ERP

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central integrator in Paris

Microsoft Business Central ERP for SMBs, professional services, industry and retailers, with the K3 Pebblestone / K3 Fashion vertical when the business calls for it.

Microsoft Business Central ERP

A modern ERP is the spine of your operations: purchasing, stock, production, sales, finance, steering. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central combines mature ERP robustness, Power Platform extensibility and native integration with the Microsoft ecosystem (M365, Power BI, Teams). It fits most sectors (services, distribution, light industry, culture) and benefits from a leading fashion vertical for brands that need it.

Who it is for

Who it is for

Professional-services firms

Consultancies, agencies, producers, training organisations. Business Central handles project billing, time tracking, expenses, consolidated financial reporting. Native integration with Microsoft 365 and Teams.

SMBs in growth, all sectors

Companies of 20 to 200 employees leaving Sage, EBP or an in-house ERP. Need a reliable, scalable ERP to structure operations, purchasing, stock and finance.

Manufacturers and distributors

Industrial SMBs, importers, wholesalers. Multi-warehouse stock management, EDI integration with suppliers and logistics, consolidated financial reporting, connection to production tools.

Fashion brands (K3 Fashion vertical)

Houses needing the fashion vertical (K3 Pebblestone / K3 Fashion) for size/colour matrix, pre-pack, SS/FW seasonality, lookbooks and wholesale.

Organisations exiting a legacy ERP

Companies leaving SAP Business One, Sage, Dynamics NAV / Navision, EBP or a home-grown ERP that has become obsolete. Migration to Business Central in the Microsoft cloud.

What we do

What we do

01

Business Central tenant setup

Full Dynamics 365 Business Central tenant configuration in Microsoft cloud: chart of accounts, taxes, currencies, environments (production, test, sandbox), Entra ID connection.

02

K3 Pebblestone and K3 Fashion

Install and configure the fashion vertical: size/colour matrix, pre-pack, seasons, digital lookbooks, fashion ledger, integration with Shopify POS and e-commerce.

03

Migrations from legacy ERPs

Data migration from SAP B1, Sage, Dynamics NAV, EBP or home-grown systems: chart of accounts, suppliers, customers, items, stock, open transactions. Secure double-run and controlled switchover.

04

EDI and wholesale integrations

EDI connectors to major distributors (Zalando, Galeries Lafayette, Le Printemps, FarFetch), logistics providers and suppliers. Automation of orders, ASN, invoicing, dispute management.

05

Power Platform and automation

Development of business Power Apps (field inventory, delivery notes, production tracking), Power Automate flows, consolidated Power BI reporting across Business Central and satellite systems.

06

Continuous support and evolution

User support, semi-annual Business Central update management, on-demand functional evolutions, accounting-close support with the external accountant.

Methodology

Methodology

01

Business framing

Workshops with teams (purchasing, sales, accounting, production, logistics) to map current processes, identify gaps versus Business Central standard and document specific needs.

02

Design

Functional architecture design: Business Central scope vs satellite systems, required extensions, integrations, data migration plan, rollout plan.

03

Build and acceptance

Configuration, extension development, EDI flow integration, data migration, user acceptance testing on sandbox, adjustments. Key-user training.

04

Go-live and run

Production cutover with hypercare for 4-8 weeks (reinforced presence). Then continuous operations with support, evolutions, version upgrades.

Stack

Technologies

Microsoft ERP stack proven in French SMBs, with the leading European fashion vertical.

ERP

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Business Central SaaS
  • AL extensions

Fashion vertical

  • K3 Pebblestone
  • K3 Fashion
  • Fashion Ledger

Integrations

  • EDI
  • Business Central REST API
  • Shopify Plus
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Logic Apps

Reporting

  • Power BI
  • Jet Reports
  • Excel add-in
  • Dataverse

Productivity

  • Power Apps
  • Power Automate
  • Copilot for Finance
  • Copilot for Sales

Case studies

Case studies

Strategy consulting firm

Consulting

Migration from a legacy ERP to Business Central in 5 months. Project management, time tracking, billing, multi-entity group consolidation. Microsoft 365 Copilot integration for client-report production.

