Founded in 1981, Microsoft Business Solutions, Inc. is a global provider of enterprise business solutions for the midmarket. Microsoft Business Solutions offers e-business applications for financials, distribution, project accounting, electronic commerce, human resource management, manufacturing, sales and marketing management, and customer service and support.

Named for the third time to the “Top 100 Companies to Work for in America” list, Microsoft Business Solutions employs more than 3,800 employees worldwide. The company’s products and services automate essential business functions and enhance the strategic value of financial and operational information. Microsoft Business Solutions products are sold and implemented by a unique worldwide network of independent partner organizations that share the company’s commitment to lasting customer relationships.

Among Microsoft’s many software solutions, the company offers Microsoft Dynamics, a suite of integrated, adaptable business applications for small and medium-sized organizations and divisions of large enterprises. These integrated solutions—delivered through a worldwide network of experienced Microsoft Certified Partners—work like and with familiar Microsoft software and help automate and improve financial, customer relationship, and supply chain management.

Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing Software

Microsoft offers comprehensive manufacturing solutions that automate and streamline financial, customer relationship and supply chain processes. Cost-effective resource planning and management tools empower your management and staff to collaborate better with trading partners. The company’s software also helps to manage the entire financial life cycle of the manufacturing business process, and build a sustainable advantage in specific industries.

The following products can be used to help build solutions in manufacturing:

Microsoft Dynamics AX for manufacturing
Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Microsoft Axapta) helps your employees manage manufacturing and a broad range of other business areas, minimizing the need for multiple systems. With Microsoft Dynamics AX, your employees can streamline production and minimize inventory-carrying costs, configure complex products, and manage your personnel, material, and data processing more effectively.

Microsoft Dynamics GP for manufacturing
Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft Great Plains) offers powerful, cost-effective resource planning and management tools that enable you to collaborate with trading partners, manage the entire financial life cycle of the manufacturing business process, and build a sustainable advantage in your industry.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV for manufacturing
Microsoft Dynamics NAV provides tools to help you plan, manage, and execute a world-class manufacturing operation. You can boost operational efficiency and effectively manage production, including production orders, bills of material, supply planning, and capacity requirements planning. Manage your entire manufacturing process from product configuration, supply, and capacity requirements planning to scheduling and running the shop floor.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV also helps you manage a broad range of other business areas according to your particular needs. You can add functionality as you need it and grow at your own pace.

Microsoft Dynamics Corporate Background
Microsoft’s research and development facilities are located primarily in Redmond, Washington with smaller facilities located in Mountain View, California; Fargo, North Dakota; Beijing, China; Dublin etc.  As of June 30, 2005, Microsoft employed approximately 61,000 people.

As one of the largest IT companies in the world, Microsoft recorded revenue of $51.12 billion in fiscal year 2007. It has a strong presence in more than 100 countries. The company’s recent product launches and a strong pipeline of products provide excellent growth avenues to the company.

Like its size, Microsoft’s ambitions are anything but small. The world’s number one software company provides a variety of products and services, including its Windows operating systems and Office software suite. The company has expanded into markets such as video game consoles, servers and storage software, and digital music players. Microsoft has reached settlements to end a slew of antitrust investigations and lawsuits, including agreeing to uniformly license its operating systems and allowing manufacturers to include competing software with Windows. In early 2008 the company made an unsolicited bid to acquire Yahoo! for about $44.6 billion.