Here's a Creative Exercise You Probably Won't Miss in Allocating Inventory in Transit Using Microsoft Dynamics GP

"In the beginning there was chaos and dark..."

This is how I felt about Microsoft Dynamics GP's inventory and distribution modules prior to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10--in particular because of the way everyday business operations like cross-docks and warehouse transfers had to be performed. Clients and consultants would scratch their heads, engineering all sorts of workarounds to get inventory from warehouse A to warehouse B and still manage to accurately track the whereabouts of products during the process.

To those of you with moderately complex distribution processes, the nightmare was simple: how to keep inventory from being allocated while in transit from warehouse A to warehouse B?

Some of the solutions were pretty creative, I have to admit, ranging between

a) setup warehouse A and B as customers, then play with Sales...