Dynamics 365 Business Central and Finance & Operations, configured for your industry.
Thirteen sectors, two Microsoft ERPs. See which Business Central and Finance & Operations features matter in your industry, which one usually fits, and where our TSL Labs products fill the gaps.
Find your sector
Each card shows the job Dynamics 365 does in that sector. Open a sector to see the Business Central and Finance & Operations features we configure for it.
Focus industries
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Equipment Rental
Contracts, availability, maintenance and invoicing for every unit in the fleet, tied to the ledger.
Rental management -
Manufacturing
Planning, production, quality and costing on one platform, so the schedule matches the shop floor.
Production planning -
Nonprofits & Fund Management
Grant, fund and donor accounting with restricted-fund tracking and reports your funders and board will accept.
Grant tracking -
Steel Fabrication
Production costing, inventory and job tracking, with traceability from mill certificate to finished piece.
Job costing -
Construction & Projects
Job budgets, commitments, subcontracts and progress billing, with WIP you can trust.
Project costing -
Nursing Homes & Senior Care
Facility-level finance, central purchasing and consolidated reporting for multi-facility operators.
Multi-facility finance -
Multi-Location Businesses
Consolidated reporting, intercompany and visibility across every branch, store or company.
Consolidation
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Distribution
Inventory, warehousing and order fulfilment across every site, with one stock number everyone trusts.
Inventory & WMS -
FMCG
Demand forecasting, lot and expiry tracking and trade promotions, connected to finance and supply.
Demand planning -
Field Service
Service orders, contracts, parts and billing tied to finance, so every job is scheduled, completed and invoiced.
Dispatch & scheduling -
ETO / Projects
Job costing, change orders and margin per project, from the first quote to the final invoice.
Job costing -
Public Sector
Budget control, commitments and fund accounting in one ledger, with an audit trail behind every transaction.
Fund accounting -
Utilities
Assets, maintenance and regulatory reporting in the same system as finance, so the cost of every asset is visible.
Asset management
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Business Central or Finance & Operations?
Both are Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERPs: one ledger for finance, stock, assets, projects and people. The right one depends on your size and complexity more than your sector. Here's what usually fits.
Equipment Rental
Dynamics 365 Business CentralRental companies with one or several yards that want contracts, availability, maintenance and invoicing in one system, with our Equipment Rental Management extension.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger rental and equipment businesses with many branches, heavy asset maintenance needs and multiple legal entities.
Manufacturing
Dynamics 365 Business CentralSmall and mid-sized manufacturers that need bills of materials, routings, production orders and planning.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger or multi-site manufacturers running discrete, process or lean production, with advanced planning and shop-floor control.
Nonprofits & Fund Management
Dynamics 365 Business CentralMost charities and nonprofits, especially with our TSL Labs nonprofit app adding grants, funds and donors to Business Central.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarge international NGOs with many country offices, currencies and legal entities that need consolidated reporting.
Steel Fabrication
Dynamics 365 Business CentralFabrication shops that need job costing, purchasing, inventory and production in one system without heavy IT overhead.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger fabricators and multi-plant operations that need advanced production control, batch attributes and engineering change management.
Construction & Projects
Dynamics 365 Business CentralContractors and project businesses that need job budgets, purchasing per job, WIP and progress billing in one system.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger contractors that need project contracts with billing rules, retention, subcontract management and multiple entities.
Nursing Homes & Senior Care
Dynamics 365 Business CentralOperators with a handful of facilities that need facility-level finance, central purchasing and consolidated reporting in one affordable system.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger groups with many facilities or legal entities, shared services and formal budget control.
Multi-Location Businesses
Dynamics 365 Business CentralGroups of companies or branches that want shared setup, intercompany and consolidation without a large finance system.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger groups with many legal entities, currencies and shared services that need centralized processes.
Distribution
Dynamics 365 Business CentralWholesalers and distributors with one or several warehouses who need inventory, purchasing, sales and basic warehouse processes.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsHigh-volume or multi-country distributors that need advanced warehouse management, transportation and complex pricing.
