This episode is sponsored by NMB Solutions.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management customers in Europe face unique challenges related to transportation and shipping. Our guest, Nathaniël Nguyen, Director of Sales at NMB Solutions, tells us about some of the needs that customers and partners in Europe are facing, including the complexity of parcel shipping today.

Nathaniël explains why NMB has opened its European office, how parcel shipping has evolved, the impact of these changes on shippers and logistics providers, and why the company has partnered with nShift on a new Dynamics 365 F&SCM connector.

Show Notes:

• 1:00 - NMB's approach to connecting Dynamics 365 F&SCM with best of breed supply chain solutions
• 2:15 - Opening an office in Amsterdam
• 3:00 - Shipping and transportation challenges specific to European D365 customers
• 4:00 - The evolution of parcel shipping in the last few years
• 6:30 - What it means to treat parcel shipping as a strategic initiative
• 8:15 - What do customers expect for shipping of their goods, and how do businesses find a competitive advantage?
• 9:30 - How logistics service providers are impacted by a changing shipping market
• 11:30 - The evolution of the shipping technology landscape
• 14:45 - NMB's partnership with nShift and details about their integration for D365 customers
• 17:15 - Methods that D365 customers can use to approach supply chain pain points

For more information on NMB Solutions’ developments and opportunities in the parcel shipping industry and their strategic alliance with Nshift, visit www.nmbsolutions.ca.

On this news roundup episode of the MSDW Podcast, our editorial team recaps recent coveraging including news from the Business Central partner channel, Microsoft's marketing executive shakeup, Power Platform licensing, SAP opportunities, cloud consumer protections, and more.

Articles discussed in this episode include:

• Directions EMEA: Dynamics 365 Business Central updates cross product lines as Microsoft re-organizes marketing leadership
• Microsoft CVP Alysa Taylor departs Business Applications group to work on Azure + Industry
• Microsoft launches read-only Teams access to Dynamics 365 Business Central, seeks roadmap input
• With Power Pages launch, Microsoft shifts to MAU licensing
• Microsoft Power Pages helps government agencies connect with constituents
• Microsoft 2023 Q1: Azure, Business Apps revenue growth slows, but earnings outperform
• SAP on Azure: Migration options mature as Microsoft, partner technology evolves
• Microsoft prolongs mainstream support for Dynamics SL, but end of extended support won't change
• Dynamics 365 and Power Platform at Microsoft Ignite 2022: What the session schedule says about product priorities
• Consumer Protection in the Cloud: Why governments struggle to keep pace with tech
• Top three retail industry trends of 2022 & 2023
• How Important Is Transparency On Dynamics 365 User Metrics?