Steel Fabrication

Steel fabrication on Dynamics 365, every job costed.

Track material, labour and machine time on every job, with traceability from the mill to the finished piece.

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Industry challenges

Challenges we solve for steel fabrication

01
True job cost is unknown until it's too late
Material, labour and machine time are added up after the job ships.
With Dynamics 365: Job budgets with actual costs posted as material is issued and time is reported.
02
Heat numbers and certificates are hard to trace
Mill certificates sit in folders, disconnected from the jobs that used the steel.
With Dynamics 365: Lot or batch tracking on steel stock, with documents attached to the receipt.
03
Inventory and remnants don't match
Stock levels and remnant pieces in the system don't match the yard.
With Dynamics 365: Item tracking, cycle counts and a costing method applied consistently.
04
Quotes are disconnected from production
Estimates are rebuilt in production, and changes aren't costed.
With Dynamics 365: Quotes become jobs and production orders, with changes recorded against the job.

Dynamics 365 Business Central

Business Central for steel fabrication

Usually fits: Fabrication shops that need job costing, purchasing, inventory and production in one system without heavy IT overhead.

Jobs for every order
Budgets, planned costs and actuals per job, with WIP and margin while the work is in progress.
Production and assembly orders
Bills of material and routings for fabricated items, with consumption and output posted from the shop.
Lot tracking for heat numbers
Item tracking records heat or lot numbers so material can be traced to each job.
Inventory costing
Average, FIFO or standard costing applied consistently to steel stock and remnants.

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Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

Finance & Operations for steel fabrication

Usually fits: Larger fabricators and multi-plant operations that need advanced production control, batch attributes and engineering change management.

Production control
Production orders, routes and resources with shop-floor time and material reporting.
Batch attributes
Grade, heat number and certificate details stored on batches and checked when consumed.
Engineering change management
Versioned products and BOMs with controlled changes for customer revisions.
Project costing
Fabrication jobs linked to projects for cost tracking and milestone billing.

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Not sure which one fits?

Our advisory service compares both against your processes, size and growth plans.

FAQ

Questions from steel fabrication

Business Central or Finance & SCM for steel fabrication?

Dynamics 365 Business Central usually fits fabrication shops that need job costing, purchasing, inventory and production in one system without heavy IT overhead. Dynamics 365 Finance & SCM usually fits larger fabricators and multi-plant operations that need advanced production control, batch attributes and engineering change management. Our advisory service compares both against your processes.

Which TSL Labs extensions are most relevant?

For this sector we usually start with Procurement & Contract Management, Business Integrations, Multisource Exchange Rate Management and Document Email Management. Every extension has its own page with features, documentation and a demo request.

Can you move us from our current system?

Yes. We upgrade from Dynamics GP, NAV and AX and move businesses off spreadsheets or older accounting systems, with a data migration plan agreed before cutover. See GP, NAV and AX upgrades.

How long does an implementation take?

A standard Business Central implementation typically goes live in 6–10 weeks, and Finance & SCM typically takes 13–17 weeks. We confirm scope and timeline before any configuration starts.

Free consultation

Talk to a consultant who knows steel fabrication

Book 30 minutes, or send a short note about how you work today. We will tell you honestly whether Business Central or Finance & SCM fits, and which TSL Labs extensions are relevant.

We work with fabricators across the Prairies and the United States.

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