Executive education institution

Education

Business Central setup to steer enrolments, programme billing, contributor management and finance. Consolidated Power BI reporting for leadership.

B2B distributor

Distribution

Business Central setup plus EDI integration with 40 international suppliers. Automation of order-reception-stocking-invoicing chain. 3 FTE reallocated to higher-value tasks.

Fashion house (K3 Fashion vertical)

Fashion · retail

Business Central integration with K3 Fashion for pre-pack and seasonality, wholesale EDI with international distributors, sync with Shopify POS in stores.

Engagement

Engagement model

Two phases: (1) deployment project billed as a flat fee, sized to complexity (user fleet size, number of extensions, EDI integrations, data-migration volume); (2) monthly recurring run covering user support, update management, functional evolutions, accounting-close support. Business Central licenses (full user and team member plans) are purchased directly by the client from Microsoft, no intermediary margin.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does Microsoft Business Central fit a 30-person SMB?
Yes, and it is an excellent starting size. Business Central was designed for the SMB (it is the successor to Dynamics NAV / Navision). It covers purchasing, sales, stock, finance and light CRM, and extends via hundreds of sector-specific extensions. At 30 employees with a standard scope, the investment amortises over 5 to 7 years — typical lifetime of a well-installed ERP. We scope precisely after a 2-3-week business framing.
What is K3 Pebblestone and why is it essential for fashion?
K3 Pebblestone (and its K3 Fashion variant) is a Business Central vertical extension designed for fashion, footwear and accessory brands. It natively adds: size/colour matrix (one reference declined across 7 sizes × 5 colours), pre-pack (sized bundles shipped to stores), season management (SS/FW), digital lookbooks, native integration with wholesale EDI processes. It is the European reference solution for fashion brands B2C and B2B.
How long does a Business Central deployment take?
For a 30-60 employee SMB with a standard scope: 4 to 9 months. Framing phase (4-6 weeks), build phase with configuration and development (10-16 weeks), user acceptance (4-8 weeks), data migration and go-live (2-4 weeks), post-deployment hypercare (4-8 weeks). A fashion brand with K3 Fashion and wholesale integrations typically needs 7-9 months.
Can we migrate from Sage, SAP B1 or a home-grown ERP?
Yes, it is one of our most frequent deployment cases. We first analyse data quality (customers, items, suppliers, chart of accounts, open transactions) — migration is also a cleanup opportunity. We then build a migration scheme via Azure Data Factory or dedicated scripts, with several cutover simulations before the real go-live. The double-run period is generally reduced to a few days thanks to preparation.
Is Business Central in the cloud, and is data in Europe?
Yes. Business Central SaaS is hosted on Azure with location options (France, EU, larger). For European clients, EU hosting is the default configuration. On-premise mode stays available for rare cases where full sovereignty is business-required, but 95 % of our deployments are cloud to benefit from continuous updates and high availability.
How does EDI integration work with Business Central?
Business Central integrates with EDI standards via dedicated connectors (EDICOM, Comarch, Viadeo, GEDYS, or custom solutions). Typical flows covered: ORDERS (received customer orders), ORDRSP (acknowledgements), DESADV (ASN, shipping notice), INVOIC (invoices). We configure mapping between the partner EDI format and Business Central tables, then automate end-to-end. Typically 3-6 weeks per new EDI partner.
What about Dynamics NAV / Navision if we still use it?
Dynamics NAV is the ancestor of Business Central: same technical heritage, same user ergonomics but modernised architecture. Microsoft has ended general support for NAV: staying on it means accumulating debt, missing new features, and eventually risking compliance issues. Migrating to Business Central is today the natural trajectory, with reprise tools that make the exercise relatively comfortable.
Who trains users on Business Central?
We train key users (team leads in each department) during the acceptance phase, then produce tailored documentation (short videos, operating sheets) for end users. Key users relay training internally, which is far more effective than mass external training. After go-live, we provide weekly office hours for 2-3 months to support ramp-up and adjust friction points.

Next step

A Business Central ERP project?

We scope the project, size the budget, and run the deployment through to production.

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