standardized business processes with flexibility for plant-specific needs
Real-time operational and financial visibility
Strong manufacturing and warehouse capabilities
Future-ready architecture for analytics and AI

Implementation Highlights

Dynamics 365 Finance

General Ledger
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Financial controls and standardized chart of accounts
Enterprise-wide financial reporting

Manufacturing & Quality Management

Process manufacturing capabilities
Quality management for raw materials and finished goods
End-to-end traceability across production cycles
Improved testing visibility and compliance support

Advanced Warehouse & Inventory Management

Advanced Warehouse Management (WMS)
Real-time inventory tracking
Improved material flow and stock accuracy
Cross-plant inventory visibility

Asset Management (MRO)

Asset management for maintenance, repair, and operations
Improved uptime and preventive maintenance planning
Integrated asset lifecycle tracking within ERP

Multi-Plant Standardization

Common data model across all plants
Shared reporting and analytics
Cross-functional collaboration enabled by unified data

Business Outcomes & Value Delivered

The ERP modernization delivered measurable enterprise impact:

Improved Supply Chain Visibility
Real-time insight into inventory, production, and material movement.
Enhanced Quality Control
Better visibility into testing results for raw materials and finished goods.
Standardized Operations Across Plants
Consistent finance, manufacturing, and warehouse processes.
Cross-Plant Collaboration
Aggregated data enabled teams to work seamlessly across facilities.
Unified Financial & Operational Reporting
Single source of truth for operational and financial decision-making.