Book excerpt: From the fundamentals of supply chain to its features and Microsoft NAV ERP suite implementation to use it in different aspect of business function to create your own structure in Microsoft NAV Key FeaturesAssess and overcome various challenges while implementing the Microsoft NAV ERP system in your businessTurn an end-to-end structure of your own into Microsoft Dynamics NAV with this practical guideCustomize Dynamics NAV to suit the different aspects of a businessBook Description This book is a focused tutorial on Microsoft Dynamics NAV application development to help you develop complete applications and not just application outlines. This hands-on guide starts off by introducing the supply chain that you will be using throughout the book. You will then implement the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP suite and learn to set it up and customize it for various industries. You will learn how to customize Dynamics NAV to suit the different aspects of a business such as financial management, relationship management, production, jobs, trade, storage, logistics, and so on. The book will take you through these Microsoft-designed application features and show you how to customize and extend them safely. Therefore, by the end of this book, you will be able to create a structure of your own in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. What you will learnSet up and customize the Dynamics NAV ERP suite for various industriesStudy dozens of design patterns used in standard applicationsCustomize Microsoft's application features and extend them safelyUse blueprints, design patterns, and application objects for Equipment Reservations and Transport ManagementMaster the fundamentals of application design and learn about B2B and B2C interfacingDesign applications that strike a balance between total cost of ownership and functionalityExtend your core applications using interfaces with flat file, CSV, XMLPorts, ADO, EDIFACT, and web servicesWho this book is for If you are a NAV consultant and developer or a designer of business applications, you will benefit most from this book. This book assumes that you have a basic understanding of business management systems and application development with working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.