Management Reporting for Canadian Manufacturers in 2017

In Microsoft Dynamics NAV & CRM 2017 there are 47 modules, 12,500+ programs, and 545 standard reports that cover every conceivable topic for the 170,000+ NAV customer around the world. How do I know this? I spent an entire weekend with 3 team members and looked at every report in the system.  A…


Database Maintenance - Hire a Student

In 2008, our first student came to us from Seneca College in the Marketing Administration Co-op Program. Most of our students are related to our staff and some students use their earnings to pay for their schooling. Upon graduation, the skills that these students learn at Vox ISM, look impressive…


Labour Time Reporting: Real-time data with Vox ISM

Pictured above: the LTR on the left, replacing the old punch card system on the right. The Vox ISM Labour Time Reporting (LTR) is a module designed specifically for the NAV platform. It is a browser based application that tracks hours for payroll (HR), jobs, and production orders. How does it…


AI in today's workplace - The evolution of our day-to-day business tools

There is a lot of debate over the impact of AI; some calling for its regulation and others calling for its development. Regardless of Elon Musk’s fear mongering, there will be a lot of change around the way we do work in the next decade. The tools we use will no longer be passive, but intuitive,…


Canadian Manufacturing sales up for 3rd straight month!

Yesterday The Toronto Star and Statistics Canada revealed that for the 3rd consecutive month manufacturing sales across Canada were up! The 1.1% increase in Canadian manufacturing sales brings May 2017’s sales to $54.6 billion. This is largely in part to the success of the transportation…


Managing Projects and Jobs in Dynamics NAV 2017

Projects and Jobs in Dynamics NAV: The Key to the Bottom Line – Integration of Finance and Operations – Many times when working with projects we find ourselves wondering “Are we winning or losing?” Often this is because of the disconnect or silos present in our company.…


Vox ISM's New Hires - Their Onboarding Experience

From left to right: Shubhang Vayeda, Glenn Middleton, Val Ore, Sukhi Jhutty After 3 days of team exercises, education, and onboarding,Vox ISM’s new hires are sharing their thoughts. Working with a great team at Vox ISM, made the training fun (and tiring)! As someone that loves to take chaos…


Spring 2017 NAV Consultant Graduating Class - Vox ISM New Hires

Welcome the spring “2017 NAV consultant graduating class” – from left to right Val, Joe, Shubhang, Sukhi, Glenn, Ed Vox ISM new hires Val Ore – Val has a degree in Accounting and IT she is also Supply Chain certified with over 15 years of experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain,…


Jet Reports and Dynamics NAV

1. What it is: Jet Reports provides robust, easy-to-use reporting and Business Intelligence solutions. It allows you to create professional looking reports fast and easy. Jet Reports is an Add-in to Excel using the power of Excel with the connectivity to your NAV financial database. 2.…


Cash Flow Forecast in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017

Understanding cash inflows and outflows is the key to running a successful business. You can use cash flow to easily create a short-term forecast that predicts how and when you expect money to be received and paid out by your business. It is important for you to know that your business will have…