Business Central has well-rounded base functions that support analytics, finance, supply chain, and manufacturing. Many different types of businesses use its capabilities and features to achieve their business goals. But what about companies that need more business functions that Business Central does not include by default, such as more reporting or HR features? Businesses don’t have to have separate business systems for each of these needs. They can customize Business Central's base functionality with apps (aka add-ons or extensions) to further extend its capabilities, tailoring it to meet your business needs without the cost of custom development.

Item Charges in Business Central are a highly useful function that enables the allocation and organization of additional costs necessary for orders. This tool enables you to distribute a bulk cost from a vendor across multiple items. These allocations help ensure that each of your orders is accurately recorded in the Item Unit Cost and Cost of Goods, without omitting important details such as the amount of additional costs paid for service fees, shipping costs, or other non-recurring charges.

In Business Central, selecting the right type of Bill of Materials (BOM) is an important decision to support efficient manufacturing operations. Whether to use Assembly BOMs or Production BOMs depends on the complexity of your products, the level of process tracking required, and your business's operational needs. So, which should you use? It depends on your situation.