Dynamics NAV in the publishing and media industry.

Initial situation
For the production planning of the calendars, dozens of article attributes have to be used and calculated. We then usually order a first run and bundle the demand from the bookstores for the final order or production. Until now, this complex production planning was very laborious and we wanted a simpler and less complicated solution.

Solution
anaptis simplified our production planning and helped to optimize our processes.

Initial situation
Our returns concept is very complex: at the end of a season, bookstores can return to us the products (mainly calendars) that they have not sold and receive a refund. Some retailers also keep their products longer and still try to sell them at reduced prices. These retailers then already receive the first 50% refund on a deadline date, and if they do return the products at the end of the season, they receive the second 50% refund for the remaining products, bringing the total to 100% refund. In this way, Athesia participates in the reduced sales. In addition, booksellers can also purchase the products via wholesalers (instead of directly from us). In this case, the bookseller will not be refunded the purchase price. We would like the system to automatically recognize whether a bookstore will receive a refund at all and the amount of the refund. Numerous check criteria and, in some cases, caps have to be taken into account. We wanted to speed up and simplify this process significantly.

Solution
anaptis has realistically mapped our complex returns management in the system. Our inspection criteria are automatically taken into account. For example, the system now automatically checks which bookstores receive refunds for returns and how much they are.

Initial situation
Our calendars contain images to which we do not hold the rights, so we have to pay the rights holders proportionately according to calendar sales (commission in units depending on sales). We have a number of different billing models. Over the year we sell our calendars and only at the end of the year we check how many calendars have been sold. We needed a module for the billing of sales-related license costs.

Solution
anaptis developed a module for us that allows us to easily manage the billing of license costs.

Initial situation
Our sales representatives sell the products on site at the customer. This results in orders, which we pass on to our logistics specialists.

Our order management previously involved many manual steps.

Solution
We use the mobile app from Anveo in combination with Dynamics NAV, which allows our field staff to call up all the necessary information at the customer’s site and to enter orders directly on site. They can view the order history, returns made as well as products incl. availabilities and current alternatives.

In combination with the Anveo Mobile App, an EDI solution is also used. This means that our orders are automatically processed by the Anveo Mobile App and transferred to logistics via EDI in the evening. In this way, we ensure that they can be delivered the next day.”