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. This function is especially useful to the accounting team, allowing them to capture a more accurate Cost of Goods Sold in their products. In this blog, we will explore setting up and utilizing Item Charges for both purchase orders and invoices, as well as applying these item charges to the item cost. item cost.

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.

In manufacturing, production scheduling is a crucial step to ensuring success. Teams rely on accurate, date-driven schedules to ensure that work is completed on time and resources are properly allocated. In Business Central, the production order calendar is a tool that defines working days, shift times, and resource availability for each work center.