Dynamics 365 for Grain Management Solutions
Grain operations sit at the core of the global agricultural economy, and the complexity of managing contracts, scale tickets, settlements, and risk continues to grow.
Unfortunately, legacy systems and manual processes struggle to keep up—leading to errors, compliance issues, and missed opportunities. Whether you're running a country elevator, managing a multi-location grain terminal, or trading commodities internationally, Microsoft Dynamics 365 offers a powerful, modern ERP solution for grain management.
Settlement Processing System
Grain settlements are the lifeblood of any elevator or merchandising operation. Accurate, timely settlements build trust with growers, minimize disputes, and streamline your cash flow. Yet many operations still rely on spreadsheets or outdated systems to manage scale tickets, pricing, and deductions—leading to delays and errors. By automating the settlement process within D365, grain operations can reduce administrative overhead, improve accuracy, and strengthen relationships with growers.
D365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (FSCM) introduces a fully integrated Settlement Processing System designed specifically to help you with the complex requirements of buying from growers:
- Automated Ticket Integration: Seamlessly import scale tickets from digital weigh systems. Match loads to contracts or create spot purchases on the fly.
- Moisture & Grade Adjustments: Automatically apply dockage, shrink, and other grade-based discounts based on test results.
- Flexible Payment Options: Calculate final settlements with the click of a button by offering deferred, EFT, ACH, or check payment options.
- Electronic Statements: Generate and deliver accurate settlement statements via email or a secure portal, increasing transparency and reducing admin time.
- Audit Trails & Compliance: Every adjustment, discount, and check are tracked for easy auditing and compliance with industry regulations.
Commodity Trading Control
Grain marketing and merchandising require sharp insight and disciplined control. You’re managing long and short positions, monitoring market fluctuations, handling hedge accounts, and making real-time decisions that impact margin and inventory. Without an integrated view, even small errors can lead to big financial exposures.
Dynamics 365 pairs with Levridge to centralize and simplify Commodity Trading Control by integrating contracts, inventory, pricing, and risk management into a single platform:
- Buy/Sell Contract Management: Create and track contracts by commodity, location, delivery period, and pricing method.
- Position Reporting: Monitor real-time positions—futures, basis, physical—and understand your exposure across locations or by commodity class.
- Futures & Hedge Accounting: Track your futures, and trades, and automatically book purchase and sale matching transactions, reducing the gap between operations and finance.
- Logistics Scheduling: Schedule and track the inbound, outbound, direct ship, and transfer loads across truck, rail, or barge.
Dynamics 365 Grain Analytics
In grain operations, every decision—whether on the scale, in the trading office, or at the board level—depends on access to reliable data. Yet many operations lack real-time visibility into performance metrics, leading to reactive decisions and missed opportunities. D365 Grain Analytics offers integrated business intelligence tools that turn operational data into actionable insights:
- Operational Dashboard: Track throughput, inventory levels, and grading averages across all locations in real time.
- Contract & Delivery Analytics: Understand contract fulfillment status, unpriced grain volumes, and delivery performance by grower or buyer.
- Financial Reporting: Monitor margin by commodity or trade, and evaluate location-level profitability.
- Grower Insights: Analyze grower engagement, contract history, and settlement trends to identify top accounts and opportunities for outreach.
- Mobile Access: Empower your grain merchandisers and managers with access to key data from any device. In addition, Levridge has built-in integration with the Bushel mobile app, giving growers a better connection to grain elevators.
Speak to the Stoneridge Experts Today!
Grain operations need more than spreadsheets and patchwork systems. They need an ERP solution that brings every part of the business together—from the pit to the boardroom. D365 brings visibility, control, and efficiency to every part of the grain supply chain.
Stoneridge makes it easy to implement and right-size your ERP software.
We can guide you through a software demonstration, explain how D365 could automate your operations and optimize efficiency, and onboard key employees to get your system up and running. Talk to the Stoneridge experts today to see how we can help.
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