Microsoft D365 F&O & b2wise - A Shared Vision
Both b2wise and Microsoft D365 F&O recognize the limitations of traditional MRP in today’s VUCA world. Microsoft D365 F&O’s adoption of Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP) confirms that even the largest ERP providers acknowledge that embedded MRP systems struggle with modern variability and complexity.
The b2wise connector allows your Microsoft D365 F&O systems to have a bi-lateral transfer of data and information, making integration quick and simple.
The b2wise connector allows your Microsoft D365 F&O systems to have a bi-lateral transfer of data and information, making integration quick and simple.
Microsoft D365 F&O Customers
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b2wise is more than just software
b2wise is your one-stop shop for all your Demand Driven requirements, offering methodology training, change management, software, and ongoing support. Simply implementing a basic DDMRP model won’t deliver the expected results—success comes from a complete, refined approach, which b2wise has refined with over 200 global implementations.
b2wise is more than just DDMRP
While DDMRP is a powerful material planning foundation, it’s only part of the solution. To build a truly competitive flow based planning process, your demand driven solution needs to include Scheduling, Forecasting, and S&OP. b2wise delivers all of this in one end-to-end supply chain planning platform, linking strategy to the shop floor with far more flexibility than traditional systems like Microsoft D365 F&O, and keeping your model adaptable in today’s VUCA world.
Comparing Microsoft D365 F&O vs b2wise on Demand Driven Capabilities
Demand Driven Institute Certified Modules
Feature / Capability
Description
DDMRP Certification
Official compliance with the Demand Driven Institute (DDI) DDMRP standards.
DDS&OP Certification
Demand Driven S&OP methodology certification by DDI.
DDOM Certification
Demand Driven Operating Model certification.
Other Modules Required for an End-to-End Demand Driven Solution
Feature / Capability
Description
Advanced DDMRP
Innovations beyond the basic DDMRP model, tailored to real-world needs.
Demand Driven Forecasting
Forecasting aligned with demand-driven logic and decoupling.
Flow Driven S&OP
S&OP process based on flow and decoupling points, not forecast volumes.
Control Point Scheduling
Scheduling execution based on control points rather than traditional MRP optimization methods.
Advanced DDMRP Functions developed by b2wise
Based on 200 projects, b2wise has added over 50 innovations to make DDMRP work better.
Data Management
b2wise tracks the shape of ADU at the finished goods level, then offsets and applies it down through the BOM to the component level.
This gives a highly accurate projection of demand across your entire supply chain.
This gives a highly accurate projection of demand across your entire supply chain.
Product Classification
For long lead items, it’s critical to project the buffer out to the full length of the lead time so that when stock arrives, it matches the best possible view of reality.
This is a key b2wise innovation that drives the success of long lead time planning.
This is a key b2wise innovation that drives the success of long lead time planning.
Product & Supply Chain Set-up
Strategic and maximum buffers alone aren’t enough to handle all scenarios.
At b2wise, we’ve added slow movers, erratic, intermittent, and seasonal items to ensure buffers truly match each item’s demand profile.
At b2wise, we’ve added slow movers, erratic, intermittent, and seasonal items to ensure buffers truly match each item’s demand profile.
Demand Management
b2wise uses AI to model and simulate the impact of changes to your master settings before you commit.
This lets you test adjustments safely and ensures decisions strengthen your flow instead of disrupting it.
This lets you test adjustments safely and ensures decisions strengthen your flow instead of disrupting it.
Supply Management
Capture the rationale behind changes to policies, demand, or orders with structured notes and reason codes.
This builds a clear history that drives continuous improvement and smarter future decisions.
This builds a clear history that drives continuous improvement and smarter future decisions.
Policy & Capacity Modeling
Integrated workflows guide planners through their daily tasks, so nothing critical slips through the cracks.
b2wise keeps teams focused, proactive, and always working on the right priorities.
b2wise keeps teams focused, proactive, and always working on the right priorities.
Replenishment & Prioritization
AI continuously scans for outliers that can distort your buffers or signals.
It flags these issues early so you can keep plans clean, reliable, and optimized.
It flags these issues early so you can keep plans clean, reliable, and optimized.
Continuous Improvement
b2wise provides a comprehensive evaluation of your planning signals to catch inconsistencies before they ripple through operations.
This protects the integrity of your decisions and keeps execution aligned with reality.
This protects the integrity of your decisions and keeps execution aligned with reality.
The 4 pillars of success
1. Education
Don't risk it. Train and certify your planners to do their jobs.
2. Transformation
Design the model, Agree the processes, Fix the data.
3. Software
Easy to understand,
Easy to use,
Easy to implement.
Easy to use,
Easy to implement.
4. Support
Beyond go-live us where the real value in realized.
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