Business Central
Inventory & warehouse
20 guides on inventory & warehouse in Business Central.
20 guides · Last updated 2026-09-18
- ABC analysis and slow-moving items in Business CentralHow to identify high-value and slow-moving inventory in Business Central — ABC classification, inventory ageing, and the operational actions that follow.Updated 2026-08-25
- Assembly orders in Business CentralHow Business Central handles assembly orders — assembly BOMs, assemble-to-order vs assemble-to-stock, and when to use assembly vs production orders.Updated 2026-08-25
- Bin setup and warehouse classes in Business CentralHow bin codes, bin contents, bin types, and warehouse classes shape inventory placement and picking in Business Central.Updated 2026-08-25
- Cycle counting and physical inventory in Business CentralHow Business Central handles inventory counting — physical inventory journals, cycle counting, item counting periods, and the reconciliation discipline.Updated 2026-05-27
- Inventory and warehouse management in Business CentralHow Business Central tracks items, locations, lots, serials, and warehouse operations — from basic stock to directed put-away and pick.Updated 2026-08-30
- Inventory costing methods in Business Central, comparedFIFO, LIFO, Average, Standard, and Specific — what each costing method means, and how to choose the right one in Business Central.Updated 2026-08-25
- Item attributes and variants in Business CentralHow Business Central handles product variations — variants for stock-keeping, attributes for searching, and where the model fits and where it doesn't.Updated 2026-08-31
- Item availability and order promising in Business CentralHow Business Central computes item availability — on-hand, projected, ATP, CTP.Updated 2026-06-04
- Item categories in Business CentralHow to structure a Business Central catalogue with item categories — hierarchy, defaults, attributes, and the integration with templates and reporting.Updated 2026-05-01
- Item substitutes and cross-references in Business CentralHow Business Central handles item alternatives — substitutes when stock is short, cross-references for customer / vendor part numbers.Updated 2026-05-21
- Item templates in Business CentralHow item templates standardise product creation in Business Central — defaults, categories, and the integration with item attributes.Updated 2026-05-01
- Item tracking — lots and serial numbers in BCHow Business Central's item tracking handles lot and serial numbers — tracking codes, the item tracking lines window, picking specific lots, expiration dates.Updated 2026-05-01
- Item tracking with lots and serial numbers in BCHow to assign and trace lot and serial numbers on a Business Central document — receiving, shipping, and looking up where a specific unit went.Updated 2026-09-18
- Locations and transfer routes in Business CentralHow Business Central handles multi-location inventory — location cards, in-transit, transfer routes, transfer orders.Updated 2026-05-01
- Master data management in Business CentralHow Business Central synchronises master data across multiple companies — the source/subscriber model, conflict resolution, and operational considerations.Updated 2026-05-01
- Number series in Business CentralHow Business Central generates document numbers — number series, relations, date-driven sequences, gap-handling, and the common pitfalls.Updated 2026-05-01
- Physical inventory orders in Business CentralHow to run a physical inventory count in Business Central — counting periods, physical inventory journals, count discrepancies.Updated 2026-08-25
- The Business Central planning worksheetHow MRP works in Business Central — the planning worksheet, reordering policies, supply, demand, and the regenerative engine behind it.Updated 2026-08-31
- The Business Central reservation engineHow reservations work in Business Central — automatic vs manual, item tracking, order-to-order binding, and the trade-offs.Updated 2026-08-25
- Warehouse pick and put-away in Business CentralHow Business Central's warehouse module organises inbound put-away and outbound picking — the three warehouse modes, directed put-away and pick.Updated 2026-05-01