FMCG
Dynamics 365 Business CentralGrowing food, beverage and consumer goods brands that need lot and expiry tracking, purchasing and sales in one system.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger FMCG producers and distributors that need batch attributes, demand forecasting, trade allowances and multi-site supply chains.
Field Service
Dynamics 365 Business CentralService companies that need service contracts, service orders, parts and invoicing, with Dynamics 365 Field Service added for scheduling.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger service organizations that combine field work with projects, inventory and multi-entity finance in F&O.
ETO / Projects
Dynamics 365 Business CentralEngineering and project businesses that need jobs, estimates, project purchasing and progress billing in one system.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsEngineer-to-order manufacturers that combine project accounting with production, engineering change management and multi-site operations.
Public Sector
Dynamics 365 Business CentralSmaller agencies, municipalities and boards that need budgets by department or program, purchase approvals and clean reporting without a large IT team.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLarger public bodies that need formal budget control, encumbrances, multiple funds or entities, and detailed approval workflows.
Utilities
Dynamics 365 Business CentralSmaller utilities and co-operatives that need fixed assets, service work orders and finance in one affordable system.
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsAsset-intensive utilities that need the built-in Asset Management module for preventive and predictive maintenance across large networks.
Not sure which fits? Our advisory service compares both against your processes.
Add-ons built for the gaps in each industry
TSL Labs is our own product line. Each app extends Business Central or Finance & Operations directly, with no separate login or database. See all TSL Labs products
For Business Central
Dynamics 365 Business CentralFund & Grant Management
Grant tracking, restricted-fund reporting and donor management built into Business Central.
Recommended forNonprofits & Fund ManagementLearn more →Dynamics 365 Business CentralEquipment Rental Management
Availability, bookings, maintenance and billing for rental equipment in one view.
Recommended forEquipment RentalConstruction & ProjectsField ServiceETO / ProjectsUtilitiesLearn more →Dynamics 365 Business CentralXero Bills Connector
Approved supplier bills flow from Xero into Business Central as checked purchase invoices.
Recommended forEquipment RentalNonprofits & Fund ManagementNursing Homes & Senior CareMulti-Location BusinessesDistributionFMCGField ServiceLearn more →Dynamics 365 Business CentralFinancial Planning & Analysis
Budgets, forecasts and variance analysis inside Business Central.
Recommended forEquipment RentalConstruction & ProjectsNursing Homes & Senior CareMulti-Location BusinessesLearn more →Dynamics 365 Business CentralProcurement & Contract Management
Requisitions, approvals and supplier contracts in Business Central.
Recommended forSteel FabricationConstruction & ProjectsNursing Homes & Senior CareLearn more →Dynamics 365 Business CentralBusiness Integrations
Connectors between Business Central and the other systems you use, built on demand for your environment.
Recommended forSteel FabricationMulti-Location BusinessesLearn more →
For Finance & Operations
Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsMultisource Exchange Rate Management
Daily exchange rates imported automatically, with tolerance checks and an audit trail.
Recommended forManufacturingNonprofits & Fund ManagementSteel FabricationMulti-Location BusinessesDistributionFMCGETO / ProjectsPublic SectorLearn more →Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsLicense Management
See which Dynamics 365 licences each role needs, and what the gaps cost.
Recommended forEquipment RentalManufacturingDistributionFMCGField ServiceETO / ProjectsPublic SectorUtilitiesLearn more →Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsDocument Email Management
Invoices, statements and purchase orders emailed singly or in batches, with the exact PDF archived and every attempt tracked.
Recommended forManufacturingSteel FabricationConstruction & ProjectsNursing Homes & Senior CareDistributionFMCGPublic SectorUtilitiesLearn more →Dynamics 365 Finance & OperationsBanking & Treasury Automation
Less manual work in banking and treasury processes in Finance, built on demand for your banks.
Recommended forLearn more →
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